Updates, Frequently Asked Questions and Keeping in Touch

Timeline of Activity (current at 27th February 2025) (PDF, 73.9 KB)

Virtual Keeping in Touch Meetings

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Communities Induction Meetings

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Community induction meetings are planned.

Agenda for Community Induction Meetings (PDF, 199.4 KB)

Dates for Community Induction Meetings:

  • South – Monday 28th April 1pm - 4pm – Discovery Park, Sandwich
  • North – Wednesday 30th April 9am – 12pm – Inn on the Lake, Shorne
  • West – Friday 2nd May 9am – 12pm – Mercure Great Danes Hotel, Maidstone
  • East – Tuesday 6th May 1pm -4pm – University of Kent, Canterbury

Purpose:

  • Meet the chairs.
  • Establish relationships and get to know context
  • Share documentation and process
  • Ensure consistency of messaging.

There has been huge demand for our face-to-face meetings and as such have had to close registrations for these. We have added a virtual session to help support attendance requests, this will include the same content – Book your place for the:  Virtual Session – Friday 9th May 10am – 1pm – the slides from the sessions will also be added here once the meetings have taken place.

Locality Model Frequently Asked Questions

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The Locality Model Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 217.0 KB) are broken down into the 3 key areas of the Locality Model: Communities of Schools, Area Boards and the Professional Resource Group. There will be regular updates to this document as the work progresses. There is a dedicated page on Kelsi for all updates and background information: Locality Model for School Inclusion - KELSI

These questions have been collated from various engagement opportunities over the last few months including Communities of Schools events, SEN System Funding Consultation engagement sessions, Locality Model – Keeping in Touch meetings, The Education People – Finance Information Group Meetings and meetings with the Community Chairs.

For any further questions please direct your emails to; localitymodel@kent.gov.uk