6 Things to help us be Happier Posted on 21 July 2017 by Hanna Beech, Phase Leader, Year 4 Teacher, Wellbeing Co-ordinator in Wellbeing ‘Happiness depends upon ourselves'. Here are six things to consider trying when embarking on an emotional MOT this summer holiday. Read More...
10 Delicious Recipes to Cook this Summer Posted on 18 July 2017 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach Advisor in Wellbeing Here’s a list of some delicious summer recipes to mix things up and give you some recipe inspiration that you may not have cooked for a while. Read More...
Play is a Powerful Thing Posted on 17 July 2017 by Sarah - EYFS Teacher in Career Early Years Foundation Stage Teacher, Sarah, shares her experience about how play is central to learning, brain development and creativity. Play is a powerful learning tool for all children and adults and without play, learning is significantly poorer. Read More...
The Big Butterfly Count 2017 Posted on 14 July 2017 by Becky Millen - Kent-Teach in Resources Take part in the Big Butterfly Count between 14th July and the 6th August 2017 to help conserve butterflies and moths for future generations. Here's how you can join in... Read More...
5 Reasons Why Teachers should be on Twitter Posted on 12 July 2017 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach Advisor in Career I find Twitter an excellent and varied source of information; you can discover and read popular topics that trend across the Twitter community as well as search for specific topics you want to learn about. Twitter helps keep me in the loop on all sorts and I am sure many avid Twitter users will agree it is a great platform that enables you to collaborate with people of similar interests. Read More...
Rapport - The Greatest Tool for Teaching Posted on 11 July 2017 by Hanna Beech, Phase Leader, Year 4 Teacher, Wellbeing Co-ordinator in General Rapport. We do our best as teachers to build it with our pupils. Yet do we always prioritise it highly enough? I have found that, in the classroom, rapport is one of the greatest tools for teaching I can utilise. Read More...
Lamb Kebabs with Giant Couscous Salad Posted on 10 July 2017 by Madeleine Shaw - Nutritional Health Coach and Chef in Wellbeing A perfect recipe for summer BBQs, by nutritionist Madeleine Shaw. Treat yourself with this delicious recipe during your summer break. Read More...
6 Tips to Help You Stay Healthy Posted on 5 July 2017 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach Advisor in Wellbeing It can be difficult to know what a healthy diet is as recommendations seem to change from time to time. To support Health Information Week, below are 6 basic guidelines to help you stay on top form... Read More...
Teaching children to be resilient - The 4th R… Posted on 4 July 2017 by Maria - KS1 Teacher in Career KS1 Teacher, Maria, shares her teaching experience and the reasons resilience in children is so important. Here's how she taught her class the 4th R... Read More...
10 Things to do in Kent this Summer Posted on 3 July 2017 by Samantha Vandersteen - Kent-Teach Manager in Wellbeing Summer is on its way and with temperatures rising we are finally starting to feel the heat in Kent. Get outside and make the most of the nice weather with these great events happening all over the county this summer. Read More...