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The new Ebbsfleet Green Primary School to move nine miles because of Coronavirus
An article in Kent Online records the particular challenge faced by the new Ebbsfleet Green Primary School, due to open in September. This one form entry school (increasing to two as demand grows due...
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Dr Jo Saxton Leaves Turner Schools to be Government Policy Advisor for the...
Update 11 April: If you wish to apply for the vacant post of Head of School at Folkestone Academy, you will find details here. The 84 point Job Description defining the post-holder's responsibilities...
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Holmesdale Debacle Re-Emerges as KCC Director of Planning and Access Post...
Kent County Council has recently carried out an external led inquiry into events at and around Holmesdale School in 2018, which I have written about in two previous articles. The first of my articles...
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Medway Non-Selective Allocations for September 2020
The major news is that Medway non-selective schools have rallied round to support local children by offering an additional 135 places for September, for one year only, to meet exceptional demand. This...
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Oversubscription & Vacancies Kent Non-Selective Secondary Schools 2020
This article looks in some detail at the allocation of secondary school places in Kent for September 2020. Particular themes are: the pressure on places in Ashford, Canterbury, Gravesham, Sevenoaks and...
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Oversubscription & Vacancies Kent Grammar Schools 2020
Note on Coronavirus: There are various references to school admission appeals in this article, based on normal expectations . At the time of writing there is no information about the procedure to be...
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School Appeals and Coronavirus: Part 3
Note: This article has been overtaken by School Appeals in Kent & Medway, and Coronavirus: Part 4 which explores implications of the new emergency regulations. Update: 23/4/20: See new article that...
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Kent and Medway Primary Allocations 2020: Initial News and Comment
There is good news for most Kent families applying for reception class places in primary schools this year although, with 88.3% of families offered their first choice school, this is the lowest...
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New Thanet Skies Academy approved by Government overturning KCC Veto
Rather belatedly, this article looks at the government decision to overturn Paul Carter’s veto on a new secondary school in Thanet, originally explored here. This decision was received by KCC in a...
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Coronavirus: Kent Test, Grammar School Admission and Appeals 2020
This article looks at three communications from Kent County Council to headteachers, addressing issues about grammar school admissions and appeals at this time of Coronavirus.The first is a letter...
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Coronavirus: School Appeals in Kent & Medway Part 4
Update below: Visit to WalesThe government has now published temporary regulations for the operation of school admission appeals during the Coronavirus emergency. Not to put too fine a point on it, my...
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Hitch in Notifying Subscribers of New Articles
Unfortunately, there has been another hitch in the system that notifies subscribers of new articles published on this website. This was apparently been caused by 'aplug in affecting news feeds' for the...
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Delce Academy and the Strange Medway Commercial Loan
The Delce Academy story continues to unfold, one of my correspondents having sent me a Medway Council Cabinet Meeting Minute from last year. This contains the astonishing information that the Council...
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Oversubscription and Vacancies Medway Primary Schools: 2020
Overall, there has been little change in Medway primary school admission data since my 2019 article, with an extra 94 children offered local schools bringing the total to 3447, and 45 additional places...
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School Appeals and Coronavirus: Part 3
Note: This article has been overtaken by School Appeals in Kent & Medway, and Coronavirus: Part 4 which explores implications of the new emergency regulations. Update: 23/4/20: See new article that...
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Coronavirus and School Appeals: Part Five
Some issues relating to the Emergency Regulations for School Appeals are now resolving, but the large majority of Local Authorities appear still to be struggling to come to a view. My previous article...
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Kent & Medway Primary School Ofsted Outcomes to February 2020
This article looks at Kent and Medway primary school Ofsted outcomes for the current school year. The headline news is the strong improvement in Academy levels in the past few years, both in Kent and...
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Schools to Defy Unions and Reopen Next Month
Sub Heading: Academies back government despite virus fears.I rarely comment on national issues, but this utterly misleading headline above the only front page story on The Times today, has incensed me...
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The Kent Test and Coronavirus: Part Two
Aspects of the current situation with regard to the Kent Test are that:The date for the Kent Test is still currently set for September. To change it would require government approval. KCC is in...
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Medway Non-Selective Allocations for September 2020
The major news is that Medway non-selective schools have rallied round to support local children by offering an additional 135 places for September, for one year only, to meet exceptional demand. This...
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