Many teachers find the demands of being a professional educator in today's schools difficult and at times stressful

Teacher burnout is one of the most neglected areas of educational research in third world countries, including Mauritius. It is still quite taboo to admit that teachers may be facing a burnout effect in an educational organisation. Trade unions may use it to fight for salary compensation; teachers may use it as pretext for leave, among others.

A teacher leader must be competent in the classroom

Teacher leadership is an emerging paradigm in the Mauritian educational jargon. We are a bit late with this concept because we are still discussing whether the head of an educational institution should be a leader or a manager, whether leadership should be based on a pyramidal structure or it can be shared.