Have you ever felt like workplace politics were distracting you from doing your job? Ever been lost for words in a difficult conversation with a colleague? The Emotionally Intelligent Teacher is a guide to managing your emotions at work in a school: to support your teaching, protect your wellbeing and handle power struggles between colleagues. Using research and real-life examples, Niomi Clyde Roberts sets out how empathy and clear communication help teachers and leaders feel motivated and respected. Topics include knowing when to say no, responding to negativity, working effectively as a team and letting each member know they are valued. The author argues that emotional intelligence is central to productive staff teams and good teaching.
Who it is for
The book's description pitches it at everyone from early-career teachers to senior leaders. For a headteacher, it is most useful on staff relationships: difficult conversations with colleagues, workplace politics and how a team treats its members.
About the book
- Author: Niomi Clyde Roberts.
- Full title: The Emotionally Intelligent Teacher: Enhance teaching, improve wellbeing and build positive relationships.
- Publisher: Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, per the Open Library catalogue record). Paperback published 3 February 2022, 128 pages, ISBN 9781472974655.
Source: the publisher's own page could not be fetched, so these details come from a bookseller listing at Madeleine Lindley and the Open Library record, checked 13 October 2026.