School making efforts to improve, says Ofsted
ARCHBISHOP Courtenay Church of England Primary School is making “reasonable progress” towards getting out of special measures, according to a monitoring report from Ofsted. The school, in a brand new building in Eccleston Road, Tovil, became subject to special measures in November, when inspectors deemed its standards of education as inadequate and gave it the lowest possible score – a grade 4. In the first monitoring inspec-
tion since the damning report, inspectors said the school’s im- provement plan covered all the required areas, butwould bene- fit from more detail and more interim milestones. Her Majesty’s Inspector,
Robert Ellis, said: “The school’s monitoring of teaching shows that training, support and coaching are having a positive impact on improving teaching. Classrooms visited were gener- ally calm and orderly.Work has been done to make classrooms more interesting spaces that support pupils’ learning.” The school remains in special measures and has been told it may not appoint newly quali- fied teachers before the next monitoring inspection. Special measures means the school is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and those in charge of the school are not demonstrating the ability to make improvements.
Where there’s muck, there’s brass BARROWS of brown stuff raised cartloads of cashwhen young farmers hit the streets ofMaidstone sellingwell-rotted horsemanure. Ten teens from the North
Downs Young Farmers Club, which meets in Barming and East Farleigh, sold more than 300 barrows of manure on Easter Monday by going door to door in the area, raising £330. Residents with roses have
grownused to their annual deliv- ery – it’s the seventh year the young farmers have been selling dung at Easter. As ever, the funds will be used to buy equipment for the Kent County Show. ChairmanSamJenkins (24) said: “Thedungis very good for thegarden because it provides essential nutrients and it helps keep the right amount ofmoisture in the ground.” The dungwas supplied by Kevin Hasemore from Leybourne, who also
provided a tractor and trailer. Young Farmers Clubs are an outdoor youth organisation for anyone aged 10 to 26. There are four branches inMaidstone.
Lions quiz night and awards THE team from Maidstone CAB had plenty to smile about atMaid- stone Lions’ annual quiz and presentation evening. Not only did they win the quiz, but they also heard the grant to replace their IT server had been approved. Lions president Malcolm Luxton said: “Maidstone CAB helps
many thousands of people each year, so it is only right that we should do all we can to ensure they can offer an efficient service. We are very pleased to have been able to help them.” Other awards included a contribution towardsMaidstone Chris-
tian Care’s vehicle to support the Food for Thought project; a new projector to support Hi Kent’s home visiting service; and copies of Life Changes–aPSHEresourcepresented to Maidstone Sorop- tomists for distribution to children’s centres. The quiz raised £700.
Developer move to larger HQ is agreed DEVELOPER Chartway Group has been given permission to move its HQ from Church Street, Tovil, to the former Beds Direct site in Upper Stone Street, Maidstone. Maidstone Council granted planning consent for the change of
use from retail and workshop to light industrial/offices at 92-100 Upper Stone Street, subject to improved visibility for drivers and the provision of cycle and disabled parking.
Mencap funds boost MAIDSTONE Mencap’s March events – an apple pie quiz and jumble sale – raised a magnifi- cent £1,260. Organiser Ann Tutte thanked all involved.
Ten flats agreed A THREE-STOREY office building is to be converted into 10 flats at Romney Court, 25 Romney Place,
Maidstone.The applicants are Bridport Capital.
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