In January 2020 Nicki Mattin, Headteacher at Spires Academy shared the journey of EKST from inception to fully formed programme of activity when she was a panellist alongside James Turner CEO of the Sutton Trust, Ed Dorrell deputy editor of the TES, Nick Hillman Head of the HE policy institute and former Tory advisor. The…
Read MoreSinging together really does seem to be the most uplifting and connecting experience. Making friends, whilst making music as part of the EKST partnership choir, ‘The Big Sing” gives our students the chance to try something they have not had the chance to before, make new friends, build confidence, have fun and be a part…
Read MoreThe Big Explore took place on 12 and 13 November at the Pines Gardens thanks to The Cleary Foundation who funded these outdoor learning, well-being focused days for students from across East Kent. We had over 100 students take part in the two day event and all the students took part in a carousel of…
Read MoreThe EKST team is delighted to feature in this booklet. Head to page 14 in the online booklet to read the piece. #powerofpartnerships #schooltogether
Read MorePupil Harry Cordeaux tells us of his first experience of attending an EKST event: On the 12thNovember, me and 12 other year 9s travelled to the Pines Calyx near Dover to take part in the East Kent Schools Together’s first ever Big Explore. We were split into four teams, together with students from St. Anselm’s School and St. Edmund’s. Each…
Read MoreThanks to the team at CCCU for hosting us on 6 November 2019 for a training session ahead of The Big Explore outdoor learning days at The Bay Trust. The briefing was a great success, with Nick Hill and Sian Lloyd (workshop leaders for the event) demonstrating the activities and talking through the day. Looking…
Read MoreWhat a fantastic opportunity for KS5 students from each of our partner schools…. a day at Turner Contemporary, visiting the Turner Prize for an ARTiculation workshop with experts from the learning team. The workshop is designed to develop skills of personal observation, discussion and primary research, encourage students to think independently, analyse information and ask…
Read MoreWe are delighted to have been awarded funding from two grant giving bodies at the start of our third year in operation. These awards are a really fantastic acknowledgement of our work and its success to date and will make a huge difference in the reach of our programme in this coming year. The first…
Read MoreWe all work hard to make the EKST partnership the success that it is but we hardly ever all get in the same room! We did on Wednesday 18 September 2019 and that ‘room’ was in the Bay Trust’s beautiful Pines Calyx building at St Margaret’s Bay.
Read MoreOn 28 June Esther Miles, our fabulous Artist-in-Residence, spent the day displaying 42 unique deckchairs ahead of the arrival of the student artists, their families, teachers, funders, VIP guests and the Mayor of Margate to launch their summer on display on Turner Contemporary’s terrace. The event was a very special occasion, a real celebration of…
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