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School boss speaks out after trespasser scaled fence ‘sparking lockdown’

School boss speaks out after trespasser scaled fence ‘sparking lockdown’

11 July 2024

School bosses have sought to reassure parents and addressed social media speculation after an intruder scaled a primary school’s fence.

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Secondary school in line for £7m expansion

Secondary school in line for £7m expansion

11 July 2024

A secondary school is set to receive a huge cash sum from Kent County Council to expand its capacity to meet growing demand for places.

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School in lockdown and police called after trespasser enters grounds

School in lockdown and police called after trespasser enters grounds

10 July 2024

An intruder at a primary school was removed by police while students and staff went into lockdown.

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Football school for children with behavioural needs to close

Football school for children with behavioural needs to close

10 July 2024

A football club school helping youngsters struggling with education will close this summer as children are integrated into mainstream schools.

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Troubled school to shut early for summer term

Troubled school to shut early for summer term

10 July 2024

Students will be going home seven school days early at the end of the summer term as a pair of schools prepare to be taken over by new bosses.

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Parents’ anger at trust ‘erasing school’s history’ with name changes

Parents’ anger at trust ‘erasing school’s history’ with name changes

10 July 2024

Families have accused one of Kent’s biggest academy trusts of ‘erasing’ its primary’s history as it prepares to rename more than 15 schools it runs.

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‘Rude and lazy school-run parents are making our lives a misery’

‘Rude and lazy school-run parents are making our lives a misery’

10 July 2024

Frustrated neighbours say “disrespectful” drivers on the school run are making their lives hell by parking and driving recklessly.

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‘I’m absolutely terrified. What will this mean for children?’

‘I’m absolutely terrified. What will this mean for children?’

08 July 2024

Education plans to send children with special needs to mainstream schools have been branded ‘terrifying and damaging’.

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‘We’re not NIMBYs, we don’t hate SEN children - but don’t build school here’

‘We’re not NIMBYs, we don’t hate SEN children - but don’t build school here’

07 July 2024

Plans for a new special educational needs school have hit a stumbling block as campaigners want the land to be granted ‘village green’ status.

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Teacher caught drinking wine in car on lunch break banned

Teacher caught drinking wine in car on lunch break banned

04 July 2024

A primary school teacher who was caught drinking from a bottle of wine in her car during her lunch break has been banned from the profession.

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‘Indecent image’ of child shared to secondary school students on social media

‘Indecent image’ of child shared to secondary school students on social media

02 July 2024

A school has sounded the alarm after an illegal picture was shared among pupils on social media.

Special schools crisis: ‘My autistic son has been turned down by 30 schools’

Special schools crisis: ‘My autistic son has been turned down by 30 schools’

01 July 2024

A desperate mum does not know where to turn after her autistic son was refused entry from 30 secondary schools who claim they “cannot meet his needs”.

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Teenage girl hit by car outside school

Teenage girl hit by car outside school

28 June 2024

A teenager has been flown to hospital after being hit by a car outside a school.

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Mum accuses council of being ‘heartless’ over school bus pass charge

Mum accuses council of being ‘heartless’ over school bus pass charge

25 June 2024

A mum has branded Kent County Council “heartless” over how much it is charging for her grieving daughter’s school bus pass.

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‘We’re not asking for a new school, just reopen the one that’s already there’

‘We’re not asking for a new school, just reopen the one that’s already there’

25 June 2024

A head of a sought-after grammar is calling for a secondary school to be opened in the area following a glut of house-building.

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‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’

‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’

24 June 2024

Education in Kent is facing a crisis on a number of fronts - but how is each party promising to solve it at the general election?

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Sneak peek inside special school’s amazing train carriage cafe

Sneak peek inside special school’s amazing train carriage cafe

24 June 2024

We take a look inside a converted railway carriage which is set to open as a cafe at a special needs school.

College saves axed hair and beauty course

College saves axed hair and beauty course

23 June 2024

Hair and beauty students who’d been told they wouldn’t get a grade after their course was scrapped will be able to sit their exams after all.

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Pop-up pool put in school playground to help pupils learn to swim

Pop-up pool put in school playground to help pupils learn to swim

23 June 2024

A large swimming pool has been erected at a school after it raised enough funds for the summer project.

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Primary school shines in glowing Ofsted report

Primary school shines in glowing Ofsted report

21 June 2024

A primary school has been praised by inspectors following its first inspection in six years.

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