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School bus pass prices face 18% hike for 14,000 students

School bus pass prices face 18% hike for 14,000 students

Nearly 14,000 holders of Kent subsidised bus passes face an 18% price hike.

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UK’s first school skate park planned in Kent town

UK’s first school skate park planned in Kent town

A secondary school has applied to build a skate park on its grounds to promote the growing sport and hopes of nurturing a future world champion.

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‘I don’t know how new mums will manage, these groups are a lifeline’

‘I don’t know how new mums will manage, these groups are a lifeline’

Mums who relied on one of the 33 children’s centres set to shut in Kent fear new parents will be left struggling.

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Students’ moving walk in memory of lost classmates

Students’ moving walk in memory of lost classmates

An entire school community turned out to raise thousands for charity in memory of two students who tragically passed away.

‘I was sent letter about my son’s attendance but he’s lucky to be alive’

‘I was sent letter about my son’s attendance but he’s lucky to be alive’

A mum is “disgusted” with her son’s school after receiving a letter criticising his attendance while he battled a life-threatening illness.

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Academy receives glowing review as teachers celebrated for ‘nurture’ of pupils

Academy receives glowing review as teachers celebrated for ‘nurture’ of pupils

A primary school has received another well-received Ofsted report for the second successive time following its latest inspection.

Grammar school's plans for new classrooms approved amid 'overcrowding' fears

Grammar school's plans for new classrooms approved amid 'overcrowding' fears

A grammar school where pupils are learning in the gym and dining room has been given the green light for a new teaching block.

KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo

KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo

A cash-strapped local authority is ending its involvement with the youth scheme founded by the late Prince Philip 70 years ago.

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School support worker stalked therapist with 796 emails and 45 voicemails

School support worker stalked therapist with 796 emails and 45 voicemails

A wellbeing mentor at a leading grammar school left her former therapist “physically shaking” during a six-month campaign of stalking.

Students face disqualification if they search for leaked exam papers online

Students face disqualification if they search for leaked exam papers online

As GCSEs and A levels get underway there’s a stern warning about the risks associated with cheating - including pupils taking phones into tests.

New special needs school given green light

New special needs school given green light

A trust has been given the go-ahead to build a new special needs school following the success of its existing academies.

University given £111k to archive works by fashion designer

University given £111k to archive works by fashion designer

Hundreds of garments designed by Dame Zandra Rhodes are to be photographed in a project involving underprivileged youngsters.

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‘Parents could better control phone use if schools stopped setting homework online’

‘Parents could better control phone use if schools stopped setting homework online’

It’s secondary schools that make it difficult for children to go without a phone, suggests our columnist, as technology has overtaken pen and paper.

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Teacher suspended over role in X-rated Amazon film

Teacher suspended over role in X-rated Amazon film

The deputy head of a special needs school has been suspended from his job after appearing on Amazon Prime in a raunchy sex comedy.

Pupils tuck into school’s new ‘edible garden’

Pupils tuck into school’s new ‘edible garden’

Primary school pupils have been growing their own fruits and selling them to the community as part of a new “edible” scheme.

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College praised by Ofsted in first inspection in seven years

College praised by Ofsted in first inspection in seven years

A college provider has been rated ‘good’ by the education watchdog again following a series of inspections at three of its Kent sites.

Former school fetches huge sum at auction

Former school fetches huge sum at auction

A former school put up for sale at auction has sold for more than double the asking price after attracting hundreds of bids.

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Pupils ‘thriving’ at school upgraded from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’

Pupils ‘thriving’ at school upgraded from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’

A primary school where safeguarding concerns were previously raised has now seen improvements to teaching and learning.

Highly ‘ambitious’ school set up for ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating in area first

Highly ‘ambitious’ school set up for ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating in area first

An interim inspection by the education watchdog has indicated a secondary school could soon be upgraded to the highest rating achievable.

Ofsted tells teachers at ‘inadequate’ £80k SEN school more improvement needed

Ofsted tells teachers at ‘inadequate’ £80k SEN school more improvement needed

Standards at an £80k per year special school remain ‘Inadequate’ but a returning head is making strides in the right direction, a watchdog says.

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