Kent on Sunday (East), January 21, 2017

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www.kentnews.co.uk January 22, 2017 East edition No 748
EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT
Fatal tree disease
Sixth form row over
threat spreads
league tables
Costs and concerns
Do schools drop students to
around ash dieback
boost their rankings?
HISTORY
Celebrating
Pocahontas
Town where she is buried marks
400th anniversary of her death
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Why league position must
not warp school system
WHILE being critical of our educa- will be struggling. Schools are
tion system has become something of caught in a permanent typhoon of
a national sport, the pressure schools ideology, ambition and ego.
are increasingly under is often The introduction of league tables
something to behold. in 1992 was not, in principle, a bad
In recent years budgets have been idea. Parents should be able to gauge PAGE
slashed, teacher numbers plunged the success, or otherwise, of schools 11 »
and workloads rocketed. in their areas, plus act as a spur to
But, more significantly, it has improve. But the reality is they have
become the archetypal political become like TripAdvisor. See a poor
football – given a fresh kick by every score and you’ll not entertain the
education secretary with goalposts idea of sending your child there. And
constantly on the move. that further corrupts an already
The temptation is, of course, all too fractured selective school system in
great. Everyone has a theory about this county.
how our children should be And as our story inside reveals,
taught and what is most the long held suspicion that
important. Is there any some schools are so desperate PAGE
greater power than altering to do well the good of the 22 »
the focus of an entire student is being overlooked in
generation as they progress pursuit of strong ratings
through their most forma- should set off some significant
tive years? alarm bells.
Yet try and remember a The results may not be seen
mere five years without today, or tomorrow, but
some significant at some point in the
changes to future we will live
methods or to regret the
process and you Editor Chris Britcher pressure applied.
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additional three per cent specifi- Kent because we’ve put together a Carter, who also leads the County table such a hike.
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cally designated for social care – it sensible and intelligent budget,” Councils Network, included Cllr Jarrett told us: “What Surrey
must hold a public vote. Cllr Carter told KoS. “I don’t know re-allocation of some of the are doing is reflecting the state of
v s However, as Kent County what Surrey’s particular circum- government’s foreign aid budget finances at councils across the
e Council is set to give the green light stances are but when Kent has towards social care and the country, where there is simply not
to a council tax rise of just under faced like-for-like reductions in introduction of a insurance enough for adult social care, and
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li its annual budget meeting, leader five years, it’s incredible what families” that insures against high this move.
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a calculations by his authority in “We don’t like putting council His Conservative counterpart in in Medway, government should
e e recent years have prevented the tax up, but 3.99 per cent is fair and Medway, Alan Jarrett, praised council scrap their capping on council tax
h need for such a drastic plan. reasonable. chiefs in Surrey for being “brave” but increases and allow local authori-
“There will be no such thing in Possible solutions mooted by Cllr also insisted his authority would not ties the flexibility.”

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w Worlds has sold for £18,000 at an £5,600 for one advertising the very
auction this week. first James Bond movie, Dr No, and
A TOP secret operation to test whether transported across the Channel on It was part of a collection of 230 £3,500 for Steve McQueen classic
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the army can quickly move tanks and ferries and by air, this was the first posters put up for sale by the the Great Escape, from 1963.
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o in Kent this week. that joins up with the national £60,000 – money she intends to use collection when he served in the
t Forces moved a total of five vehicles network, but uses a private contrac- to move from her Kent home to be Army in the 1950s and was helping
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– a Challenger 2 tank, a Warrior tor, Leidos, for specific movement closer to her grandchildren. out at armed forces cinemas.
fighting vehicle, a reconnaissance through the Channel Tunnel.
vehicle, a tank recovery vehicle and a New ways to deploy armour from
Warrior recovery vehicle – through the UK are being sought ahead of the Nearly 100 charged during
» Download your free the Channel Tunnel for the first time, army’s withdrawal from bases in
before returning back to Folkestone Germany by 2021, when the UK will
Kent News iPhone early on Wednesday morning. have no large, permanent force in festive drink-drive campaign
and iPad App available Ministry of Defence chiefs wanted mainland Europe.
