The council scheme catching out unwitting drivers (and landing them with £130 fines)
School Streets’ is being rolled out across the UK, which is good news for children’s lungs – but means more restrictions for ...
Britain's smallest town 'feels more like a village' but has one of country's best pubs
With just 381 residents, Fordwich is so small it's officially the 'UK's smallest town', but it packs a punch with a ...
Kent’s best performing primary and secondary schools ranked in new study
Topping Kent’s secondary school ranking is Tonbridge Grammar which secured an Attainment 8 score of 79.3. This was followed by The Judd School and Dartford Grammar which both achieved a score of 78.4.
Graham Razey, CEO of East Kent Colleges Group (EKC), which runs sites in Ashford, Canterbury, Thanet and Folkestone is to step down
The man who has transformed the fortunes of the East Kent Colleges Group (EKC) - Graham Razey - has confirmed he is stepping ...
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Podcast: Figures reveal a drop in the number of children applying to some secondary schools in Kent following poor Ofsted ratings
New figures seen by the Kent Online Podcast show there's been a significant drop in the number of children wanting to go to some schools in Kent after they received poor Ofsted reports.
Kent school application numbers for September 2025 reveal struggle to attract pupils after poor Ofsted ratings
Damning Ofsted inspections have seen the number of children wanting to join some Kent schools almost halve this year, new figures reveal. Data analysed by KentOnline lays bare the devastating impact a ...
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Chilmington Green Secondary School in Ashford on track for September opening with work underway on site’s interior
A secondary school on a huge ‘garden town’ development ... Picture: Clague Architects Kent County Council insists the scheme is an “integral part” of the Chilmington Green development ...
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Plans for £2.5billion 'British Disneyland' in the Kent countryside are AXED
It's a tragedy for those who have lost money, for Abdulla and his family, for Kent and for the UK.' In 2021, the plans hit a major hurdle when the site it intended to build on was declared a ...
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England's strictest school is incredibly successful but would be banned in Scotland
No other school in England and Wales improves the academic performance of pupils between the end of primary school and fourth year as much as the Michaela School in ...
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New 420-place primary school approved for Kent area where 1,100 homes are being built
A new school for Kent has been given planning approval. Kent County Council has approved a two-form entry primary school along with a 26-place nursery. The school, 1.8 miles from Canterbury's city ...
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Private schools VAT sparks withdrawal of rich overseas pupils from UK
The number of international students dropping out of UK independent schools is 'higher than ever before' according to a private education recruiter Labour’s VAT policy has sparked an exodus of ...
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Will Labour’s schools overhaul imperil UK’s education success story?
Over half of all schools in England are now academies. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill tries to make good on Labour’s manifesto commitment to “meet the needs of all children ...