How Teachers Can Support A Student That is Being Bullied Posted on 28 November 2022 by Louis Boreham & Jess Orgill-Barnes in Schools | Wellbeing A student being bullied is an awful experience, that can influence their emotions, confidence, education and social skills, so it is very important as a teacher and school you can support children if this happens to them. Within this blog are some examples of what to do and how to identify a bullied student. Read More...
8 Reasons to Use the Kent-Teach Online Application Form Posted on 13 September 2022 by Becky Duncan, Kent-Teach in Schools Here are 8 reasons why the Kent-Teach online application process will support your school's recruitment drives and increase the number of applicants applying for your vacancies. Read More...
Kent-Teach Has Moved Home! Posted on 1 September 2022 by Becky, Kent-Teach in General | Schools We are excited to announce that Kent-Teach has joined Commercial Services Group from 1st September 2022. It is an exciting time ahead for us as we work alongside our HR and Payroll colleagues to provide fantastic people services to our school customers. Read More...
Is Your CPD Ready for September? Posted on 18 July 2022 by Becky, Kent-Teach in Career | Schools Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a combination of approaches, ideas and techniques that will help an individual manage their own career journey, maintain competency in their profession, address any skill gaps, and allows the employee to pursue an area of interest. In this blog we explore ways that teachers and support staff can address their continuing professional development requirements for free. Read More...
Inspiration Sparkers Has Launched! Posted on 9 June 2022 by Becky - Kent-Teach in Career | General | Schools We have launched our new competition – Inspiration Sparkers – to celebrate just some of the great teaching talent we have in Kent and to inspire the next generation of STEM Talent. Enter our fantastic competition to be in with a chance of designing your own fireworks display to be held at your school! Read More...
4 Self-Care Tips for When You're Feeling Burnout Posted on 30 May 2022 by Louis Boreham Kent-Teach in Career | Schools | Wellbeing If you’re struggling to stay on top of things at the moment, then you’re not alone. It’s important not to keep it to yourself though and just hope that things get better. Open up about how you’re feeling to your colleagues, or a friend. Not only is it good to talk about things, but it could give you some perspective and they might be able to offer some helpful advice or support. Read More...
The Return to Teaching Myth Posted on 26 May 2022 by Lisa Holden - Guest Blog in Career | Schools The ‘myth’ that you cannot teach if you have too many years between qualifying and teaching in the classroom appears to be widespread. But the truth is, you can return to teaching after a career break and here is how... Read More...
Top Ways to Maximise Your Revision Strategy Posted on 17 May 2022 by Louis Boreham Kent-Teach in Resources | Schools Test your knowledge by asking a friend or family member to test you. Past exam papers can be used to help the knowledge really sink in or highlight any areas you may need to do more revision. It is important that you test yourself on a topic more than once, so test yourself straight after revising, a day later and a week after that to give optimum retention of information. Read More...
Primary PE and Sport Premium, Are You Compliant? Posted on 25 April 2022 by Karley Hubbard - Kent Sport in Schools | Wellbeing As Governors you have a key role in monitoring how funding is spent, the ability to challenge leaders and ensure impact is measured and reported. The PE and Sport Premium investment represents an opportunity to impact upon the lives of our young people through sport and physical activity. Read More...
The Pandemic Continues To Affect Pupil’s Physical And Mental Health Posted on 11 April 2022 by Karley Hubbard - Kent Sport in Schools | Wellbeing The latest results from Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey highlights the on-going impact Covid-19 has had on physical activity levels in Kent. It shows that only 41.7% (103,200) of children and young people are meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of taking part in sport and physical activity for an average of 60 minutes or more every day. Read More...