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Parents warn kids are facing a special educational needs ‘crisis’ in Kent
Government admits record number of children with special needs ‘is concerning’
Kent children stepped out of school to take part in climate change protests
Pupils turned out in Margate, Canterbury, Deal, Faversham and Maidstone to make their voices heard
Take a tour around the futuristic Turner Free School campus in Folkestone
The new building will encompass a lecture theatre, learning spaces and a ‘family’ orientated dining room
Kent’s best and worst secondary schools based on 2018 GCSE results
Statistics from the Department for Education show how well schools in Kent performed in last year’s exams
Family jumps to defence of Chilton Primary School in Ramsgate after child escapes under gate
The child was quickly returned to the school and is now safe and well
Shrinking break times in English schools ‘impacting social skills’
Afternoon break virtually eliminated and older pupils losing over an hour a week, finds study
Don’t blame teachers for letting down excluded pupils – blame ministers | Gaby Hinsliff
Something is going very wrong for vulnerable kids ‒ but is the school to blame? Schools should be accountable for exclusions, but so should the ministers who have cut vital services
Hinds asks heads how to solve special-needs budget squeeze
Schools are facing “knock-on pressure” as demand for special-needs support rises, England’s Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, is expected to admit to head teachers later.
Is it really possible to portray the entire PSHE syllabus in one hour… on stage???
Apparently yes, it is possible, because so far over 100,000 secondary school students have watched the theatrical presentation “Alphabet of a Teenager†in their own school. Feedback from teachers has been universally positive.
Almost a third of graduates ‘overeducated’ for their job
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says 31% of graduates are overeducated for the job they are doing.