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Parts of school shut for two days after boiler failure

Parts of school shut for two days after boiler failure

Teachers at a grammar school have told key stage three children to not attend classes for two days following a boiler failure.

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Classrooms in crisis – where are Kent’s vanishing children?

Classrooms in crisis – where are Kent’s vanishing children?

With the number of pupils missing from education in Kent rising by nearly a third in a year, we investigate what’s behind the rise.

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School’s behive project scoops £119k award at climate conference

School’s behive project scoops £119k award at climate conference

A Kent secondary school has won a huge grant for its innovative climate project at COP28.

School trust boss defends lessons on gender identity after parent backlash

School trust boss defends lessons on gender identity after parent backlash

A trust boss has defended plans to introduce transgender education into a primary school’s curriculum after a backlash from parents.

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Kent-first as school to lock away pupils’ phones in pouches

Kent-first as school to lock away pupils’ phones in pouches

A school is set to become the first in the county to lock pupils’ mobile phones away in secure “Yondr pouches” during the day.

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School therapy dog needs urgent £7k surgery

School therapy dog needs urgent £7k surgery

Thousands of pounds need to be raised to help fund vital surgery that will allow a much-loved primary school therapy dog to return to the classroom.

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Teachers to pause strikes called over pupil violence

Teachers to pause strikes called over pupil violence

Teachers have called off industrial action after bosses promised to spend £500k on behaviour specialists and introduce five-day exclusions.

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‘A school’s reputation can be lost in a year – and take a decade to recover’

‘A school’s reputation can be lost in a year – and take a decade to recover’

With the Oasis Academy on Sheppey’s reputation in tatters, just how do stricken schools turn around their fortunes – and how long does it take?

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More teacher strikes loom at trouble-hit academy

More teacher strikes loom at trouble-hit academy

Strikes by teachers who fear for their safety at a troubled secondary school are expected to continue despite talks held.

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Calls for security guards or closure of crisis-hit school

Calls for security guards or closure of crisis-hit school

The government has been urged to take immediate steps to protect children at a troubled school – bringing in security guards if necessary.

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Teacher who tried to touch pupil in bath banned for life

Teacher who tried to touch pupil in bath banned for life

A former teacher at a prestigious private school who plied a pupil with alcohol before asking him to sit on his lap has been banned.

Kent school best in UK for International Baccalaureate

Kent school best in UK for International Baccalaureate

A grammar school has been awarded the best in the UK for the International Baccalaureate by a popular parents’ guide.

‘This has been the hardest school to run’

‘This has been the hardest school to run’

The boss of a troubled school has explained why it was the hardest to run as teachers continue to strike over children’s bad behaviour.

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‘Indecent image’ sent to grammar school students during cyber attack

‘Indecent image’ sent to grammar school students during cyber attack

A grammar school has sent out a warning to parents after its internal email system was hacked.

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Kent and Medway schools awarded for going ‘green’

Kent and Medway schools awarded for going ‘green’

The Green School Awards 2023 have been dished out to 25 winners across Kent and Medway for their eco-friendly initiatives.

‘It is another black mark against the school’

‘It is another black mark against the school’

As teachers take to the picket lines again over the behaviour of pupils at a Kent school, we took to the streets to see what residents think.

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Children miss school as vital train service cancelled for days

Children miss school as vital train service cancelled for days

Pupils have been missing school as a signalling fault has caused the cancellation of a vital train service, which has not been running since Friday.

Teachers continue strike over safety fears and pupil behaviour

Teachers continue strike over safety fears and pupil behaviour

Teachers fearing for their safety at a troubled secondary school are continuing to strike in an ongoing row over pupil behaviour and violence.

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New secondary school’s first Ofsted revealed

New secondary school’s first Ofsted revealed

A secondary school which opened four years ago has had a visit from government inspectors.

Trust to meet teachers after protest over pupil violence

Trust to meet teachers after protest over pupil violence

National Education Union staff will be meeting with a school trust to come to an agreement over pupil behaviour measures which led to a strike.

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