If you are ready for a week of relaxation and rejuvenation, then you are in luck, this week (30 October to 5 November) is National Spa Week!
The event aims to raise awareness of the physical and psychological benefits of visiting spas and salons and is led by the UK Spa Association.
If you want to earn while you learn, get paid holidays, cut back on student debt and gain a qualification all whilst getting significant on the job experience, then an apprenticeship might be perfect for you!
Today is International Animation Day. First held in 2002, the event is now observed in more than 50 countries with over 1,000 events taking place.
The day, 28 October, was chosen by Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) as it recognises the first public performance of projected moving images: Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique (Optical Theatre) in Paris, on 28 October 1892.
Today (Wednesday 25 October) is officially International Artist Day, a day to celebrate artists around the world.
From painters to sculptors, the day celebrates the beauty artists add to the world around us, and it also marks the birthday of one of the world’s most famous artists, Pablo Picasso.
Today (Friday 20 October) is the day when Chefs around the world celebrate, and are celebrated, as part of International Chefs Day.
The event was first held in 2004 and was the brainchild of the late chef Billy Gallagher, who served as the president and then honorary life president of the World Association of Chefs Societies.
Today (Tuesday 10 October) is World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of mental health and driving positive change for everyone’s mental health.
This is a very important day as it is estimated around 500,000 of us in England live with severe mental illness.
The sixth annual #LoveOurColleges campaign is upon us and will once again provide a chance to celebrate all the things that colleges across the country do.
The Colleges Week event, run by the Association of Colleges (AOC), has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2018 to the extent that, this year, it is being extended from one week to two!
Today (5 October) is the day that the estimated 85million teachers worldwide are celebrated – it is World Teachers’ Day!
The event was established in 1994 and is now celebrated by over 100 countries worldwide.
October marks Black History Month in the UK, and we will be celebrating it here at North Kent College.
But how many of us really know the origins of this important month? Let’s take a quick look.