by vinnie walsh | th May 2020 | News
The changes in the way schools are carrying out lessons due to the coronavirus outbreak has prompted experts in Kent to consider how the crisis could dramatically alter the way we teach children in years to come. Since the government ordered schools to...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2020 | News
We had hoped that this post today would be able to provide more certainty, but still we wait for answers. Yesterday’s briefing from the Chancellor outlined the provisions for the self-employed. This has meant that those on a contract for services face a further...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2020 | News
Good morning, I wanted to take the opportunity to provide a further update to my last update. As mentioned, the initial details regarding the government’s scheme have now been made available. It is important to note the government have stated that they are...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2020 | News
We want to thank you for your support and patience over the last few days. We appreciate that you have many questions and concerns and we would like to reassure you that we are doing all we can to address these. The team has been engaged with colleagues across...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2020 | News
A top children’s author has shared his own struggles with learning to read in an exclusive letter to children in Kent to mark World Book Day. Nick Butterworth, creator of the popular Percy the Park Keeper series of stories, describes knowing as a child...
by vinnie walsh | rd Mar 2020 | News
Children today read less frequently than any previous generation and enjoy reading less than young people did in the past, according to new research. The work, to be published by the National Literacy Trust in the run-up to World Book Day on Thursday,...