The decision by headteacher Jennie Carter at The Churchill School in Hawkinge, to stay open during the heavy snowfalls last week, has made the national press and brought a favourable response from an Ofsted spokesman.

In a lead article in this week's Times Educational Supplement headed, 'The snow must go on: head kips at school to be ready for Ofsted next morning' the spokesman told the TES that a school's decision to stay open may well reflect favourably on its grade for leadership and management.

The article tells the story of the school's efforts to stay open, when the majority education establishments in Kent were closed.

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