{"id":379254,"date":"2026-09-16T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-send-school-in-kent-could-be-named-the-worlds-best-but-still-faces-struggles\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:00:41","slug":"this-send-school-in-kent-could-be-named-the-worlds-best-but-still-faces-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-send-school-in-kent-could-be-named-the-worlds-best-but-still-faces-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"This SEND school in Kent could be named the &#8216;world&#8217;s best&#8217; &#8211; but still faces struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/x8PZnb8_gio\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"This SEND school in Kent could be named the 'world's best' - but still faces struggles\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8PZnb8_gio\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Five Acre Wood in Kent has beaten millions of schools worldwide to be nominated for the World\u2019s Best School Prize. <\/p>\n<p>ITV News has been given exclusive access to the SEND school to see why its so successful and the challenges its facing.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most eye-catching for onlookers is the airplane cockpit, lifeboat and railway carriage in the school playground. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Acre Wood in Kent has beaten millions of schools worldwide to be nominated for the World\u2019s Best School Prize. 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