How to Ace Your Reason for Application Posted on 19 October 2016 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Career The 'Reason for Application' is the most challenging part of the application form but here is some great advice on how to master it and use it to improve your chances of securing an interview. Read More...
How to Get a Job as a Teaching Assistant Posted on 12 October 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in Career So, you’ve decided that you’d like to be a TA and you’re wondering what the next steps are. Should you do a course? What skills do you need? Teaching Assistant roles are competitive; schools often receive a large number of applications so it is important you understand what will strengthen your chances of securing your dream TA job... Read More...
NQT's: Preparing for your first assessment Posted on 11 October 2016 by Heather Cobb - NQT Induction Coordinator in Career Are you an NQT fast approaching the end of term 1? If so, it’s almost time for your first assessment to be completed. Here’s some advice to prepare you for what to expect... Read More...
The Benefits of Using LinkedIn for Teachers Posted on 5 October 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in Career LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with hundreds of millions of members, and it is growing rapidly. The education industry is vastly changing and in recent years, LinkedIn has become an excellent networking tool for schools and more schools are using the professional network as part of their recruitment processes... Read More...
5 Interview Tips to Help You Get That Job Posted on 21 September 2016 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Career Interviews, it's all in the preparation but it can still go wrong on the day. Here are 5 tips to help you have a good interview. Read More...
Week 2: Help I'm an NQT Posted on 13 September 2016 by Grant Reeves - NQT Induction Manager in General | Career Week 2. Well done NQTs on completing your first week. Here are things to consider in your second week as an NQT. Read More...
Week 1: Help I’m an NQT Posted on 5 September 2016 by Grant Reeves - NQT Induction Manager in General | Career As daunting as it may appear, the first term is already upon us and we need to make an early start on trying to see the wood from the trees. The first thing to remember is that you are not alone, unless you have a teacher who can claim to have taught Moses, we have all been through the NQT Induction process and came out through the other side. Read More...
Exciting new website updates Posted on 2 September 2016 by Admin in General | Career We've made some improvements on the website which will help enhance your job search experience. See what they are... Read More...
Celebrating the Teaching Profession Posted on 21 July 2016 by Graham Chisnell - Headteacher in Career As a profession, we can at times give the impression that life in school and education as a whole is a quagmire of trauma and pain. It is far from the case, the teaching profession is bursting with optimistic, passionate and positive staff from our school leaders plotting the most irresistible curriculum, our class teachers delivering the most inspirational lessons and our support teams nurturing the most vulnerable of pupils. See for yourself why you should become an educator. Read More...
Enhancing Your Teaching Career Through Continual Professional Development Posted on 14 June 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in Career A big thank you to those who joined us on Wednesday 1st June for our latest Twitter Chat, ‘Enhancing Your Teaching Career Through Continual Professional Development’. We had our panel of experts below involved in the conversation who gave excellent advice and top tips! For those that missed the chat, the full conversation can be found on Twitter by searching #KTChat. Here is a summary of the session... Read More...