The Key Times

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The Key Times is a new, free, online magazine for teachers. Ragdale Hall is the Health Spa of The Year.

KeyStages.net is delighted to announce Ragdale Hall's exclusive offer to all of our readership. Please click here for further details.

KeyStages.net launches officially in September but please visit the site to see our progress and please forward details to friends, colleagues and associates involved in the education of children and young adults.

HOROSCOPES

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The Key Times' HOROSCOPES

Exclusive to The Key Times, the new, free, online, lifestyle magazine especially for teachers.

The Key Times' HOROSCOPE is totally different. Our Astrologer has teaching experience, combines Astrology with Astronomical observations, has studied the History of Astrology and writes a unique column.

COMING SOON . . .

THE ASTROLOGY of MERCURY

When reading a native's chart Astrologers look at Mercury's position for clues about how the native thinks. There follows an account of all positive Mercury attributes and details of how to discover your Mercurial strengths . . . Read more in September on http://www.keystages.net/

TEACHERS' SUN SIGNS

Art teachers are most likely Taureans, Sports teachers Aries, English teachers Libra... For the full list, and to see if you conform, see the 2nd edition of The Key Times published on http://www.keystages.net/

GREEK AND ROMAN ASTROLOGY

Commissioned for the 3rd Edition of THE KEY TIMES on www.KeyStages.net

ARTICLES COMMISSIONED FOR FUTURE EDITIONS:

VENUS

Some Women are from Venus and so are Some Men . . . 4th edition of THE KEY TIMES on http://www.keystages.net/

MARS

Some Men are from Mars and so are Some Women . . . 5th edition of THE KEY TIMES on http://www.keystages.net/

The Key Times
The Key Times is a free, online, lifestyle magazine especially for teachers. The Key Times aims to attract a loyal readership by offering thought provoking, relevant, entertaining and well written articles and features and providing cliffhangers. Sections will include Health, Wealth, Travel & Leisure, Home & Garden, Career and Personal Development, Retirement, Food & Drink, a Comedy Club and Horoscopes. The first edition of The Key Times will be on www.KeyStages.net in September 2007

FOOD & DRINK

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The Key Times' FOOD & DRINK SECTION
Everybody needs food for nourishment but teachers need it more than most! Their food must sustain them through term-time and bolster them in non. An increasing number of teachers prepare delicious, healthy food at home but many succumb to fast-food convenience to fit in food before starting their evening's work. Although The Key Times' FOOD & DRINK SECTION will be a lighthearted escape for teachers with culinary inclinations, it also aims to decrease teachers' fast-food intake, by enticing your taste buds to try scrumptuous healthy alternatives - recipes, healthy tips, food reviews.

RICHARD'S KITCHEN
Fly on the wall, before it's dealt with, reports from a gourmet's cooking facility. What's Richard been cooking over the past few weeks and how's he been cooking it? What's in his cupboard drawers? Who has been to dinner? What's his cheese of the month? Where's he been to buy this and other luxury, organic produce which accounts for a goodly proportion of his expendable income? Where in the UK has he been dining out? Was it to his satisfaction?

THE ORGANIC TIMES
Product reviews based largely on Richard's Pantry. THE ORGANIC TIMES welcomes suggestions and home reviews, from teachers anywhere, of products Richard should sample (if he hasn't already done so).

Please Note: THE ORGANIC TIMES will feature only free-range and ethically produced foods.

TRAVEL

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The Key Times' TRAVEL & LEISURE SECTION

The Key Times contends that teachers need to travel far more than members of other occupations - "we have insitutionalisation to escape!" said one. We'll enjoy receiving your reviews of places, resorts and facilities but have commissioned some for you to read in the meantime...

COMING SOON . . .

UP MOUNT TEIDE WITHOUT A PADDLE!
Our reporter is abandoned by her coach up Mount Teide but survives to give an hilarious account of holidaying at all-inclusives, her observations of holiday company representatives and quirky facts about Tenerife.

