What's on in Kent this summer? Posted on 29 July 2015 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General Stuck for ideas on what to do this summer holiday? Are you afraid of wasting your 6 weeks off work? Well, fear not! Here are a range of events and activities you can participate in to ensure you make the most of your time off school! Read More...
Summer Fostering Posted on 23 July 2015 by Kent Fostering Team in General Kent County Council needs more foster carers for children with medical conditions, learning difficulties and health needs to give them the chance of a better future. Foster carers are paid, they need a spare room and the determination to make a difference to young lives. Read More...
5 Minute Lesson Review Posted on 18 July 2015 by Graham Chisnell Kent-Teach in General After an interesting discussion during our staff meeting about the role of subject leadership in critiquing the quality of teaching and learning and reflecting on the recent OFSTED inspection where feedback was devoid of judgment grades; we asked the question of the teaching staff, “Would you prefer to have feedback without grades?” Read More...
10 ways to get outside and get sporty this summer Posted on 16 July 2015 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing It's summer! Go out and do something new. Read our list of 10 activities to try which make the most of the summer sun. Read More...
Malala Yousafzai's speech at the United Nations #MalalaDay Posted on 14 July 2015 by Katerina Nicholaou in General Today, it is an honour for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being here with such honourable people is a great moment in my life. I don't know where to begin my speech. I don't know what people would be expecting me to say. But first of all, thank you to God for whom we all are equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and a new life. Read More...
15 Wonderful Quotes from E.B. White Posted on 11 July 2015 by Admin in General Celebrated children’s classics author E.B. White, writer of Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little alike Read More...
National Transplant Week: Ben Pott's Donor Story Posted on 8 July 2015 by Admin Kent-Teach in Wellbeing National Transplant Week is an annual campaign held every July (www.transplantweek.co.uk) that aims to educate people about the benefit of organ and tissue donation, and tackle the ‘I'll do it later’ mindset. To mark National Transplant Week, Kent-Teach would like to share Ben Pott's story a good friend of the team who did something heroic to save a life Read More...
Films For The Classroom Posted on 7 July 2015 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in General | Schools Films can open our eyes to new ideas, take us to magical places, and make us question what we think Read More...
Are you an Inspirational Teacher? Posted on 7 July 2015 by Katerina Nicholaou Kent-Teach in Career | General | Schools As a teacher, what does it mean to be inspirational? From a Headteacher’s point of view teachers who are recognised as inspiring are most likely to be considered “outstanding” in their practice. An educator who not only teaches a topic, but also teaches an individual how to grow outside of the classroom and beyond. Read More...
“I can’t make it in today…” Posted on 6 July 2015 by Claire Isaacs - SPS HR Consultant in Career | General I was recently sent a list of “worst excuses for missing work” by a colleague as a little light relief amidst a really hectic week in the life of the consultancy team. The top 25 giving me a bit of check list for the ones I’ve heard over the years. If it had been a game of bingo I wouldn’t have got a full house, but I was close. Read More...