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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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Did you know Sunday 1 October is National Hair Day?

National Hair Day celebrates the beauty, diversity and importance of hair, and everything that is related to it, from hair products to the thousands of hairdressers and barbers across the globe.

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Did you know today (29 September) is National Hospitality Day?

It is a day when the nation has the chance to celebrate the hospitality industry, its workers and our favourite local businesses.

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World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980, educating the public on the struggles and advantages of the Tourism industry. This year Tourism Day focuses on the green investments we can make to improve the Tourism Sector.

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There is a new qualification in town, and whilst the name might be similar, the way of learning is quite different…

T Levels were introduced in September 2020 for 16- to 18-year-olds, and one T Level is the equivalent of three A Levels.

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