Health & Wellbeing When Working at Your Desk Posted on 8 March 2016 by Health & Safety Team in Wellbeing Some of us spend a lot of time sitting at a computer at work. The Kent County Council Health & Safety Team has great advice on how you can look after your health and wellbeing by checking if your workstation is properly set up. Read More...
National Salt Week: 12th - 18th March 2018 Posted on 29 February 2016 by Admin in Wellbeing National Salt Week starts on 29 Feb and it's a great time to look at how much salt we are eating and how to be healthier. Find out about foods with hidden salt and top tips on how to cut down salt intake. Read our latest blog post on how to be salt savvy! Read More...
Cinnamon Spiced Pancakes With Maple Syrup Posted on 23 February 2016 by Admin in Wellbeing Not quite over Pancake Day? Here is nutritionist Madeleine Shaw's recipe for healthy cinnamon pancakes. Yum! Read More...
New Year, New Habits: Giving to Others Posted on 3 February 2016 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Giving is one of the key Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing, find time to be more giving this year. Read More...
National Obesity Week Posted on 14 January 2016 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing It's National Obesity Week, help highlight the issue and find out what you can do to make sure you and your family stay healthy and fit. Read More...
7 Simple Steps to Improve the Mental Health of Teachers and Support Staff Posted on 10 January 2016 by Dr Pooky Knightsmith - Mental Health Specialist in Wellbeing In her online column for the TES, Natasha Devon MBE, the Department for Education’s Mental Health in Schools Champion, suggested that ‘To improve the mental health of young people, we should start by tackling stress among teachers’ – This message certainly seems to have resonated with my network and, for what it’s worth, I couldn’t agree more. There are some pretty simple steps we can take, many of them right away, which I’ve seen work well in schools, colleges and other settings which I’ve set out in this article. Read More...
New Year, New You? Posted on 29 December 2015 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Thinking about making New Year resolutions? Find out how to make them stick and get inspired for yours. Read More...
International Volunteer Day Posted on 5 December 2015 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in General | Wellbeing It's International Volunteer Day. Volunteering is great for our mental and physical health, and it is invaluable to society. What can you do to join in? Read More...
Anger Management Posted on 4 December 2015 by Claire Isaacs - SPS Consultant in Wellbeing One statistic stood out to me; almost two thirds of people felt that people in general are getting angrier. I wonder if this is because we are generally more stressed. It is widely recognised that one of the behavioural symptoms of stress is irritability – or anger. I am sure then that it is no accident that Anger Awareness week comes at the beginning of December when many will be feeling the strain. Read More...
How are you celebrating Advent? Posted on 1 December 2015 by Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Kent-Teach are celebrating Advent by carrying out random acts of kindness every day until 25th December. We’ll keep you updated on our Twitter and Facebook pages and hope we inspire you to get involved to encourage kindness amongst everyone this Christmas. Please feel free to share your own random acts of kindness; we’d love to hear from you. Read More...