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27 July 2023
A video showing a student with a 38-syllable name receiving his degree at convocation has gone viral after the announcer “nailed” the tricky readout.
27 July 2023
A nursery next to an infamous and ‘dangerous’ subway, is on the market, with a refurbished flat above it.
26 July 2023
A traditional end-of-school summer dip was wrecked after a water firm pumped gallons of raw sewage into the sea.
26 July 2023
A pre-school which has seen its Ofsted rating drop from “good” to “inadequate” over safeguarding processes says the grading is unjustified.
25 July 2023
Parents and teachers in Wales are to be asked about shortening the school summer holiday and our columnist thinks it’s time England followed suit.
22 July 2023
A school is celebrating its dramatic turnaround after it receives its first-ever “good” rating.
21 July 2023
Schools have been given another year to ensure they’re offering a longer school day after the government scrapped its initial September 2023 deadline.
21 July 2023
A popular teaching assistant who is retiring from the classroom after more than three decades has looked back on how things have changed.
20 July 2023
If approved, proposals would see an old primary school building knocked down and rebuilt twice the size so 200 more pupils can be introduced.
20 July 2023
A swimming club will share a school’s new swimming pool in exchange for giving pupils lessons.
19 July 2023
A train carriage is to be transformed into a cafe at a school where pupils will be taught hospitality skills so they can serve visitors.
17 July 2023
A mum who mixed up two places with the same name while picking schools for her son thinks KCC could have done more to help resolve the mistake.
17 July 2023
Developers behind two new schools and a sixth form say they are opening later as there is not enough demand.
16 July 2023
A public consultation is being held on proposals to create more than 250 extra places with a multi-million pound secondary school expansion.
16 July 2023
A village nursery has taken the heartbreaking decision to close due to issues with costs and the government’s free childcare rollout.
14 July 2023
Tributes have been paid to the county’s former education chief, Leyland Ridings, who has died aged 85.
14 July 2023
A mum fears her family could lose their house if she has to quit work to home-school her son who has no place at secondary school due to KCC delays.
13 July 2023
A village primary school is to expand so it can take more pupils from September next year to cope with an increase in demand.
13 July 2023
A large Kent secondary is locked in a battle with Ofsted over an inspection that has seen its rating downgraded.
12 July 2023
The Department for Education has confirmed a “preferred” candidate has been picked to replace a failing academy trust.
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