How to Secure That Teaching Job Twitter Chat – 2 March 2016 Posted on 29 January 2016 by Admin in EdTech If you’re looking for a new teaching job or would like to hone your application and interview skills, then don’t miss our next exclusive Twitter Chat. On Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 12 – 1pm, our panel of experts will be sharing their knowledge on how you can stand out from other candidates including key points to consider when applying as well as tips for making the right impression during the all-important interview stage... Read More...
6 Top Tips to Help Motivate Students Posted on 26 January 2016 by Julia Skinner - Retired Headteacher in General Motivating students for one lesson is a challenge – keeping them continually motivated is an even bigger one, but if we invest the time, effort and energy into developing lessons that sustain student motivation week after week, we find that students both enjoy and achieve more. Here are some suggestions to get you started... Read More...
03 Online Safety within the Early Years Inspection Handbook Posted on 15 January 2016 by Rebecca Avery - e-Safety Officer in EdTech This post highlights elements reflective of online safety. It follows on from posts which highlights online safety within Ofsted’s The Common Inspection Framework and Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills. Read More...
National Obesity Week Posted on 14 January 2016 by Rebecca Taylor - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing It's National Obesity Week, help highlight the issue and find out what you can do to make sure you and your family stay healthy and fit. Read More...
Martin Luther King Day Posted on 13 January 2016 by Tom Silver - Kent-Teach in General 21 January marks Martin Luther King Day. Here are some ideas on teaching the Civil Rights movement. Read More...
7 Simple Steps to Improve the Mental Health of Teachers and Support Staff Posted on 10 January 2016 by Dr Pooky Knightsmith - Mental Health Specialist in Wellbeing In her online column for the TES, Natasha Devon MBE, the Department for Education’s Mental Health in Schools Champion, suggested that ‘To improve the mental health of young people, we should start by tackling stress among teachers’ – This message certainly seems to have resonated with my network and, for what it’s worth, I couldn’t agree more. There are some pretty simple steps we can take, many of them right away, which I’ve seen work well in schools, colleges and other settings which I’ve set out in this article. Read More...
Maximising your School's Recruitment Potential by Updating your School Details Posted on 7 January 2016 by Rebecca - Kent-Teach in General | Career Did you know we have 93,000 registered members on Kent-Teach? That’s a substantial number of potential applicants that could be interested in working at your school. One of the first insights applicants have into your school is your Kent-Teach profile page. So are you promoting your school in the best way possible? Read More...
New Year, New You? Posted on 29 December 2015 by Wing Shek - Kent-Teach in Wellbeing Thinking about making New Year resolutions? Find out how to make them stick and get inspired for yours. Read More...
Devices in class – good or bad? Posted on 23 December 2015 by Julia Skinner - Retired Headteacher in General The ongoing debate of devices in the classroom continues. Retired Headteacher Julia Skinner has asked her education colleagues for their views. Read More...
Keeping Students Safe Online Posted on 21 December 2015 by Keir McDonald MBE in EdTech This article by Keir McDonald MBE highlights three ways for educators to effectively introduce e-safety to young students. Read More...