The latest from Christine McInnes

20 May 2025 weekly update

20 May 2025

This week, Christine provides an update on the new Members induction, the latest Sutton Trust report and the Schools Funding Forum.

  • 19 December 2017 weekly update

    19 December 2017

    This week, Matt sends his Christmas wishes and an end of year message.

  • 14 December 2017 weekly update

    14 December 2017

    This week, Matt outlines our proposed changes to school funding, introduces the Ofsted Annual Report 2016/17 and summarises the Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision and how we currently implement the new policy proposals in Kent.

  • 6 December 2017 weekly update

    6 December 2017

    This week, Matt outlines the new Needs Specific Top Up Funding rates for mainstream schools which will be introduced from 1 April 2018 and also provides a summary of the recently held Kent Association of Headteachers Annual Conference.

  • 30 November 2017 weekly update

    30 November 2017

    In his first e-bulletin as Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education, Matt sets out his key priorities for the directorate as we head towards 2018.