From Police Officer to Educator Posted on 20 September 2017 by Scott - Assistant Head/Safeguarding and Wellbeing Lead in Career Assistant Lead of Safeguarding and Wellbeing, Scott, tells us about his journey from working as a frontline police officer to choosing education as his career path... Read More...
10 Top Tips to a Successful NQT Induction Posted on 19 September 2017 by Grant Reeves - NQT Induction Manager in Career Grant Reeves, NQT Induction Manager and ex teacher, shares his 10 tips to help new teachers with their induction year. Read More...
Learn to Code and Future-Proof Our Children Posted on 18 September 2017 by Darren - Kent-Teach in EdTech Do you feel left behind by the digital revolution? Do the children around you know much more about the internet, smart phones, or even coding? Read More...
Everything You Need to Know About Pensions Posted on 13 September 2017 by Becky - Kent-Teach in Career According to a government report 12 million people aren’t saving enough for their retirement, are you one of those people? Take charge of your finances by looking into the pension options available to school staff in Kent and reap the benefits that having a pension can bring. Read More...
Tips to Help Your Child Learn to Read Posted on 12 September 2017 by Kerry Berry - Guest Blogger in Resources An informative guide to pass on to parents to help their children learn to read. Read More...
8 Tips to Settle in your New School Posted on 11 September 2017 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach in Career Congratulations on landing your new teaching role and for making it through the first week of the new school term. Check out these 8 tips to help you along the way... Read More...
Gender Pay Gap in Teaching Posted on 11 September 2017 by Becky Duncan - Kent-Teach in Career Following the discovery of a School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document from 1945 which contained some surprising statutes on men and women's pay; we started to look into the Gender Pay Gap and realised that men and women being paid differently is maybe not such a thing of the past after all... Read More...
National Happiness Award - Who will you nominate? Posted on 7 September 2017 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach Advisor in Wellbeing National Happiness Award 2017 aims to reward the happiest schools in the UK. How strongly does your school focus on wellbeing? You can nominate a school or colleague for an award... Read More...
National Teaching Assistants’ Day - 15th September 17 Posted on 6 September 2017 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach Advisor in General According to the National Teaching Assistants’ Day site, 96% of Headteachers believe Teaching Assistants (TAs) add value to their school and 244,000 are working in schools across the UK which has increased from 71,800 since 2002. Read More...
Apprenticeship Levy Quick Guide for Schools Posted on 5 September 2017 by Becky Duncan - Kent-Teach in Schools Thinking of recruiting an apprentice? Then consider using the Apprenticeship Levy to fund apprenticeships in school or to train and develop your existing staff. Read on to find out more... Read More...