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  1. EKST students report on what being part of The Big Sing means to them

    It is widely reported that singing in a group can greatly enhance an individual’s well-being, build confidence and improve physical health. So what’s not to love! The EKST Big Sing partnership choir is made up of students from each of our partner schools and in our second year of rehearsing and performing the choir is…

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  2. The Big Sing at Kent Teacher of the Year Awards – 10 May 2019

    Do check out this web-link to see our fantastic partnership choir ‘ The Big Sing’ at the Kent Teacher of the Year Award 2019 at the Ashford International Hotel. We are all really proud of the 20 singers for wowing the guests with their harmonies and the soloists did brilliantly in front of over 250…

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  3. Minds Eye Kent – Issue 2 published online

    Students from St Edmunds School, Canterbury, St Anselm’s RC School and Herne Bay High all have been published in our journalistic magazine Mind’s Eye Kent. This magazine is published twice a year and students are encouraged to write about any subject matters they are passionate about. We hope to see this magazine build every year with…

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  4. The 2019 Big Splash a BIG HIT

    On 19 March 78 Key Stage 3 students from each of our seven partner schools flooded in to Kingsmead Leisure Centre at 9am to start a four hour event with collaboration at its heart. Encouraging students to work together with students from other schools they have not met before on new challenges, training and team…

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  5. The Big Splash at Kingsmead Leisure Centre

    The East Kent Schools Together (EKST) partnership is set to make a big splash at Kingsmead Leisure Centre on Tuesday 19 March 2019 thanks to Active Life, Canterbury City Council and The Lawson Trust who have made it possible for us to run this innovative event for local students.
    Paralympian Millie Knight will be in attendance to present awards.

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  6. ‘Rearranging Deckchairs’ is in full swing

    It is so exciting to watch the progress of our students as they work collaboratively under the watchful eye of Esther Miles, Artist in Residence. These photos show students from three schools developing their ideas now on the deckchairs themselves. Cannot wait to see the final results at Turner Contemporary later this year.       …

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  7. The Big Sing to perform at Kent Teacher of the Year Awards

    The rehearsals are underway at each of our partner schools now ahead of the Big Sing’s performances at the Beaney Art Gallery and Museum, The Kent Teacher of the Year Awards and at Turner Contemporary this academic year. At the first rehearsal with Lemon Otter at Herne Bay High School the KM Charity Team came…

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  8. New Globalist Journal website

    A new Globalist website has been launched and so do take a look. The website details all the historical and current competitions so you can get inspired and enter. http://globalistjournal.co.uk

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  9. Our Artist in Residence welcomed by EKST schools

    The East Kent Schools Together partnership welcomes an Artist in Residence to engage students across seven schools in a six month long unique art collaboration entitled ‘Rearranging Deckchairs’ to be exhibited this summer at Turner Contemporary, Margate.   The Kent coast has long been the inspiration for local artists. Continuing in this tradition East Kent Schools Together’s…

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