Figures show pupils are being temporarily excluded from secondary schools in Kent and Medway more times than anywhere else in the south east…
According to data released in Ofsted’s annual report, there were almost 10-and-a-half thousand fixed period exclusions last year – but in terms of percentage it was around average for the region.
Also in today’s episode: there are calls for more carriages on high speed trains to tackle overcrowding, vehicle are still underwater almost a month after an underwater car park flooded, and there are calls for more funding for sitting volleyball.