With the weather getting warmer and schools closing for Easter holidays, schools around the Kingston borough celebrate spring in different ways. This is a time
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Disposable vapes to be banned, with approval from local schools
Schools in Kingston have praised government plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes. New proposals announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are designed to
Navigating the hardest week of Dry January
Every day, 20 people in the UK die because of alcohol. Drinking at high levels puts you at greater risk of health issues and is
Ofsted: Hundreds of ‘outstanding’ schools have been downgraded – but why?
Almost 200 schools across England have been downgraded from Ofsted’s highest rating since September after receiving their first inspections in more than 12 years. The
Specialist autism school construction delayed due to developer debt
Chessington’s Spring School faces delays in being built as its contractors file for administration. The building on Moore Lane was due to be completed for
Kingston University lecturers join biggest UCU strike action in the history of Higher Education
Lecturers at Kingston University joined the biggest ever strike in Higher Eduction history, as claimed by the University College Union (UCU).
Building begins on specialist autism school in Chessington
Construction of a new specialist autism school in Chessington started this week to bring education to the heart of the community.
Met police strip search thousands of children every year
The harrowing case of Child Q shocked the nation and placed the Metropolitan Police under scrutiny, when it was revealed that in 2020, a 15-year-old
VIDEO: Lecturers take strike action at Kingston University over pay rates and workload
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) took strike action between March 23 to April 1 to protest low pay rates.
“I feel others had a clear idea”: First-in-family graduates discuss imposter syndrome and navigating university
First generation students are those who are the first in their families to attend higher education. According to the Oxford Review of Education, students like Burbridge make up two thirds of university populations in the UK.