Home   Categories   Grid

Traffic-free ‘restricted zones’ set to be rolled out across more schools

Traffic-free ‘restricted zones’ set to be rolled out across more schools

12 November 2024

The School Streets initiative, which sees timed road closures during peak school hours, has been recommended for expansion across part of Kent.

7

Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’

Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’

11 November 2024

Nearly 3,000 fines have been issued since a grace period ended on a controversial scheme banning motorists from entering roads near schools.

24

Academy’s bid for £2.5m special needs unit

Academy’s bid for £2.5m special needs unit

09 November 2024

An 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

New school to open in crumbling manor house

08 November 2024

A new school is set to open in a crumbling manor house over a year after the last tenants moved out.

1

Oversubscribed primary school on new-build estate to offer more nursery places

Oversubscribed primary school on new-build estate to offer more nursery places

07 November 2024

A 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

Grammar school to admit girls for first time in 207 years

05 November 2024

Three 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’

Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’

05 November 2024

The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.

4

Council cuts ‘vital’ support scheme for disabled children to save £200K

Council cuts ‘vital’ support scheme for disabled children to save £200K

05 November 2024

Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.

4

‘Ludicrous SEN schools policy must change for sake of the children’

‘Ludicrous SEN schools policy must change for sake of the children’

05 November 2024

Kent’s deepening special educational needs crisis and the rocketing cost to the taxpayer is today laid bare.

University welcomes tuition fee increase

University welcomes tuition fee increase

04 November 2024

Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.

5

‘I shouldn’t have been the last landlord at this 400-year-old pub!’

‘I shouldn’t have been the last landlord at this 400-year-old pub!’

04 November 2024

The former landlord of a once-popular pub has joined the fight to stop it being turned into a study centre for private school pupils.

5

Uni professor blasts ‘ridiculous’ bosses as support dog banned from campus

Uni professor blasts ‘ridiculous’ bosses as support dog banned from campus

30 October 2024

A university professor has been banned from bringing his emotional support dog to work because bosses say it poses a health and safety risk.

44

Parents fighting for new secondary school step up campaign

Parents fighting for new secondary school step up campaign

29 October 2024

Campaigners are lobbying for a new secondary school as their children face “intolerable” daily journeys to class.

1

Main route closed for school expansion

Main route closed for school expansion

29 October 2024

A main route through a village has been shut to allow for road upgrades as part of a scheme to double the number of places at a primary school.

The hardest secondary schools to get into in Kent and why

The hardest secondary schools to get into in Kent and why

29 October 2024

Kent’s most popular secondary schools are denying places to as many as four out of five children listing them as their first choice.

12

‘They’ve got to step in - this is harming children’: Parents call for phone-free childhood

‘They’ve got to step in - this is harming children’: Parents call for phone-free childhood

28 October 2024

Can children cope without a smartphone until age 14 or 16? Thousands of Kent parents think so and they’re on a mission to change things.

18

Thousands sign petition to stop cuts at children’s centre

Thousands sign petition to stop cuts at children’s centre

27 October 2024

A petition with more than 6,000 signatures has been submitted to the county council after protests against funding cuts at children's centres.

1

Council eyes cuts to ‘short breaks’ for disabled children to save £200K

Council eyes cuts to ‘short breaks’ for disabled children to save £200K

23 October 2024

A scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs could be scaled back as demand puts too much pressure on council coffers.

1

Flood-hit school which lost thousands of books opens new library

Flood-hit school which lost thousands of books opens new library

21 October 2024

Children at one primary school say they “can’t wait” to use their new reading space a year after the site was badly flooded.

Former pupil returns as teacher - and finds his face on staff room tea towel

Former pupil returns as teacher - and finds his face on staff room tea towel

19 October 2024

A former primary school pupil has come full circle as he returns as a teacher nearly two decades years later and makes a remarkable discovery.

1
Close This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Learn More