14 March 2018 weekly update

Dear Colleagues

The Education People

As you may be aware, Kent County Council has been working for many months to prepare for the launch of The Education People.

I am writing to let you know that we have taken the decision to revise the start date for the company to the beginning of term in September to ensure that we are in the best possible position to trade at the point of going live.

Everyone has worked hard to get to this point and we want this exciting new venture to start off on the right foot. This new timeframe will allow for the incoming CEO, James Roberts, to work with colleagues, schools and settings over the summer term and support a clear transition into the start of the new academic year; and to allow more involvement with schools and settings in product development.

We are all looking forward to working with colleagues in The Education People to create new opportunities to promote excellence and extend collaboration in the sector.

We thank you for your patience with this change of date and will keep you updated as we progress toward the new launch date.

Headteacher Briefings

Thank you to the Headteachers who have attended my recent briefing meetings. We held the last one today and I hope that you have found the new format informative and engaging.

I am committed to continue the conversation about High Needs Funding and will ensure that further information about this will come out in future e-bulletins over the next couple of terms.

Download the Spring Headteacher Briefing presentation here (PPTX, 1.2 MB).

I will be writing with some specific feedback from our discussions in an e-bulletin shortly.

Matt Dunkley CBE
Corporate Director
Children, Young People and Education