The latest from the Director

22 May 2026 weekly update

22 May 2026

This week, David Adams updates on Free School Meals (FSM) – 2026/27 academic year changes

  • 10 January 2018 weekly update

    10 January 2018

    This week, Matt summarises the latest permanent and fixed-term exclusion data for Kent.

  • 4 January 2018 weekly update

    4 January 2018

    This week, Matt provides an update on schools’ requirements during winter weather and the new procedure for requesting password resets or other changes to the Kent Schools Closure system.

  • 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.