How can closing successful schools to expand a failing one make educational sense?
The Kent County Council consultation on the future of education provision on Sheppey, specifically on moving from a 3-tier to a 2-tier system, in no way seeks to undermine the quality of the experience that is offered to the children in the middle schools, neither does it seek to close them. However, should the consultation confirm the change to 2-tier, then the status of the middle schools would need to change. The consultation does aim to bring education on Sheppey in line with the rest of Kent and to avoid children changing schools mid-key stage. Further information about the consultation can be found here.