VEJER DE LA FRONTERA
An introduction to the Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. Places to stay, learning Spanish in, cuisine, gossip, festivals, places of interest nearby and history. Feel at home before you stay there. Travelling there and in the region.

Classified Advert
3 bedroom townhouse overlooking a major plaza in Vejer de la Frontera. Roof terrace with amazing views of Africa. £500 per week, high season. Please contact cprendergast@keystages.net for more details.

LINKS & RECOMMENDATIONS
Learn Spanish in Vejer de la Frontera see http://www.applelanguages.com/en/learn/spanish/spain/vejer-de-la-frontera.php

Hotels in Vejer de la Frontera:

HOTEL LA CASA DEL CALIFA
Our hotel is the ideal place from which to explore the atlantic Costa de la Luz (the Coast of Light) & the 'sierras' of Cádiz. Walking, bike riding, trekking, birdwatching, painting, Cape Trafalgar, seafaring Cádiz, long empty beaches, quiet palm filled plazas, the sherry bodegas of Jérez, windsurfing, horse riding through pine forests, a day trip to Tangiers, sunset drinks on the hotel terrace, magical white towns... see http://www.lacasadelcalifa.com/

HOTEL CASA CINCO
Set in the heart of the old town of Vejer de la Frontera and offering exquisite food and superior accomodation this hotel comes highly recommended by past guests - the owners strive constantly to improve their already outstanding services. Contact the hotel for details of beach houses for hire too - "this is the most beautiful coast in the world"... see http://www.hotelcasacinco.com/

Please mention KeyStages.net when you contact hoteliers or the language school.

PET PASSPORTS
The Key Times' TRAVEL SECTION has commissioned an article about applying for Pet Passports for its 3rd edition. Please contact us if you have any experience of obtaining a Pet Passport in the UK and travelling with your pet in Europe editor@keystages.net

The Key Times
The Key Times is a free, online, lifestyle magazine especially for teachers. The Key Times aims to attract a loyal readership by offering thought provoking, relevant, entertaining and well written articles and features. Sections will include Health, Wealth, Travel & Leisure, Home & Garden, Career and Personal Development, Retirement, Food & Drink, a Comedy Club and Horoscopes. Read more about these on this blog and read the full articles when they are published on http://www.keystages.net/

HEALTH

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The Key Times' HEALTH SECTION

Launching in September 2007 on www.KeyStages.net, the Health Section of The Key Times was inspired by the specific needs of teachers. Diet, physical and mental health exercises, health news and health information will be provided in features and articles. THE HEALTH SECTION will keep teachers' health and wellbeing a central theme.

We want this section to be interesting, stimulating and fun and so The Key Times' HEALTH SECTION will not advocate arduous, thorough health regime lifechanges but it will suggest small improvements and report on them. We want you to enjoy trying some of our suggestions. In addition, HEALTH SECTION will arrange special offers and discounts for its readership.

RAGDALE HALL - READERS' OFFER
Mention KeyStages.net to receive 15% off, for 2 nights in superior rooms for two people sharing. The rooms, food and optional extras will eradicate all sorts of teacher stress. Ragdale Hall is an exceptional Health Spa and welcomes many teachers every year.

ARTICLES COMING SOON
Please read the following excerpts from forthcoming articles in The Key Times' HEALTH SECTION

ENJOY REDUCING STRESS
. . . Have you ever been painted from neck to toe in warm, volcanic mud? If I could encourage my readers to do one thing it would be this. You lie down on a plastic sheet wearing nothing but paper knickers (bras are optional) and rotate slowly, slippily and with muddy ease so that the therapist can slosh a good layer over every inch with what looks like an emulsion brush. This is a mud infusion. When completely covered you’re wrapped in the plastic sheet and left to luxuriate for twenty Earth-minutes. I had this treatment at Ragdale Hall. It was truly one of the best experiences in my life and I felt marverllous afterwards.

