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Council asks for thoughts on major test changes

Council asks for thoughts on major test changes

10 November 2023

A local council is asking for parents and residents views on changes to an annual school test.

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School governor resigns amid claims she lied about Cambridge PhD

School governor resigns amid claims she lied about Cambridge PhD

10 November 2023

Exclusive: A self-styled education guru has quit as chair of governors at a Kent grammar amid claims she lied about having a PhD from Cambridge.

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College’s new energy-saving training centre

College’s new energy-saving training centre

10 November 2023

A college has been awarded government funding to build a new training facility teaching energy-saving skills.

Four-week consultation launched for new schools plan

Four-week consultation launched for new schools plan

09 November 2023

Parents and residents are being asked for their thoughts on proposals to change secondary education on the Island.

School principal ‘unexpectedly’ quits

School principal ‘unexpectedly’ quits

08 November 2023

A primary school head teacher has left suddenly over the half-term break.

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Pupils return to classrooms after fire

Pupils return to classrooms after fire

07 November 2023

Pupils are being taught in, among other locations, a makeshift classroom in a village hall after a fire left their main school building out of bounds.

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Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

07 November 2023

The new owner of a natural health clinic wants to re-open it as a pre-school.

The Kent parents hauled before court because their children won’t go to school

The Kent parents hauled before court because their children won’t go to school

07 November 2023

More than one in four Kent pupils were persistently absent from school in the last academic year – and parents are paying the price.

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‘It used to be a desolate piece of land- but has been utterly transformed’

‘It used to be a desolate piece of land- but has been utterly transformed’

06 November 2023

A college has unveiled its brand new £10m engineering centre which includes state-of-the-art equipment and robots which can pick cars up.

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Kent's 'most beautiful map' going on sale for £2,500

Kent's 'most beautiful map' going on sale for £2,500

05 November 2023

A map of Kent in 1769, claimed to be the most beautiful ever produced, is going on sale in highly limited numbers.

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Kent nursery downgraded to lowest rating after Ofsted inspection

Kent nursery downgraded to lowest rating after Ofsted inspection

04 November 2023

Inspectors have double-downgraded a nursery after they found garden machinery and medicines left within reach of babies and toddlers.

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Kent schools lose out on more than £13m

Kent schools lose out on more than £13m

03 November 2023

Schools across Kent have lost millions in funding because of errors made by the Department for Education (DfE), according to new claims.

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Call for KCC to run in-house school taxi service

Call for KCC to run in-house school taxi service

02 November 2023

The soaring cost of providing cabs to school children has resulted in the suggestion that KCC could run an in-house taxi service.

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‘I’m confident we’ll turn it into an outstanding school’

‘I’m confident we’ll turn it into an outstanding school’

02 November 2023

As one of the county’s most troubled schools is the latest to come under the umbrella of a college group, we look at its remarkable growth.

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Pupils set to work in huge Portakabin for three years

Pupils set to work in huge Portakabin for three years

31 October 2023

Students at a secondary school are expected to decamp to a two-storey Portakabin for three years following the discovery of RAAC.

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Thousands raised for fire-hit school

Thousands raised for fire-hit school

29 October 2023

A community’s response to help raise funds for a fire-ravaged school has been praised after collecting thousands of pounds for new equipment.

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‘Dated’ school to be torn down and rebuilt to boost pupil numbers

‘Dated’ school to be torn down and rebuilt to boost pupil numbers

28 October 2023

A “dated” school will be knocked down and rebuilt as bosses look to cater for growing pupil numbers.

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Teacher jumped in as abusive sisters clashed with pupils at school gates

Teacher jumped in as abusive sisters clashed with pupils at school gates

27 October 2023

A teacher was forced to intervene as two women confronted pupils outside school gates in a clash that saw one boy told: “Go back to your country.”

Campaigners calling for new school in village must prove demand

Campaigners calling for new school in village must prove demand

24 October 2023

Parents are being urged to join a grassroots movement for a new secondary school, after the council insisted there weren’t enough pupils to fill one.

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School previously told to improve by Ofsted rated as Good

School previously told to improve by Ofsted rated as Good

23 October 2023

A primary school which was told it needed to get better has been found to have “significantly improved” since its last inspection.

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