New Year, New Career... Become a Teacher! Posted on 19 January 2015 by Rebecca Kent-Teach in Career Traditionally, New Year is a time when people re-think their job options and teaching is a popular job choice. Those with established careers continue to change jobs and retrain as a teacher, which provides strong evidence that changing to a teaching career is more achievable than you think! The teaching profession has excellent rewards and challenges and is generally in demand, providing steady jobs and job security. Read More...
How to Beat the "Winter Blues" Posted on 26 November 2014 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing It’s that time of year again when you may start to feel down as temperatures begin to drop and days are increasingly shorter with less sunshine. Seasonal Affective Disorder is known as “winter depression” because symptoms are more apparent and tend to be more severe during this time of year. Read More...
What is School Direct Teacher Training? Posted on 7 November 2014 by Samantha Vandersteen in Career School Direct is a programme of on-the-job training allowing graduates to qualify as a teacher while they work. The Schools Direct Salaried option is a good choice for people who want to change to a teaching career but need to continue earning while they train. Read More...
Mental Health First Aid... What's it all about? Posted on 16 October 2014 by Katerina - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Last week, I attended a Mental Health First Aid course organised by Mental Health First Aid England. Read More...
Technology in the Classroom: Keep Your Pupils' Focused Posted on 29 September 2014 by Katerina - Kent-Teach in EdTech Technology has opened up a whole world of amazing resources for teachers and students to use in the classroom but it is all too easy for them to become a hindrance rather than a help! Follow our infographic to keep your students on task when they are learning with devices... Read More...
Kent-Teach's Top Tips for Settling in to Kent Posted on 9 September 2014 by Katerina in Wellbeing You’ve secured a brand new teaching opportunity in Kent, you’ve found a place to live, decorated your new classroom and met your new pupils…but when you are living in a new area sometimes it hard to know how to kick back and relax when the teaching day has ended… Read More...
Ofsted and e-Safety: updates for September 2014 Posted on 8 September 2014 by Kent E-Safety Officer in EdTech In July 2014 Ofsted published the updated version of their School Inspection Framework ready for use in September 2014. Ofsted have significantly reduced the number of guidance documents which they publish for inspectors, schools and other stakeholders. This has resulted in there now being just three guidance documents: The framework for school inspection; School inspection handbook and Inspecting safeguarding in maintained schools and academies. Read More...
Social Networking for Teachers – Practical Tips Posted on 5 September 2014 by Rebecca Avery, e-Safety Officer in EdTech There have been many articles written about social networking and teachers, varying from sensible advice to horror stories and scaremongering. In this blog post, Kent’s e-Safety Officer, will share some practical tips about using social media as a teacher safely. Read More...
Surviving the Autumn Term Posted on 2 September 2014 by Kent-Teach in Wellbeing The autumn term in particular can feel particularly punishing with curriculum changes, new colleagues to get to know and fresh pupil names to learn, not to mention that as soon as half term hits we start hurtling towards Christmas! These factors don’t exactly add up to a stress-free first term and it’s often your own health and wellbeing that takes the biggest toll. Here are our top tips for surviving the tough autumn term: Read More...
Stepping out of the Shadows: Why I Chose to Become a Headteacher Posted on 23 June 2014 by James Tibbles in Career Less than a year ago, at the Kent Deputy Headteacher conference, a representative from the LA asked the delegates if they were interested in becoming headteachers. Those who were raised their hands - I was not one of them. A month ago, I secured my first headship. So, what changed? How did I go from being adamant that I didn't want a headship to actually taking that next step? Read More...