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Heartbreak as school tuck shop ‘completely ransacked’
12 September 2024A school has expressed its heartbreak after its parent-run tuck shop was broken into and destroyed.
‘It’s a win-win’: MP backs free schools project ‘countering the gender imbalance’
11 September 2024Girls are being encouraged to consider STEM subjects at schools.
School closed and 1,000 homes affected by water outage
11 September 2024A parent has called for action after water outages cause “repeated” interruptions to his daughter’s education.
Child in care of agency dies sparking Ofsted visit
09 September 2024The death of a child in the care of a foster agency sparked a visit from Ofsted.
'It's not fair': Head hits back as school plagued by issues rated inadequate
08 September 2024A head teacher has dismissed claims pupils are not "prepared for life in modern Britain" following a damning Ofsted report.
Inside derelict school as plans to convert site revealed
07 September 2024A former school which has fallen into disrepair could now be converted into a home in a bid to save the historic Grade II-listed building.
'Every child deserves a decent education - yes, even the poor ones'
06 September 2024If it were up to columnist Melissa Todd, private schools would be abolished and children - both rich and poor - allocated places by a lottery system.
‘Toilet gate makes pupils feel like they're in prison!’
05 September 2024Dozens of people have signed a petition urging a school to remove a gate installed to stop pupils from using a toilet block during lesson time.
Pupils ‘go hungry’ as food payment system crashes
04 September 2024Problems with a high-tech payment system saw children unable to buy food on their first day at secondary school.
‘For too long, too many schools and their staff have been damaged by Ofsted’
04 September 2024Ofsted has axed single-phrase judgements for schools, but former Kent head teacher Phil Karnavas says the watchdog should be scrapped altogether…
Next step for plans to transform farmland into 1,400 homes
04 September 2024Members of the public are being asked to share their thoughts on the potential construction of a huge development on agricultural land.
Classroom robots stand in for children too ill to go to school
02 September 2024A charity which helps poorly children to stay in school using the latest technology is fundraising to help more youngsters.
Pupils help create healthy living booklet for 10,000 school children
28 August 2024A booklet which gives children information on teeth brushing or what to do if they’re sad has been made with the help of pupils at a Kent school.
‘Plans to close adult education centre are irrational’
27 August 2024A council leader has hit out at Kent County Council over fears an adult education centre will be closed.
Thousands of Kent students celebrate GCSE results
22 August 2024Pupils across the country are finding out their long-awaited GCSE results today.
Teacher who gave pupil money and told her he loved her avoids ban
21 August 2024A teacher investigated by police for potentially grooming a young student could teach again after a misconduct panel decided not to ban him.
Plans unveiled for Primark left empty for 12 years
21 August 2024An art school is expanding into a former town centre Primark which has been empty for more than a decade.
‘Horrifying’ arson attack destroys school’s grounds as £2k raised
20 August 2024Pictures show the aftermath of a "horrifying" arson attack which decimated a primary school's grounds as a fundraising campaign is launched.
‘I’m sick of celebrities queuing up to tell us how bad their exam results were’
20 August 2024It’s exam results time and our columnist is getting irritated by the multi-millionaire celebrities lining up to tell students grades don’t matter.
Pre-school staff ‘absolutely devastated’ after worst-possible Ofsted rating
17 August 2024Staff have been left “absolutely devastated” after Ofsted rated their small village nursery ‘inadequate’ over safeguarding concerns.
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