Cadets win top prize for fundraising
THE Combined Cadets of Sutton Valence School have won a national prize in the St Dunstan’s Chal- lenge. The trophy, awarded to
the cadet force raising the highest amount – almost £1,000 – for the charity during the year, was pre- sented to a selection of the school’s cadets during a day at St Dunstan’s, the home for blind ex-service personnel near Brighton, where they met some of the former soldiers and en- joyed lunch with the residents and staff.
Sutton Valence CCF, which incorporates Army, Navy and RAF cadets, did a 13-mile spon- sored walk as part of the chal- lenge. A link between the school
and St Dunstan’s was forged when the father of former head Joe Davies was a resident there.
CONCERNSover parking and dropping-off failed to halt the establishment of a new nurs- ery on the southern edge of Maidstone. Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council was among those that raised concerns that the pro- posal to convert an office in Brishing Court Barn, Brishing Lane, which is on a busy route to nearby ParkWood, would pose road safety risks. But because Kent Highway Services, the statutory authority on such issues, had not raised an objection, the council felt obliged to grant planning permission. Objector Chris Blundell said: “When this ap- plication was submitted in October 2010, no traffic survey was undertaken. So my wife and I undertook one this week and found there were an average of over 1,000 traffic move-
Ofsted praises ‘ethos of respect’ at school
LOOSE Junior School is a good school where pupils feel safe and appreciate the excellent care, guidance and support it provides. Those were among the findings in its latest Ofsted report, which
rated the school good overall with several outstanding features. The inspection team that visited in May found the 362-pupil school to be friendly and harmonious, with an ethos of mutual re-
spect.They observed that pupils enjoy school, leading to above av- erage attendance. Most youngsters make good progress including those with special educational needs or disabilities. Pupils’ ICT skills were well de- veloped and there were frequent opportunities to apply these in other areas of the outstanding, stimulating curriculum. Attainment in maths, English and science is above average by the
time they leave school. The team considered the quality of teaching and learning to be mainly good, while some was outstanding. Achievement and behaviour were rated good and pupils adopt healthy lifestyles with enthusiasm.
Concerns over new nursery on edge of town
ments between 7am and 9am. To add another 150-plus traffic movements twice a day would be dangerous.” The nursery, providing pre-school facilities
to children up to the age of five, will be open weekdays between 7am and 6.45pm. The cen- tre will cater for up to 76 children and a maxi- mum of 16 staff. There will be 25 available parking spaces for staff, with another 11 drop- ping-off spaces for parents. Boughton Monchelsa parish councillor Doug
Smith was concerned that the increased traffic flow could cause a danger to parents transport- ing children and buggies by foot, as there is no footpath on either side of this part of Brishing Lane. But the vote was in favour of approval by six to three, with three abstentions.
Children were developing
their cultural awareness with lessons in French and Man- darin and found their work on black history awareness particularly vibrant and rele- vant. The introduction of the Loose Junior School Citizenship Award provided a stimulating way to record pupils’ successes in, for example, respecting the rights of others. Lead inspector MichelleWin-
ter said that to improve even further, the school should ensure that all teaching is good or better and that the more able pupils are challenged more.
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