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...
Advert Writing, Hints and Tips Posted on 7 January 2019 by Michelle, Kent-Teach in Schools We all know that recruiting top talent has become increasingly challenging over the past few years, so it’s important to get your job advert right! Here are 10 top tips to writing a successful advert. Read More...
The Innovative Kent Forest Schools Posted on 8 November 2018 by Contributed by freelance writer Ali Allen in Schools On average British people spend a massive amount of time indoors. Forest Schools are an innovative approach to encourage children to spend more time in the great outdoors and enable teachers to help them learn important life skills along the way. Read on to find out more about the programme. Read More...
The Positives of Recruiting Overseas Maths and Physics Teachers Posted on 17 July 2018 by Steve Dixon - Quantum Scholars in Schools To support schools with recruitment difficulties in STEM subjects, the DfE have created a new framework of providers to recruit high quality maths and science teachers from the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Read on to find out more about the programme and school’s experiences of the process. Read More...
A Kent-Teach Guide on How to Stay Safe on a School Trip Posted on 12 June 2018 by Darren - Kent-Teach in Schools You have a school trip coming up and you're unsure on what to pack, or you're unsure on how to keep it safe for you and your students? These top 5 tips will help you work towards not forgetting anything, making your school trip a success and making your school trip fun! Read More...