Pop Bottle Planters

Pop Bottle Planters
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

A school trip to Serre Chevalier, French Alps
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!

A Memorable Trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park!
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?

School Accomplishments - how proud of your class are you?
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...

20 Benefits of Cycling

20 Benefits of Cycling
Each year in June Bike Week is held which is an annual opportunity to promote cycling and show how cycling can easily be a part of everyday life. Cycling has a number of benefits that will undoubtedly have you on your bike. Cycling has a number of benefits that will undoubtedly have you on your bike. By cycling, you will... Read More...

Kent Top Teacher Award WINNERS

Kent Top Teacher Award WINNERS
On Thursday 19th May, the county’s leading educators visited Leeds Castle for the Kent Top Teachers Awards ceremony, organised by KM Charity Team in partnership with the KM Group. Members of the public, pupils and colleagues were invited to nominate the best teachers in Kent, Medway and Bexley. Award winners were those established in school roles including teachers new to the profession. Here's who won an award... Read More...

Enhancing Your Teaching Career Through Continual Professional Development

Enhancing Your Teaching Career Through Continual Professional Development
A big thank you to those who joined us on Wednesday 1st June for our latest Twitter Chat, ‘Enhancing Your Teaching Career Through Continual Professional Development’. We had our panel of experts below involved in the conversation who gave excellent advice and top tips! For those that missed the chat, the full conversation can be found on Twitter by searching #KTChat. Here is a summary of the session... Read More...

Recruitment and Immigration NEW Training Course

Recruitment and Immigration NEW Training Course
This exciting new addition to our training calendar is an ideal opportunity for School Office Managers, HR Personnel and HR Managers to be introduced to the legalities and requirements involved when recruiting from outside the UK, as well as our role in facilitating you through this process. Read More...

National Picnic Week (11th - 19th June)

National Picnic Week (11th - 19th June)
The 11th to 19th of June brings us National Picnic Week! The week encourages and provides people with the opportunity to get together and have a picnic. National Picnic Week was founded in 2006 and since then it has grown significantly with many people celebrating it! So, why not find an ideal location, pick a day, hope for great weather and have a picnic with your friends or family. Here are some wonderful locations to choose from... Read More...
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