At least five schools have shut over pressures due to the coronavirus as a decision is expected imminently on whether a national closure is required.

A school has closed today in a bid to cope with the effects of vulnerable staff being told to work from home.

Schools are being forced to tell some pupils to stay at home as the coronavirus outbreak leads to staff shortages.

A school has asked staff and pupils to go home following a possible case of coronavirus.

The University of Kent has brought forward plans to suspend lectures amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Both sites of a secondary school have reopened after undergoing a deep clean when a Year 8 pupil was confirmed to have contracted the disease.

A historic house could be transformed into a centre for teaching under new plans.

Pupils at a primary school were visited by a historic bridge trust to learn about the world of engineering.

A school insists it is "prepared for the worst" after revealing plans to hold online lessons if it is forced to close as a result of the coronavirus.

Kent education chiefs say they are "ramping up" contingency plans as the coronavirus pandemic threatens schools and exams.

The founder of a Kent schools trust is preparing to take on a new role in the government advising the Secretary of State for Education.

Parents have spoken of their children's heartache at passing the Kent Test only to be denied a grammar school place.

A head teacher who died suddenly had come to the attention of parliament for the way he brought a school back from the brink.

Contractors have started the process of cleaning all surfaces at a school where a pupil has tested positive for coronavirus.

A school is expecting to publish plans for a new extension as it prepares to take on more pupils.

More than 50 children could be forced to commute for their education after an oversubscribed school received a record number of applications.

A secondary school has lost its prized ‘outstanding’ status following the introduction of a new more rigorous inspection process.

Parents whose children go to a kids club and nursery have been told the service has closed after a series of poor Ofsted reviews.

In a letter to Kent children for World Book Day, renowned children's author Nick Butterworth shares his own struggles with reading.

Pupils at a secondary school were delighted at the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward.