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Private school scraps plans to leave historic site for housing
21 November 2024Plans to move a private school out of its current home to make way for more than 1,000 homes have been ditched due to high costs.
Playgroup set to close handed lifeline
20 November 2024A playgroup that had been given notice to quit its current home has been given a “band aid” after its landlord said it could stay another year.
'Worrying accounts' of long journeys for pupils in 'education cold spot'
19 November 2024Parents are being urged to join a campaign calling for a new secondary school for pupils who are being taught miles from where they live.
‘Outstanding’ playgroup to close after failing to find new home
18 November 2024A playgroup that had been given notice to quit its current home is to close after plans to relocate fell through.
MP opens new special school
17 November 2024A new school has opened to help 70 children with autism, ADHD and other additional needs.
School rated ‘good’ two years after ‘requires improvement’ tag
16 November 2024A secondary school that had been told it “requires improvement” has seen its rating jump to “good” after its latest visit from inspectors.
‘Our son nearly died eating bread - we need EpiPens in every school’
15 November 2024The parents of a youngster who suffered an allergic reaction at nursery say there are too few adrenaline-inducing devices available in schools.
Top gong for Kent police cadet programme
14 November 2024Kent’s volunteer police cadet programme has gained royal recognition after being handed a prestigious national award.
‘We’ve turned our school around’
13 November 2024Teachers at a primary school previously rated ‘requires improvement’ are over the moon to have turned things around after their latest inspection.
‘It’s been a big struggle’: Parents blast post-16 SEND transport delays
13 November 2024Fed-up parents of teens with special educational needs say they are bearing the brunt of long delays to applications for paid transport assistance.
Traffic-free ‘restricted zones’ set to be rolled out across more schools
12 November 2024The School Streets initiative, which sees timed road closures during peak school hours, has been recommended for expansion across part of Kent.
Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’
11 November 2024Nearly 3,000 fines have been issued since a grace period ended on a controversial scheme banning motorists from entering roads near schools.
Academy’s bid for £2.5m special needs unit
09 November 2024An academy is set to continue its work in transforming what was one of the worst schools in the country with a new SEND facility.
New school to open in crumbling manor house
08 November 2024A new school is set to open in a crumbling manor house over a year after the last tenants moved out.
Oversubscribed primary school on new-build estate to offer more nursery places
07 November 2024A highly sought-after school, which was forced to deny nursery places to children living just metres away, is to expand its popular pre-school.
Grammar school to admit girls for first time in 207 years
05 November 2024Three single-sex grammar schools will now start accepting both boys and girls after the government approved the change.
Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’
05 November 2024The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.
Council cuts ‘vital’ support scheme for disabled children to save £200K
05 November 2024Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.
‘Ludicrous SEN schools policy must change for sake of the children’
05 November 2024Kent’s deepening special educational needs crisis and the rocketing cost to the taxpayer is today laid bare.
University welcomes tuition fee increase
04 November 2024Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.