to keep the drill low-key as it tested However, it is understood the
at the Apple App Store whether the vehicles of ranging Princess of Wales Royal Regiment,
shapes and sizes could be swiftly which has an area headquarters in POLICE say 125 people were In total 99 have so far been
moved though the tunnel for the first Canterbury, is leading Nato’s Very arrested during its Christmas charged.
time in an exercise that has been in High Readiness Joint Task Force, drink-driving crackdown. Inspector Sam Pearson said:
the planning since last February. designed to respond rapidly to During December, officers “People can be killed or seriously
» Follow us on However, it raised attention of the potential crises on the continent. across Kent arrested a total of 113 injured as a result of the inconsider-
exercise in a tweet sent late on A spokesperson for the MOD said: people for either driving in excess ate actions of those who think it is
Twitter @kosmedia or Tuesday night in a warning of their “The Army successfully conducted of the prescribed limit, or being in acceptable to drive a vehicle when
Facebook KOS Media presence to locals. an exercise to test the viability of charge of a motor vehicle while in they have been drinking alcohol.
Equipment is regularly moved using the Channel Tunnel to move excess of the prescribed limit.; Our message is that if you have
through the tunnel and while vehicles and equipment to mainland some 12 others on suspicion of consumed alcohol then you should
70-tonne vehicles have been Europe.” driving whilst unfit through drink. find another way to get home.”
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a author of one of the 20 most influential books in shaping by leading British academics.
p modern Britain – joining a list which includes the likes The ultimate winner will be revealed over Academic
of Stephen Hawking and Germaine Greer. Book Week at the end of the month.

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h Matthew Goodwin’s 2013 book, co-authored with with the British Academy. Revolt on the Right won
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PLANS to create an east Kent ‘super While that presents its own chal- life with a minimum term of 16 years.
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council’ will not threaten the deliv- lenges, arguably the most controver- In September 2015 the Parole Board
ery of a local plan for Thanet, the lo- sial aspect will be the council’s pro- declined to order his release, but
v s cal authority’s leader insists. posal to turn the former Manston recommended he be transferred to open
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li Thanet into one authority in a bid to into Stone Hill Park and build 2,500 concerns over his “attitude to violence”,
d improve the delivery of services to homes and leisure facilities on the site. risk of absconding and “risk of violence
a residents as councils continue to Explains Cllr Wells: “At the mo- linked to the claimant’s ego and desire
e e struggle with dramatically reduced ment that evidence for the continua- to be in control”.
h central government funds. tion of Manston as an airport site is A judge in London is now being asked
But as Thanet District Council not forthcoming, it’s not visible, it’s to rule on whether the rejection decision

e launched a consultation into not been presented to us and in that was “unlawful and irrational”.
h amendments to its local plan on Fri- context we have to go with the evi- Edward Fitzgerald QC, for Noye, told
t day, which sets out the future devel- dence that we do possess. Mr Justice Lavender at a hearing on
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a to a merged council, its creation tween the five councils about what what we have as evidence to send to Noye’s judicial review challenge is
m would not mean tearing up specific may go where and if that came un- the inspector.” contested by current justice secretary
plans for Thanet. der a merged council it would, to an See www.thanet.gov.uk to take Liz Truss, who argues that there was
h “It’s not going to affect this proc- extent, simplify the process.” part in the consultation. And turn “nothing irrational” in the decision
ess. At the moment there’s an awful Thanet’s plan details how the to page 19 for Chris Wells’ response taken. Mr Justice Lavender will give a
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VIEWS are being sought from patients on the new A CHARITY which works to help reintegrate war DONALD Trump has hailed Nigel Farage a “great
NHS patient transport service launched last year. veterans back into society is on the hunt for people to guy” during an interview just days before he took
G4S Healthcare Services took over as the fill its new specialised apartments. over as the 45th president of the United States.
