Sevenoaks Grammar School Plan Moves Ahead
Invicta Grammar School has announced an eight week public consultation on its plan to establish a satellite grammar school in Sevenoaks. Invicta’s plan is to establish a six form of entry school on the Wildernesse site for opening in September 2015. Views are being sought from the community, and the consultation will run from 20 ...
Political Support For The Sevenoaks Grammar School
Over the past week, support for the Sevenoaks grammar school has come from across the political spectrum. Firstly, the Kent Conservatives launched their County Council election manifesto, and it makes the following manifesto commitment: “We are committed to responding to huge local demand and delivering the Sevenoaks grammar school annexe.” KCC leader Paul Carter said: ...
Sevenoaks Parents Delighted By Fantastic News
Sevenoaks parents are delighted by the fantastic news that Invicta Grammar School will be establishing a satellite grammar school in Sevenoaks from September 2015 on the Wildernesse site. The parents are particularly pleased because the school satisfies their three main campaign targets to establish a school:- – That will admit boys and girls from Year ...
Parent Grammar School Announced
Kent County Council (KCC) has announced that Invicta Grammar School in Maidstone will be establishing a satellite grammar school in Sevenoaks from September 2015 on the Wildernesse site. It will be a six form of entry school, admitting boys and girls from ages 11-18. The Sevenoaks satellite will be a non-super selective school, and will ...
Legal Battle Lines Drawn In Site Row
Kent County Council (“KCC”) has issued its response to the Government’s attempt to confiscate the proposed site of the popular new Sevenoaks satellite grammar school in favour of the Christian Free School. The Government’s secret plan was revealed in a leaked letter dated 4th March from Education Minister, Lord Nash, to Patrick Leeson, KCC Director ...
Site Sharing A Non-Starter
The Christian Free School appears to have been badly misinformed by the Government over the potential to share the Wildernesse site with the grammar school. Although superficially this appears to be a good idea because the land area is certainly big enough to accommodate two schools, there is an obvious financial problem with this idea ...
A Brazen & Misguided Attempt To Misappropriate A Community Asset
You may have seen the news in the media that the Sevenoaks Grammar School project is apparently in difficulty because the Government and the proposed Christian Free School are threatening to confiscate the grammar school site and instead award it to the Christian School. This article from today’s Sevenoaks Chronicle summarises the issue well:- http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Sevenoaks-grammar-school-doubt-government-s-bid/story-18401394-detail/story.html#axzz2NSh3eBWV ...
Sevenoaks Grammar School Campaigners Address 100 MPs
On 17th April, Andrew and Sarah Shilling – the parents who are leading the Sevenoaks Grammar School Campaign – addressed around 100 MPs, including Education Secretary Michael Gove, at The House Of Commons in Westminster. They were speaking at the ‘Friends of Grammar Schools’ reception hosted by leading backbench MP Graham Brady, Chairman of the ...
Sevenoaks Grammar School Plan Debated By Kent Councillors
On 29th March, Kent County Council (“KCC”) debated the establishment of a Sevenoaks Grammar School in the Council Chamber at County Hall in Maidstone. The Council debate had been triggered by an e-petition established by the Sevenoaks Grammar School Campaign, which achieved over 2,600 signatures. Campaigner Andrew Shilling gave the following speech to open the ...