3 Ways to Get Your Pupils Excited About STEM Subjects Posted on 17 September 2019 by Rachel Hall, Busy Things in Schools It's clear that young people of school age and beyond are very passionate about doing what they can to save the planet. But, in order to ensure they have all of the necessary tools and skills to do this, we need to make sure they're taking a keen interest in STEM subjects. Here are 3 ways teachers can encourage this. Read More...
How Well Do You Know Your Pupils? Posted on 10 September 2019 by Nikita Ponnappah - Kent-Teach in Schools Last week marked an important day in the academic calendar. Thousands of schools across the UK opened their doors to welcome the new school year, which hopes to be filled with high quality learning and academic success. Read on to find out how to get to know your new students! Read More...
Practical Ways Schools Can Encourage Healthy Eating Posted on 6 September 2019 by Ali Allen, Freelance Writer in Schools Last year, the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) found that 20% of reception-age children in Kent were overweight or obese. Here are 3 practical ways schools can help to encourage healthy eating. Read More...
Summer ‘Horror-days’ Posted on 28 August 2019 by Headteacher, Kent in Schools "Two and a half years of Headship and five years of school leadership, not to mention five years as a classroom teacher, have taught me a lot about how people attack the summer holidays as a teacher..." Which category of teacher do you fall into during the summer? Read More...
Improving School Attendance Posted on 7 August 2019 by Roy Emmerson in Schools In the UK, more than 4.1 million children, approximately 11% of all students, miss 12 or more school days each year. Regular absenteeism can have negative consequences on learning and education in the long term. So, how can you help to improve school attendance rates? Read More...
Let’s Get Pushing Posted on 13 June 2019 by Guest Blogger in Schools "We use this opportunity to berate about GCSEs to come and the struggles they’ll face if they don’t ‘buckle down now.’ It is, in some cases, the pre-GCSE push. The final countdown." In this post, our guest blogger considers the similarities between becoming a new mother and preparing her students for GCSEs... Read More...
The Daily Mile™ Comes to Kent! Posted on 3 June 2019 by Mel Harding, The Daily Mile in Schools The Daily Mile is a fun, free, global initiative which sees schoolchildren run or jog, at their own pace, for 15 minutes a day to improve their physical, social, emotional and mental health. Sport England are now funding 13 Local Coordinators for The Daily Mile initiative across the country, and Kent are one of the lucky 13 Read More...
Let’s Swap the School Run for a School Walk Posted on 21 May 2019 by Julia - Kent-Teach in Schools Let’s Swap the School Run for a School Walk! With Walk to School week underway, now is the time to get those troublesome kids out of the car and on foot. Not only will this help with adding exercise to their day, but it’s great for the environment too. Read on to find out more... Read More...
National Share-a-Story Month 2019 Posted on 7 May 2019 by Kent-Teach - Elliot Masters in Schools Organised by The Federation of Children’s Book Groups, National Share-a-Story Month has been running annually since 1974 and is all about sharing stories and providing opportunities to bring children and stories together. There are events organised up and down the country each year with a chosen theme, which in 2019 is ‘Looking at Travelling Tales’. Read More...
Storytelling and Book Week at Riverview Infant School Part 1... Posted on 12 February 2019 by Karen Jackson - Storytelling Lead - Riverview Infant School in Schools This week (11th - 15th Feb 2019) is Storytelling Week at Riverview Infant School. Karen Jackson, Storytelling Lead at Riverview, tells us about the exciting activities that are taking place. Read More...