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Charity of the month
Sue Keiper, home manager at The New Close care home
Sue Keiper leaves her home at 7am to head towards what she describes as her second home for at least the next ten hours of the day. Sue is home manager at The New Close care home in Bridge, run by Avante care and support, a charity that cares and supports more than 1,000 people in their specialist dementia care homes in Kent and South East London.
Every day at The New Close
is different, and that is exactly how Sue likes to keep it. Sue knows that a good care home should be vibrant, fun and busy - just like the lives we would all choose for ourselves when living in our own homes. A great building is an added luxury but it is what goes on inside that matters. Sue makes sure that all
staff work as a team to help maintain normality when living at The New Close, which
School's out...
Kent has seen a sharp increase in the number of parents turning their backs on traditional schooling and instead choosing to educate their children at home. Kent County Council statistics published this month show that there are now 823 youngsters being home- schooled – a rise of 133 since 2008-09.
is vitally important to overcome the challenges of loneliness, helplessness and boredom that older people living in care can sometimes feel.
Sue has a list of day trips out that her activity co-ordinators plan with her for the residents. Residents are often taken out on day trips to places of their choice, walks out in the village or take part in the running of activities. Sue says: “The New Close
is different from what people assume care homes to be. We have fun and lots of it and try as hard as we can to create a home from home experience that truly values the
individuality of every person living here.” For more information on The New Close or to arrange a viewing please call Avante Care and support on 01795 597431 or see www.
avantecaresupport.org.uk
Horses for DESIGNS ON YOU
Tension is mounting as Canterbury senior schools submit their entries for The Roper Place Design Award to win the award and £1,000 for school equipment. The Roper Place consortium of interior design businesses in St Dunstan's launched an exciting annual competition inviting pupils to use their skills to designs rugs, wallpaper, lights and furniture. Teachers say they are delighted with the
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high standard of entries so competition will be keen. The best work will be displayed in Lenleys Furniture Store for the pupils and public to view for a week and the judging panel will be from the furniture industry, local business and The University of Creative Arts. The Award Evening will be held in March when the individual winner and The Best School Entry will be announced.
www.roperplace.co.uk
A Kent education expert
courses Have you been riding, had a bad fall and lost your nerve? Well worry not because help is at hand. The Confi dent Rider Course
in Faversham can help rebuild your confi dence. The course uses a mix of psychological techniques and “horse whisperer” methods to create an effective partnership between horse and rider. So don't waste another season, just get back in the saddle and learn to love riding again. The next two- day course will be in Faversham on February 8 and 9. For more details, call Vicky on: 01795 888510 or see www.
inspirationalridingsolutions.com
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blamed pressures on state schools such as league tables and strict Government targets, which have led to schools being labelled ‘failing’ and a subsequent loss of faith in the schooling system by parents. John Walder, secretary of the Kent division of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), said schools had received a “bad press”, but that he personally believed that children should be sent to school. He says: “As a parent and an educator I think children should be in school. Children learn the social skills they need and they grow up at school – those who don’t attend, I believe, are more vulnerable,” he said. “You have to ask yourself; if you had been home-schooled and hadn’t attended school with other children, would you still be the person you are today? The answer is most likely to be no.”
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