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Three Medway grammar schools set to go co-ed
Three single-sex grammar schools will start admitting both boys and girls from September 2026.
True cost of Kent’s special educational needs crisis
The rocketing costs to the tax-payer have been laid bare
Academy conversion grant scrapped and ‘no plans’ for further trust capacity fund cash
Academies body says decisions will make it ‘much more difficult’ for trusts to support schools in need and will leave smaller primaries ‘vulnerable’
Investigation: Disadvantaged school leaders’ uphill battle
Calls for a review of disadvantage measures and support after analysis reveals full scale of challenge for leaders in the toughest schools
Danecourt school are raising money for a great campaign ‘Imagine the impossible’
Danecourt school are raising money for a great campaign ‘Imagine the impossible’
The Danecourt Desert Divas – Zoe Smith, Lauren Pope, Megan Tutty, Jayne Hehir and Becca Ausher will be trekking the Sahara Desert in Morocco to raise money for this great campaign ‘Imagine the impossible’ They have all self-funded this trip so every penny raised will go towards the campaign to provide an amazing learning opportunity for the children at the school and the wider community.
Please kindly donate to this great cause. Every little donation is appreciated.
Parents lose hope as report says Send system broken
Families of children with special education needs and disabilities (Send) have lost confidence in a system that “often falls short” and is failing to improve children’s outcomes, the public-spending watchdog says.
Medway Council to consider making £200,000 in savings on short breaks grants for disabled children
A scheme to give disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs could be scaled back as demand grows too high.
Pilot project aims to create more inclusive school experiences for neurodivergent children
In Kent and Medway 40 schools have been chosen to take part in an innovative project to improve experiences for neurodivergent pupils in school.
What makes a school “Happy”?
This unique and free outreach project assists young children in developing their scientific knowledge as well as their social and emotional literacy through exploring what makes a happy school.
Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law
Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.
Children ‘doomscrolling for hours a day’ is causing widespread harm, according to Josh MacAlister, the Labour MP and former teacher behind the private member’s bill being introduced in the House of Commons on Wednesday.