Spring Social Event On May 11th 2023 we were lucky enough to be joined by some of our candidates for our Spring Social event. Our main focus for organising our Spring Social was to take the time to thank them for all their continued support and what better way than a get together? We really
Mental Health Awareness Week Mental Health Awareness Week is running this year between Monday 15th May and Sunday 21st May and is an annual event where the UK comes together to recognise the importance of achieving and maintaining good mental health for everyone. Each year the event focuses on a particular mental health topic, and
World Poetry Day Held annually on the 21st of March, World Poetry Day was first introduced by UNESCO in 1999. It promotes the reading, writing and publishing of poetry around the world, helping to bring together people in every culture and on every continent – with all invited to join in. Poetry can often be
World Book Day Created in 1995 by UNESCO, World Book Day is an annual event that is celebrated in over 100 countries across the world. It was founded to develop and encourage a lifelong love of reading in childhood. The first UK event took place in 1995 and since then schools across the country have
Keeping yourself safe online When working in education it is more important than ever to understand how you should be keeping yourself safe online. The way we communicate is constantly evolving and the rise of social media has widened our social circle, so we are now communicating with friends, friends of friends and even strangers
Working as a supply teacher Have you ever wondered what it might be like working as a supply teacher? We recently caught up with Angela, who has been working as a supply teacher with us since 2016 (and recently won a wellness hamper), to discuss her working as a supply teacher and her experience of
We sat down with our two new apprentices, Ruby (left) and Hannah (right), recently to see how their first couple of months have been since joining Athona Education. Having fitted in seamlessly to the team and already successfully supporting the team as resourcers, we can’t wait to hear how they’ve been finding their new roles:
Celebrating Black History Month To celebrate Black History Month we are sharing the remarkable story of one of our teachers. Ben Odeje, a name you might not be familiar with, but a story everyone should know about. In 1971 Ben fought against the odds to overcome racism and achieve his dream of being the first black