provider of non-emergency patient transport in At its village in Aylesford, Royal British Legion During the interview with Brexit cheerleader and
» Download your free Kent and Medway in July 2016. The service Industries (RBLI) offers homes to vulnerable veterans former government minister Michael Gove in The
provides free transport for people whose health as well as training and employment opportunities, Times, Mr Trump mentioned Mr Farage – who he
Kent News iPhone means they cannot travel to their NHS appoint- including the manufacturing of road signs used referred to as “our Nigel” – spontaneously after being
and iPad App available ment any other way. across the country. asked how much he was looking forward to meeting
Now Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) The apartments, due to open in the spring, are Theresa May.
at the Apple App Store – the GP-led organisations that hold the budget for situated on Hermitage Lane near Maidstone, just Mr Farage, who lives in Westerham and is an MEP
health services locally – want to hear from people outside the village, and will be individually adapted for the south east, appeared at rallies in support of Mr
that have used the service in the first six months. for ex-service personnel who are homeless, at risk of Trump during the US presidential election campaign
Ian Ayres, chief officer for NHS West Kent CCG, homelessness or have specific requirements due to and was the first British politician to visit him following
who oversaw the procurement of the new service, health issues. his victory.
» Follow us on said: “It’s important for us to hear and understand RBLI’s head of estates development, James Mulroy, said Mr Trump, whose inauguration took place on
the views of people that have used the service to of the 24 apartments: “They will be specially adapted for Friday in Washington, said: “How is our Nigel doing?
Twitter @kosmedia or help ensure our aims are being delivered.” wounded, injured and sick ex-service personnel. I like him, I think he’s a great guy, I think he’s a very
Facebook KOS Media People are asked to complete a short online Specialist welfare support will also be available along good guy and he was very supportive.
survey which is available at www.surveymonkey. with potential employment opportunities. “He’d go around the US - he was saying Trump’s
co.uk/r/PTSreview. The survey will close on “We want to really make a difference to the lives of gonna win. He was one of the earliest people that said
January 31. veterans who are struggling to find a home.” Trump was gonna win. So, he’s gotta feel for it.”
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Violence levels at youth prison Vandals superglue
crown court’s doors
still high despite positive view
AN investigation is under way after staff at
Maidstone Crown Court arrived to work on
Tuesday to discover the locks to the building had
been superglued shut.
By Simon Allin Access was only possible after the locks were
drilled out. No cases were delayed.
[email protected]
A spokesperson said: “The locks on three
external doors were vandalised. There is an
LEVELS of violence at a prison for young of- ongoing police investigation.”
fenders in Rochester remain too high, ac-
cording to an official report. Prison after stealing
There were 127 reports of violent incidents
in the six months before inspectors visited HM
Young Offenders Institution Cookham Wood in from 101-year-old
September 2016 – with 33 assaults on young
people, 30 assaults on staff and 58 fights.
Assaults on staff were found to have in- A HANDYMAN has been jailed after using his
creased by nearly a third since the last in- position of trust to steal from elderly neighbours
spection and some were very serious. and clients, including a 101-year-old woman.
The inspectors found the facility, which Michael Ward, 66, of Defiant Close, Chatham,
houses boys aged 15 to 18, needs to do more was sentenced after pleading guilty to four counts
to ensure the safety of inmates. of theft and one charge of burglary. He was
Overall, however, the report was “very JAIL: Howard League says despite positives it is a “disappointing report” sentenced to 10 months in prison.
positive” and the prison continued to im-
prove, according to chief inspector of prisons and it is surprising that a prison can be said reasonably good. Research by the Howard
Peter Clarke. to be performing well overall when the level League has shown that the number of ad- School strike averted
He added: “The prison was led with confi- of violence is so high. ditional days’ imprisonment imposed on
dence; the management team seemed cohe- “Particularly concerning is the report’s boys in Cookham Wood rose by a stagger-
sive and attentive and an evident strength suggestion that a new progression unit was ing 279 per cent in the space of 12 months POSSIBLE strike action over a pupil assaulting a
was the quite impressive culture that was an appropriate response to the main chal- – from 207 in 2014 to 784 in 2015. teacher at a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells
developing amongst the staff as they grew in lenges the prison faces in managing behav- “Prisons, especially those holding chil- has been called off.
