5 Tricks to Help Form New Habits Posted on 4 August 2015 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing If you've been thinking about starting a new habit like exercising, eating healthy, or flossing then this is the time to do it and find out how with these 5 tricks. Read More...
5 Minute Lesson Review Template Posted on 18 July 2015 by Graham Chisnell Kent-Teach in Resources After an interesting discussion during our staff meeting about the role of subject leadership in critiquing the quality of teaching and learning and reflecting on the recent OFSTED inspection where feedback was devoid of judgment grades; we asked the question of the teaching staff, “Would you prefer to have feedback without grades?” Read More...
Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations #MalalaDay Posted on 14 July 2015 by Katerina Nicholaou in General Today, it is an honour for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being here with such honourable people is a great moment in my life. I don't know where to begin my speech. I don't know what people would be expecting me to say. But first of all, thank you to God for whom we all are equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and a new life. Read More...
15 Wonderful Quotes from E.B. White Posted on 11 July 2015 by Admin in General Celebrated children’s classics author E.B. White, writer of Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little alike Read More...
National Transplant Week: Ben Pott's Donor Story Posted on 8 July 2015 by Admin Kent-Teach in Wellbeing National Transplant Week is an annual campaign held every July (www.transplantweek.co.uk) that aims to educate people about the benefit of organ and tissue donation, and tackle the ‘I'll do it later’ mindset. To mark National Transplant Week, Kent-Teach would like to share Ben Pott's story a good friend of the team who did something heroic to save a life Read More...
Are you an Inspirational Teacher? Posted on 7 July 2015 by Katerina Nicholaou Kent-Teach in Career | General | Schools As a teacher, what does it mean to be inspirational? From a Headteacher’s point of view teachers who are recognised as inspiring are most likely to be considered “outstanding” in their practice. An educator who not only teaches a topic, but also teaches an individual how to grow outside of the classroom and beyond. Read More...
“I can’t make it in today…” Posted on 6 July 2015 by Claire Isaacs - SPS HR Consultant in Career | General I was recently sent a list of “worst excuses for missing work” by a colleague as a little light relief amidst a really hectic week in the life of the consultancy team. The top 25 giving me a bit of check list for the ones I’ve heard over the years. If it had been a game of bingo I wouldn’t have got a full house, but I was close. Read More...
Multi-Tasking Ninja isn’t a Job Title Posted on 3 July 2015 by Claire - SPS HR Consultant in Career Have you ever looked at a job advert and wondered what on earth you would be doing if you were the successful candidate?...Job titles can be a bit of fun, but before you start re-advertising your Deputy Headteacher post as the “Grand Master of Underlings and Curriculum Jedi”, perhaps we need to consider what a job title says about candidates and employers alike. Read More...
10 Inspiring Ted Talks all Educators should watch! Posted on 26 June 2015 by Samantha - Kent-Teach in General We all know that, whilst rewarding, teaching is a stressful job and it can be hard to get motivated day in, day out. We have found these 10 Ted Talks by people working in and around education all over the world which are full of creative thinking and inspiring ideas that you can bring to your schools. Read More...
10 Bits of Teaching Tips and Advice Posted on 24 June 2015 by Katerina - Kent-Teach in Career | General Whether you are a Newly Qualified Teacher or a seasoned pro, it's always good to take some time to listen to advice from others on how to improve your craft. So enjoy reading our top 10 tips on how to become an effective, caring teacher: Read More...