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Schools and youth clubs can access a range of mental wellbeing resources by taking part in a festive wellbeing activity challenge supporting East Kent Mind.

The survey is now online to record incidents from the last academic year

The National Education Union (NEU) has notified employers of its intention to ballot all teacher members in England for industrial action.

“Schools should, wherever possible, stay open in severe weather. They play a key role in their communities and by staying open help both their pupils and parents.” - Department for Education.

Following approval by Kent County Council’s Personnel Committee, the probation arrangements for Kent Scheme employees will change from Thursday 1 October 2026.

The latest update from HR Connect includes the Employment Rights Act 2025, safer recruitment in education training and the State of HR in Education Survey 2026.

You may remember the DfE wrote to you last year regarding Regional In-Person Training for school business professionals (SBPs) working in or with, local authority maintained schools, academies and trusts.

For the autumn 2026 census only, the deadline for completing and recording FSM eligibility checks will move from 1 October to 2 November 2026.

Schools can claim £360 (2026/27) Service Pupil Premium (SPP) for each service child in their school to fund the provision of pastoral care and support to help mitigate the impacts of service life, such as parental deployment or moving schools.

The KCC Counter Fraud Team have been made aware of a fraud incident made against one of the schools within the county.