10 Tips for National Childhood Obesity Week Posted on 5 July 2016 by Sarah - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Being overweight has various long and short term health risks. Obesity can increase anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. It can also effect sleep, raise blood pressure, and continue into adulthood. It is not too late to potentially reduce these risks and encourage a better lifestyle. We’ve found 10 tips on how to help prevent childhood obesity... Read More...
12 Facts About Sun Safety Posted on 3 July 2016 by Sarah - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Read these 12 fact about sun safety for Stay out of the Sun Day! It is never too late to start protecting yourself from the sun. Read More...
Culture Shock (Part 1) Posted on 30 June 2016 by James Tibbles - Headteacher of Phoenix Community Primary School in General The culture of a school is so important; it is the culture that shapes everything that happens in the school: it is the way in which the adults work together which impacts upon our teaching; it is the way in which we treat the pupils which impact on learning; it is the language that we use in school; it is the way we distribute attention and respect and how we respond to setbacks and difficulties. So how do we define culture? ... Read More...
Pop Bottle Planters Posted on 28 June 2016 by Ashley Thomas Year 3 Teacher - Herne Bay Junior School in General 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 Posted on 27 June 2016 by Mr Goodson - Year 12 Teacher at Dartford Grammar School in General 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! Posted on 24 June 2016 by Frances Nation - Headteacher at Herne Bay Junior School in General 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? Posted on 21 June 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General 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 Posted on 20 June 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing 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...
Well Done Gray's Farm Primary Academy! Posted on 17 June 2016 by Admin in General Join us in congratulating a Kent school teacher for winning a Pearson Teaching Award! Read More...
Kent Top Teacher Award WINNERS Posted on 15 June 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General 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...