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CyberFirst Girls Competition returns for 2020

2 Oct

Registration opens Monday 2 December 2019.

Forward Thinking Females course

18 Sep

Local Mental Health Charity offer young women support with self-confidence and body image.

Kent Invicta Award Design Competition 2019

9 Sep

2019 is the Kent Year of Green Action. To mark this occasion, Kent County Council is inviting Key Stage 4 young people to take part in a competition to design the Kent Invicta Award for 2019.

KCC Strategic Statement

6 Sep

KCC is creating a new ‘Strategic Statement’ - a future vision which shapes how KCC will work, and it’s focus for the next five years. Help us to get young people involved.

Bus Feedback Portal

5 Sep

A letter from Mike Whiting and Roger Gough regarding the KCC Bus Feedback Portal.

Democratic Engagement Resources

3 Sep

Ahead of National Democracy Week (14 to 20 October 2019), the Cabinet Office has published new and updated democratic engagement resources for young people, Secondary schools and colleges.

Filmmaking Course Opportunity for Kent Young People

3 Sep

Screen South, based in Folkestone, will be running the BFI Film Academy in Kent for the eighth year.

Kent and Medway school leavers encouraged to help save lives by getting vaccinated

15 Aug

Public Health England is urging all those heading to university or college to make the smart choice and check all their immunisations are up-to-date before they go.

PATHways - free therapeutic programme for young people

14 Aug

Choices, Domestic Abuse Advisory Service are a fully funded charity and offer a range of services; one of their youth programmes is PATHways.

Secondary schools travel bursary for visiting Turner Prize 2019 at Turner Contemporary

7 Aug

Apply for the chance to win subsidised travel for your visit to Turner Prize 2019.

Keep your computer protected

Important information for schools to protect your computer from the current virus threat.

KCC news

Dover secondary school praised for its commitment to inclusion following positive Ofsted inspection

22 Oct

Kent County Council's Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Beverley Fordham, has praised St Edmund's Catholic School in Dover following a recent visit to learn more about its inclusive approach to education and pupil support.

Supporting mental wellbeing as children settle into the school year

21 Oct

As pupils head into half term, families may notice that the excitement and anticipation of the new school year has begun to settle. As children navigate new routines, friendships, homework and social pressures, some may start to feel overwhelmed, tired or a bit anxious.

Twenty apprentices graduate from county council employment programme

19 Oct

For so many young people the chance to ‘earn while they learn’ after leaving school offers an attractive opportunity to gain a qualification while earning a wage through job-based learning.

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