both experience and confidence.” iour. Children have told us that the very first dren, need to be encouraged to focus on a Members of the National Union of Teachers
But Frances Crook, chief executive of the step in that scheme is at least a week in soli- full and active regime, with suitably quali- threatened to take action following concerns St
Howard League for Penal Reform, comment- tary confinement. fied staff, rather than managing the inevi- Gregory’s Catholic School had dealt inappropri-
ed: “This is a disappointing report. A child is “It is also concerning that inspectors table consequences of keeping boys cooped ately with the incident in December. But talks
assaulted every six days in Cookham Wood, deemed governance of adjudications to be up for hours on end.” ended in an agreement being reached.
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Cliftonville is hip-tastic
Medway bridge forced shut
in latest travel site survey
just months after opening
CLIFTONVILLE and Margate’s neighbourhoods. The destinations
Old Town have been jointly on the list are exciting areas,
AN £18.9m bridge crossing the named one of the ‘hippest’ areas unspoiled by commercialism,
River Medway that opened in in the UK according to a table where locals love to hang out.
September has been closed for compiled by a travel website. They offer an eclectic range of
repairs after just four months. They rank seventh in TravelSu- food and entertainment.
Peters Bridge spans the stretch permarket’s UK Hip Hang-out “We didn’t base the ranking
near the villages of Wouldham, Neighbourhood Index which on beard-to-face and pints of
Burham and Eccles on the river’s ranks the hippest areas to explore craft beer ratios - instead, we
east bank and Halling to the west to in both the UK and Europe. looked at everything from
serve a major new housing develop- Manchester’s Ancoats district independent coffee shops and
ment on a former quarry site. was number one, with Leith, in vintage fashion outposts to the
Building of the £50m Peters Edinburgh, in second place. local creative culture – the
Village started last this year, and is Emma Coulthurst from things that set a hip destination
expected to be complete by 2022. TravelSupermarket says the apart from the rest of the pack.
However, bosses have now aim of the index is to inspire “Anywhere with ‘peak
announced the bridge will be closed city breakers with ideas for new hipster’ status, such as
all this coming week after incorrect places to discover. She ex- London’s Shoreditch, didn’t
expansion joints were fitted to both designed to allow movement incorrect joints in place, but it plained: “This will hopefully make the cut – places like this
ends of the bridge roadway deck between sections of the bridge, due could affect the long term life of the put Margate even more on the are now overrun by chains.
and footpaths. to traffic weight and temperature bridge so, reluctantly, we have to map and encourage new and Instead, we wanted to find
A spokesperson for Trenport, the variations. allow [contractor] BAM Nuttall to return visitors to the area. those areas where locals love to
company which commissioned the “There is absolutely no danger to address the issue as quickly as “We scoured the UK to find the hang out due to the area’s
bridge, said: “Expansion joints are the public from having the possible.” most current, independent-feeling independent creative spirit.”
James gets the boot Churchill funeral auction Gluten-free consultation China train’s Kent route
STRICTLY Come Dancing star James Jordan A FOLDER containing the ceremonial details AN online survey into plans by the NHS THE first freight train service from China to
was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother and route maps of Sir Winston Churchill’s West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group to the UK passed through Kent just before it
house this week. state funeral is to go up for auction in Surrey stop prescriptions for gluten-free products, arrived in the capital on Wednesday.
Mr Jordan lives in Kings Hill with his wife next month. for people with coeliac disease concludes Some 34 containers completed the
and fellow dancer, Ola. On departing he told The former PM lived at Chartwell in next Sunday, in a move which could save 7,456-mile journey from eastern China to a
viewers he was “gutted” but pleased to be Westerham and died in 1965. The docu- £130,000. To take part visit www.survey- freight terminal in Barking. It entered the UK
returning home to his wife. ments are set to sell for £600 at the auction. monkey.co.uk/r/WKglutenfree. via the Channel Tunnel.
