Art Week at Herne Bay Junior School! Posted on 18 July 2016 by Michelle Rogers Year 6 Teacher & Art Coordinator in General ...we discovered the perfect recipe for a most successful art week! It all began around a table, when the Coastal Alliance Art Group were in discussion about potential links we could share within our chosen annual art theme of Line. A voice piped up, “There is a poem, Nation’s Ode to the Coast, commissioned this year by The National Trust. It is written by Dr John Cooper Clarke... That was it. That’s all it took for a fountain of ideas, enthusiasm and activities! Read More...
Summer Activities for the Holidays! Posted on 14 July 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General | Wellbeing We’ve picked some activities/events below that you may be interested in... If you have a passion for surfing or wish to start a new hobby, this event will give you a taste of the thrilling sport, kitesurfing. This FREE event starts from midday and the Kent Kitesurfing School invites you to join them to try out their range of kites as well as participate in other fun water sport activities. Read More...
World Population Day - 11th July 2016 Posted on 11 July 2016 by Sophia-Harri Nicholaou in General Did you know that in 2016, the world population is 7.4 billion, initially growing at 80 million per year? Scenarios show that if this trend continues, by 2050 the human population will reach 9.2 billion. The 11th of July might be an ordinary, monotonous Monday, but since 1989, the United Nations, has marked it as ‘World Population Day’. Read More...
Uploading a Video to your School Profile Posted on 8 July 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General Learn how to upload your school video to your Kent-Teach school profile page so candidates can gain a greater insight into your school. Video is one of the most effective mediums to convey a message so get uploading... Read More...
Boost your School's Presence on Kent-Teach Posted on 8 July 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General We are excited to share with you the new improved layout and functionality of your school profile page on Kent-Teach. When job seekers view your vacancies they can also view your school profile information. On this page, new options are available to effectively promote your school and we recommend you take advantage of these new functions to encourage more applications! Read More...
Culture Shock (Part 1) Posted on 30 June 2016 by James Tibbles - Headteacher of Phoenix Community Primary School in General The culture of a school is so important; it is the culture that shapes everything that happens in the school: it is the way in which the adults work together which impacts upon our teaching; it is the way in which we treat the pupils which impact on learning; it is the language that we use in school; it is the way we distribute attention and respect and how we respond to setbacks and difficulties. So how do we define culture? ... Read More...
Pop Bottle Planters Posted on 28 June 2016 by Ashley Thomas Year 3 Teacher - Herne Bay Junior School in General I’d recently been scouring Pinterest to find some interesting, fun and engaging ways to teach some of the science topics in Year 3 when I came across these pop bottle biomes. They looked great and I thought they would provide our classes with a great opportunity to engage in some design technology and our science topic for this term; plants. I always like the chance to show the children in my class science in action and this small project is easy to set up... Read More...
A school trip to Serre Chevalier, French Alps Posted on 27 June 2016 by Mr Goodson - Year 12 Teacher at Dartford Grammar School in General It was an early start for all staff and students as breakfast was soon followed by packing our bags and getting ready to leave for the Mountain tops. We departed from Serre Chevalier, the town in which the DGS hotel is based, and headed for the source of the River Guisane. Read More...
A Memorable Trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park! Posted on 24 June 2016 by Frances Nation - Headteacher at Herne Bay Junior School in General As part of our Enrichment Programme, on Monday 16th May, Herne Bay Junior School’s minibus, with 11 children and three adults, headed for the Yorkshire hills. Our mission was to share an overnight camp in the Scout’s Bunkhouse near Barnsley, followed by a day at The Yorkshire Sculpture Park... Read More...
School Accomplishments - how proud of your class are you? Posted on 21 June 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General As the end of term beckons, we thought it would be a great idea for you to reminisce the past school year by sharing with the education community what your children have achieved and the activities they have enjoyed mostly throughout the school year. The Kent-Teach Blog is a brilliant platform for you to do this; send us your accomplishments and we will post them on our blog and send you some Kent-Teach goodies too. Read More...