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Holcombe Grammar Appeals 2018: The final Chapter
I have described in previous articles how twelve boys who appealed for places at Holcombe Grammar School in Medway, and were found to be of grammar school ability by the Appeal Panel,were neither...
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Kent Test: Out of County Appplications
Kent County Council has sent its annual letter to out of county families registered for the Kent Test for admission to grammar schools in September, as many are not familiar with the Kent scheme. This...
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Another Failure of Accountability for Academies Exposed: Invicta Grammar...
The failure of accountability for Academies is exposed yet again following the Independent Inquiry into the illegal expulsions of 17 Year Twelve Sixth Form students on grounds of academic performance,...
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Schools Adjudicator Admission Arrangement Objection Upheld: Brompton Academy
I am delighted to report that the first of my four complaints to the Schools Adjudicator about admission arrangements for Medway schools has been upheld. To be fair, Brompton Academy, on receipt of my...
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Barton Court Grammar: Another Bid for a coastal Annexe?
A Freedom of Information Request to the Department for Education has discovered that three grammar schools have made enquiries about opening possible annexes in the past year, one of which is the mixed...
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Another Failure of Accountability for Academies Exposed: Invicta Grammar...
Note: As this item has attracted considerable attention, I have transferred it from my blog to 'Latest News'The failure of accountability for Academies is exposed yet again following the Independent...
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Disappearing Headteachers in North Kent
Three North Kent primary headteachers went missing or lost their jobs before the end of term, all having had a difficult time at their schools.The schools are: Fairview Community Primary School,...
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Gravesham Maths Festival
Just before the end of term, three Gravesham primary schools, Kings Farm, Lawn and Whitehill, took over Community Square, the central space outside the Civic Centre, on a Saturday afternoon to present...
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Grammar School Growth Fund; KCC Business Model for Services; and funding cuts...
I was interviewed this afternoon by BBC SE with regard to expansion of grammar schools and the new £50m growth fund, for which applications are due in tomorrow, to be broadcast this evening.A previous...
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Grammar Schools and Waiting Lists (2): also Holcombe Grammar School
Update: Further updated article here 18th July This article looks at the situation where families have gone to appeal for a grammar school place for a child who was initially non-selective, the child...
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Grammar School Growth Fund; KCC Business Model for Services; and funding cuts...
I was interviewed this afternoon by BBC SE with regard to expansion of grammar schools and the new £50m growth fund, for which applications are due in tomorrow, to be broadcast this evening.A previous...
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Leigh Academies Trust: Property Deal Sounds Good Business
An item in Private Eye recently (reproduced below) about a property deal between Leigh Academies Trust and Greenwich Council caught my attention. It relates to a re-brokering of the old Kidbrooke...
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Kent Test: Cost of Out of County Applications
Data provided by Kent County Council shows that direct expenditure to provide facilities for out of county candidates for the Kent Test was approximately £100,000 for admission in September 2018. This...
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GCSE Results and Admission to Sixth Forms
GCSE results out yesterday have provided considerable speculation as to the effect of the changes. What follows is a very personal view, parts of which were shared in an interview on ITV Meridian last...
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Falling Rolls,Year 10 through to GCSE
On Tuesday, The Times newspaper headlined a story about schools removing pupils or encouraging them to leave in the run up to GCSE, followed by two pages of analysis inside the paper. This is an issue...
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Paul Carter and Grammar School Numbers
Paul Carter, Leader of KCC gave an important interview with The Times published on Monday, along with commentary by the newspaper, reproduced below. He expresses concern that the proportion of pupils...
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Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey: Sudden Departure of Controversial Principal
Update 5th June: To no-ones surprise (surely), Tina Lee, currently Interim Principal, having been at the school for three years has been named as the new permanent Principal of Isle of Sheppey...
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Hartsdown Academy: Ofsted 'Requires Improvement'
Hartsdown Academy’s recent OFSTED Report records that the school ‘Requires Improvement’ which, before publication I would have thought generous, because of factors I have identified in previous...
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SchoolsCompany Trust - The Goodwin Academy: Founder and CEO resigns
Elias Achilleos, the founder and until recently, CEO of the financially mismanaged SchoolsCompany Trust, responsible for SchoolsCompany Goodwin Academy in Deal and three PRUs in Devon, has at last...
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Oversubscription & Vacancies Medway Primary Schools 2018
The proportion of Medway children offered one of their choices in a Medway primary school has risen to 97.6%, the highest proportion for at least six years. This is a result of a reduction of 27 in...
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