Isaac Searle, a PE student at Canterbury Christ Church University, is also taking part in research into the effects of amateur athletics.

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The scheme is a partnership scheme between the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent, together with Mid-Kent College and Canterbury Christ Church University College.

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James Arthur, reader in Christian education at Christ Church College, Canterbury, argues that church schools find it easier to get good academic results and involve parents in school activities because the staff, parents and pupils share a common philosophy.

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Canterbury's other important monuments include the Church of St Martin, the oldest church in England and Christ Church Cathedral, where Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170.

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