WHAT IS ERC?

“The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.” – Stephen King

Working in education is hard. To be honest, everyday life can be pretty hard at the minute.

It’s time to do something about it.

Welcome to the Educators Running Club, or ERC to our friends. That includes you, by the way.

ERC is a club for anyone who currently works (or has ever worked) in education. It’s a club for their families too, because they know what it’s like out there. It’s a club for us and now it’s a club for you too.

What does ERC do? We run, and we’d love you to run with us and join the VRC, our Virtual Running Club. But remember, you don’t actually HAVE to run – any activity that makes you happy works for us – yoga, gym stuff, a pop to the shop. Anything you fancy, really. Join ERC VRC by following the link at the top of this page.

Need some help getting started with running, or any other activity? Check out our Top Tips from the Coach in EDUCATORS REQUIRE COACHING.

Not sure if running is for you and want to get inspired? Head to EVERY RUN COUNTS to read one man’s journey from slouching on the sofa to pounding the pavements.

Done your ERC VRC activity? Respect. But what to do afterwards? Pop over to EDUCATORS RELISH CULTURE to discover your new favourite tunes, films, TV, books and podcasts. Some cool stuff for the cool kids on Team ERC.

 Don’t fancy the VRC? Not a problem. You can join us for the kind of friendship, support and fun that you get with a group of mates who all do something crazy and exhausting for a living. Who maybe want to forget about all that for just one night a week.

We’re about celebrating the cool stuff you do when you’re done with work, whatever that cool stuff may be. Art? Music? Gardening? Knitting? Stamp Collecting? It’s all good.

Here’s the Golden Rule - you can do anything, as long as you do something. We’re here to help you find your thing, make time for it and then maybe share it with others.

Don’t let the job win. This is You Time.

We’d love to hear from you. If you’ve got a cool hobby or interest you think others on Team ERC might like too, give us a shout. If you’re doing something cool, we’d love you to tell us about it. Let us celebrate you. And if things get a bit tough? Reach out. We’ve got you.

So…when do we start? We start on Wednesday. Wednesdays are for ERC, and now they’re for you too. We don’t work on Wednesday nights, because Wednesday nights are ours.

We’d love you to join us.