HEART HEALTH
BBC News had three articles relating to the this topic on 7th July 2007. In the first people are reported to be unable to recognise symptoms of heart disease and a heart attack. The second reported findings that 140,000 fewer than expected incidents of heart failure have been reported, suggesting that these cases are being missed. The third covered US research which found that organic food was better for the heart than non-organic varieties.

This article will list the symptoms and provide an overview of preventative measures. It will sugest ways in which Flavanoids and other beneficial antioxidants can be increased in diets and will look at simple, enjoyable exercises to increase and maintain your heart's health.

NINE MIRACLE FOODS - WE TEST THEM!
Blueberries, Apricots, Tomatoes, Broccoli, Water, Green Tea, Avocados, Nuts, Red Wine.

As I write this the HEALTH SECTION's human guinea pig is preparing for ten days of eating and drinking nothing but these miracle foods. I’ve a feeling it is something you won’t want to trial yourselves, in term time at any rate. This frank report, written by the guinea pig herself, will pull no punches. Are there benefits to be had from a dramatic change in diet? How can we integrate more of these foods into our diets? Leave it to us to find out and read this article in the 1st edition of The Key Times on http://www.keystages.net/

Disclaimer
All content within The Key Times' Health Section is provided for general information only, and should not be taken as a substitute for medical advice from your own doctor or any other health care professional. The Key Times is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of its Health section KeyStages.net is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of the sites. Always consult your own GP
if you're in any way concerned about your health.

The Key Times

The Key Times is a free, online, lifestyle magazine especially for teachers. The Key Times aims to attract a loyal readership by offering thought provoking, relevant, entertaining and well written articles and features. Sections will include Health, Wealth, Travel & Leisure, Home & Garden, Career and Personal Development, Retirement, Food & Drink, a Comedy Club and Horoscopes. Read more about these on this blog and read the full articles when they are published on http://www.keystages.net/

Introducing The Key Times

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The Key Times is a free, online lifestyle magazine for teachers. It will launch in September 2007 on http://www.keystages.net/.

The Key Times ensures that its articles and features are relevant to teachers' lifestyles and aims to attract a loyal readership by offering thought provoking, entertaining and well written material. Sections will include Health, Wealth, Travel & Leisure, Home & Garden, Career and Personal Development, Retirement, Food & Drink, a Comedy Club and Horoscopes.

More information available. Please see later post and The Key Times' Articles and Features panel
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ABOUT KEYSTAGES.NET

The website offers other free products and services to teachers.

KeyStages provides Free Learning Support Material relating to subjects and topics taught in Primary and Secondary Schools and Sixth Form Colleges in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Teachers throughout the world are invited to use them too.

VENT provides a free interactive forum for teachers and a free blogging facility. We hope that this facility will grow to represent an international online community of teachers and others involved in the teaching of children and young adults.

ExtraCurricula provides details of free cultural, educational and leisure activities and relates them to subjects and topics studied in UK schools. This segment also provides free competition (again relating to subjects and topics taught in UK schools) with prizes and other motivational rewards. Entries can only be made via teachers or other supervisory adults.

PATCHWORK is our flagship Arts Project which will run over two years from its launch (details to be announced soon). Individuals and groups (mostly but not exclusively British and Irish children and young adults) will each produce a piece of art to a design specification. When these are brought together and assembled they will create one spectacular, massive piece of Art. Activities planned to run alongside the project will relate to Art & Design, Citizenship, English and History curricula.

The Key Times is an online lifestyle magazine especially for teachers. Read about The Key Times on this blog and read the magazine from September 2007 on http://www.keystages.net/

More details are available about the free products and services we provide teachers and about the website at http://www.keystages.blogspot.com/

http://www.keystages.net/ launches officially in September 2007 but please visit to check its progress.

PLEASE NOTE:
http://www.keystages.net/ has been under development since September 2006 and launches officially in September 2007. The site will be offline week commencing 9th July for major construction work.