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Birth tragedy result of ‘failures’
By Dominic Harris his conclusions at the end of the 10- during her treatment was described
[email protected] day inquest. as “inadequate”.
Her family said that while nothing Doctors also missed symptoms of
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hours after she gave birth ter a four-year fight “the truth is ac- and the coroner said the premature
to her second son was a re- knowledged”. removal of a breathing tube and a de-
sult of “failures, inade- The inquest at Gravesend Old Town lay in its reinsertion also contributed
quate diagnosis and treat- Hall heard Mrs Cappuccini had been to the emergency.
ment” at the hospital caring for her, a terrified of having her second child Mr Hatch said anaesthetist Dr Na-
coroner said. because of difficulties during the deem Azeez, who had the main re-
Frances Cappuccini, 30, died at birth of her first son. sponsibility for Mrs Cappuccini’s
Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pem- She had chosen to have an elective care, should have been supervised
bury, shortly after giving birth to her Caesarean section birth on October better after being involved in a simi-
son Giacomo in October 2012. 10 but went into labour two days be- lar situation before.
A “bubbly, intelligent, beautiful” fore and was admitted to the Tun- The trust and another doctor, Errol
school teacher, Mrs Cappuccini suf- bridge Wells Hospital. Cornish, were accused of manslaugh-
fered heavy bleeding after the Caesar- After a 12-hour labour, she finally ter over Mrs Cappuccini’s death last
ean-section procedure. had the Caesarean procedure, giving year but the trial against them
She was anaesthetised and operat- birth to Giacomo at 8.28am on Octo- collapsed when a judge ordered their
ed on but never regained conscious- ber 9. acquittal.
ness, dying less than eight hours after Suggestions she may have been Prosecutors alleged Dr Azeez had
her son was born. pressured into having a natural birth committed a catalogue of “very great
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells were dismissed by the coroner. failures” which left Mrs Cappuccini
NHS Trust was condemned over After the birth, she began to bleed unable to breathe properly after sur-
standards after an inquest heard a heavily and was rushed into emer- gery and said he too would have faced
piece of placenta was mistakenly left gency surgery before eventually go- charges of manslaughter if he had not
inside Mrs Cappuccini’s uterus. ing into cardiac arrest and dying at returned to his native Pakistan.
Coroner Roger Hatch said the Cae- 4.20pm. Speaking on behalf of the family af-
sarean-section was not carried out Dr Dib Datta, a consultant obstetri- ter the inquest, solicitor Kate Rohde
with care and the failure to remove cian and gynaecologist brought in to said: “Frankie was a wonderful wife,
the placenta piece “led directly to the provide a report on the case, called mother, daughter and sister. She was
subsequent series of events which the overlooking of the placenta a bubbly, intelligent, beautiful, loving
tragically ended in the death of “fundamental failure of care”. and much-loved.
Frances”. Mrs Cappuccini lost 2.3 litres (more “Failures of Maidstone and Tun- VICTIM: Frances Cappuccini died after giving birth to her son in 2012
There were also mistakes in the than four pints) of blood after the bridge Wells NHS Trust and those
way she was treated for breathing dif- birth but the inquest heard there was employed by the trust cost Frankie pathies” to Mrs Cappuccini’s family ty, it said, and it promised to consider
ficulties and how staff were no adequate fluid replacement plan in her life. Nothing can heal that pain. and said it recognised it had “fallen the inquest’s evidence to “ensure that
supervised. place. “At least today, after over four short” in areas of her care. any necessary changes which have
Mrs Cappuccini’s husband Tom The correct staff were not told of years, the truth is acknowledged.” As a result of her death, there have not already been made are fully ad-
was in court to hear Mr Hatch deliver her haemorrhage and note-taking The trust offered its “deepest sym- been changes to improve patient safe- dressed.”
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