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Former school boss to set up mobile coffee shop in woodland
11 July 2024An ex-school boss is swapping classrooms for a retro van and opening a mobile coffee shop in a community woodland.
School boss speaks out after trespasser scaled fence ‘sparking lockdown’
11 July 2024School bosses have sought to reassure parents and addressed social media speculation after an intruder scaled a primary school’s fence.
Secondary school in line for £7m expansion
11 July 2024A secondary school is set to receive a huge cash sum from Kent County Council to expand its capacity to meet growing demand for places.
School in lockdown and police called after trespasser enters grounds
10 July 2024An intruder at a primary school was removed by police while students and staff went into lockdown.
Football school for children with behavioural needs to close
10 July 2024A football club school helping youngsters struggling with education will close this summer as children are integrated into mainstream schools.
Troubled school to shut early for summer term
10 July 2024Students will be going home seven school days early at the end of the summer term as a pair of schools prepare to be taken over by new bosses.
Parents’ anger at trust ‘erasing school’s history’ with name changes
10 July 2024Families have accused one of Kent’s biggest academy trusts of ‘erasing’ its primary’s history as it prepares to rename more than 15 schools it runs.
‘Rude and lazy school-run parents are making our lives a misery’
10 July 2024Frustrated neighbours say “disrespectful” drivers on the school run are making their lives hell by parking and driving recklessly.
‘I’m absolutely terrified. What will this mean for children?’
08 July 2024Education plans to send children with special needs to mainstream schools have been branded ‘terrifying and damaging’.
‘We’re not NIMBYs, we don’t hate SEN children - but don’t build school here’
07 July 2024Plans for a new special educational needs school have hit a stumbling block as campaigners want the land to be granted ‘village green’ status.
Teacher caught drinking wine in car on lunch break banned
04 July 2024A primary school teacher who was caught drinking from a bottle of wine in her car during her lunch break has been banned from the profession.
‘Indecent image’ of child shared to secondary school students on social media
02 July 2024A school has sounded the alarm after an illegal picture was shared among pupils on social media.
Special schools crisis: ‘My autistic son has been turned down by 30 schools’
01 July 2024A desperate mum does not know where to turn after her autistic son was refused entry from 30 secondary schools who claim they “cannot meet his needs”.
Teenage girl hit by car outside school
28 June 2024A teenager has been flown to hospital after being hit by a car outside a school.
Mum accuses council of being ‘heartless’ over school bus pass charge
25 June 2024A mum has branded Kent County Council “heartless” over how much it is charging for her grieving daughter’s school bus pass.
‘We’re not asking for a new school, just reopen the one that’s already there’
25 June 2024A head of a sought-after grammar is calling for a secondary school to be opened in the area following a glut of house-building.
‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’
24 June 2024Education in Kent is facing a crisis on a number of fronts - but how is each party promising to solve it at the general election?
Sneak peek inside special school’s amazing train carriage cafe
24 June 2024We take a look inside a converted railway carriage which is set to open as a cafe at a special needs school.
College saves axed hair and beauty course
23 June 2024Hair and beauty students who’d been told they wouldn’t get a grade after their course was scrapped will be able to sit their exams after all.
Pop-up pool put in school playground to help pupils learn to swim
23 June 2024A large swimming pool has been erected at a school after it raised enough funds for the summer project.
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