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  1. Supporting and Connecting: Kent Together helpline

    Kent County Council has launched a new 24 hour helpline called Kent Together to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication. The helpline will provide a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a collaboration between KCC,…

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  2. Supporting and connecting: EKST’s power of partnership video

    We were underway with creating a short film about EKST when the world had to stop. To give you a taster of where we are, and to remind you of the brilliant impact of our eight partners working together, there has been a short taster created. Click here to view this film and thanks to…

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  3. Supporting and connecting: a virtual escape

    Wellbeing is about so many things…. appreciating the small things, looking after our physical health, eating well, seeing friends, taking on a personal challenge, hobbies are just a few. At this time when our options are so limited it can be a real boost to escape around the world virtually and this resource is one…

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  4. Supporting and connecting: online resources all in one place!

    To save you trawling the web for online resources The King’s School have shared this incredible CHECK IT OUT website to provide learning, teaching and research resources and even ways to revise well and improve productivity. Thank you so much for sharing King’s. Partner schools please do share with your colleagues and students.

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  5. Supporting and connecting: Discovering Higher Education online

    Cambridge University have launched a fantastic portal for school’s  to share with any students thinking about applying to University. It is a great website for exploring subjects beyond the curriculum.  Each topic is produced by Cambridge postgraduate students and academics at the cutting edge of research in their field. The topics provide guided activities, questions to…

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  6. Supporting and connecting: resources for supporting students’ wellbeing

    This Educare resource is a great one to share with families at home –  really good guidance here in one place for supporting young people with anxiety. A BBC podcast and article on looking after your mental health at this time. Another great resource to share. St Anselm’s have shared these wonderful Mindfulness resources for…

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  7. Supporting and connecting: workouts to keep us all fit

    HIIT for beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXr6V9q6rM HITT for Intermediates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEsZITtRiWQ HIIT for those who want a bit more of a challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHfTCd2q-rg These are all a male instructor, if you’d prefer a female instructor you can try the following as recommended by KVB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyUY2QZe0OI If you enjoy these then there are loads of you tube videos that…

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  8. Supporting and connecting: Mindfulness

    The King’s School have made us aware of the Mindfulness in Schools project which is offering a daily sit together. This is a wonderful opportunity for both staff and students. Mindfulness is a wonderful way to re-centre and be in the moment at this time and sit together at what would have been break time…

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