Podcast: Kent's biggest school, Homewood in Tenterden, is closed today as teachers and support staff strike over proposed job losses
KentOnline
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 - 21 minutes
Kent's biggest school is closed today as teachers and support staff go on strike.
They're walking out over six days between now and July 2nd in a dispute over compulsory job losses at Homewood in Tenterden.
It's after plans to move the school to a new trust fell through earlier this year. Hear from the local National Education Union rep and a teacher who is on the picket line.
Also in today's episode, hear from a young dad who has praised staff at Medway Maritime Hospital after his baby was born with a rare condition.
Charlie Hayes and his partner Demi went for a scan when baby Luca stopped moving - he was then delivered by emergency C-section and had to be revived by doctors.
A University of Kent student who arrived in the UK from Iraq when he was just 12, says he still fears he could be told to leave at any moment.
Aws didn't speak any English when his family fled fighting in his home country. The 22-year-old is now in his third year of studying for a degree and has refugee status. He's been sharing his story as part of Refugee Week.
And, a Kent footballer says it was a "privilege" to captain the England team at the Seniors World Cup.
43-year-old Jamie Coyle, who manages Margate, travelled out to Thailand for the tournament which features older players.
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