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Pupils sign up for new school


MAIDSTONE’S new Jubilee Pri- mary School will be opening in Gatland House, Fant, this Septem- ber, as first revealed by the Downs Mail. The Jubilee Church has finally re-


ceived KCC go-ahead for the free school’s location after waiting for several months. The building was previously a centre for child and adolescent mental health services owned by the county council. New head teacher Anne Allen (53) said the school had re- ceived applica- tions for places from all over Maidstone, and


from parents of all beliefs and back- grounds. She said there were still a few


spaces left and parents have until the end of August to put their child’s name forward. The school is due to open on September 1 and the children begin on September 8. Next year there will be 60 places in


An artist’s impression of the school and left, head teacher Anne Allen


the two-form entry primary school. Formerly the head of a large in-


fants’ school, MrsAllen applied for the job as she was attracted by its ethos and basic Christian princi- ples, although she stresses it is non- denominational. She said: “We plan to treat each


child as an individual. Each child has its own learning profile andwe want fully to support the child’s in- terests by following the National Curriculum in a creativeway.” The church’s district pastor, Neil


Pattison, who was involved in set- ting up the school, said hewas very pleased with the location. He said: “We looked at 25 sites and thiswas the only suitable one.”


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MPrecognises triple success


MP Helen Grant visited aMaidstone school celebrating a hat-trick of out- standing Ofsted successes. The MP for Maidstone and The Weald and Minister for Sport, Tourism


and Equalities visited St Michael’s Infant School in Fant, where she met ex- ecutive head teacher Lorna Priddle and some of the students and staff. She is pictured above with Ms Priddle. The school achieved its outstanding Ofsted recognition in 2008, 2011


and most recently this year. The infant school is part of St Michael’s Church of England Schools’ Federation, which includes St Michael's CE Junior School, on the opposite side of the road. Mrs Grant said: "The success of this school is much to do with a leader


who understands what sport, art and music can do for a child's self-es- teem and confidence. With that in place the children go on to succeed cre- atively and academically too.”


Hockey day boosts charities


MAIDSTONE Hockey Club’s an- nual Charity 7s tournament raised £545 for Heart of Kent Hospice, HopeAsia and the Royal British Le- gion.


Nine teams including Maidstone Hockey Club, Heart of Kent Hos- pice, Bower Grove School and Kent Police competed and the winning


team was G in the Woods, cap- tained by Matt Emery. Training for both men and


women runs on Tuesday evenings from 8pm to 9.30pm at the pitch in Armstrong Road with juniors train- ing from 7pm to 8pm. The clubwel- comes new members. For details go towww.maidstonehockey.org.


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