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Cassie Buchanan OBE
@cassiebuchanan.bsky.social
Trust Leader at The Charter Schools Educational Trust. Interested in ideas & people making a positive difference to the lives of children & young people - education, better starts for our youngest children & good economic policy
Important literary and mathematical analysis to lead into Christmas - is the Grinch extremely big or very small? open.substack.com/pub/lookinga...
How big is the Grinch?
A Looking at Picture Books investigation.
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Thanks so much again to the expert panel, including @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @jonhutchinson.bsky.social @jo-annebaird.bsky.social and the others for their wisdom
Today the curriculum and assessment review is published. Please do read the executive summary and recommendations. Thank you to everyone who gave evidence and who came and spoke to us. I really appreciated you all giving your time and expertise. 👉 www.gov.uk/government/p...
Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report
The conclusions and recommendations of the independent review of the curriculum, assessment and qualifications system in England.
gov.uk
I think I am getting too old for Eurovision - watching Malta’s entry and just exhausting. #eurovision
Top motivation for engaging with PD? Improving children’s outcomes (88%)—a clear signal of the sector’s commitment to developing quality in early education and care Potential to do more: Only 11% of settings reported using Early Years Pupil Premium funding for Professional Development. 4/5
My self-nomination for parent of the year 🏆 - filming my teenager for the ‘Ice bucket challenge’ (yes, that seems to be doing the rounds again) And … forgetting to press record 📹🥶🤦🏻♀️
For those of you who love (or rely on) the genius that is Bluey & who love design and wonder how it shapes the shows our children (we) watch.. A Venn diagram I hope doesn’t only include me in the centre 😬 A very cool Substack.. 💙 open.substack.com/pub/goodsnif...
Creating Bluey: Tales from the Art Director - Chapter 2
Let's dive into the nuts and bolts of how Bluey is designed
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Find out what London South EYSPH are up to over April and May- click on the link to see our range of fully funded training👇🏾 mailchi.mp/845853ca5f20... @ncb.org.uk @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @londonsouthtsh.bsky.social
When I was 7 (it was a long time ago) I used to disappear on my bike for hours - I would cycle to Littleover Community School & peer through the windows into the ‘grown up’ classrooms - I was desperate to go. Anyway, it’s still a very lovely proper comprehensive and you could teach there 👇
Caroline Spalding@mrsspalding.bsky.social · last yr.You know what they about A Level Economics teachers, 3rd time of advertising’s the charm… 😬 Recruitment crisis, you say? www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
The new interim report from the curriculum review highlights concerns about key stage 2 writing assessments, the volume of GCSE exams and “indefensible” outcomes for some GCSE students resitting English and maths. The full @tesmagazine.bsky.social write up here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Curriculum review interim report: all you need to know
The curriculum and assessment review’s interim report highlights concerns with KS2 writing assessment, the Spag test and ‘indefensible’ outcomes for some GCSE resit students
tes.com
🌟New blog SEND and the Curriculum and Assessment Review: messages of hope from the interim report @beckyfrancis.bsky.social @jonhutchinson.bsky.social @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @fstewarthistory.bsky.social @jo-annebaird.bsky.social sendmatters.co.uk/2025/03/18/s...
SEND and the Curriculum and Assessment Review – messages of hope from the interim report
With the release of the Interim Report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review comes the question many teachers, leaders and others will be asking – ‘what does it mean for us and our pupils?’. For …
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The interim curriculum review report has landed. From an EBacc review, to less content in primary school lessons and fewer GCSE exams - here's the 14 key things school leaders need to know ...
Curriculum review interim report: The 14 reforms
Here's what you need to know about the first report from the Francis review
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Writing exclusively for Tes, curriculum review lead @beckyfrancis.bsky.social lays out why she will be resisting ‘non-educationalists’ calling for revolution, and keeping what works in England’s curriculum and assessment
Becky Francis: We’ll resist ‘non-educationalists’ who want revolution
Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis details why the curriculum and assessment review does not support calls for ‘revolution not evolution’
tes.com
The curriculum and assessment review interim report - out today 👇 schoolsweek.co.uk/exams-volume...
Curriculum review interim report: The 14 reforms
Here's what you need to know about the first report from the Francis review
schoolsweek.co.uk
Second part of our webinar series beginning tomorrow-book below! 19/3-12.30pm: forms.gle/3gGEcQa7Wv3C... 19/3-7pm: forms.gle/zMsVvuUtkehZ... 20/3-3.45pm: forms.gle/BrsDjwQ2u6vm... @ncb.org.uk @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @londonsouthtsh.bsky.social
Following the appointment of Tom Wood to the post of Principal at Bedford Free School, we are looking for a Deputy Principal from September 2025. This is a brilliant school we want to take to even greater heights. Please share: mynewterm.com/jobs/138228/...
Deputy Principal - Bedford Free School, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Closing date: 8:00am, Mon 31st Mar, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.
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I have just discovered I have carefully overwintered a load of ‘weeds’ ready for the spring (well done me) - after all that effort, torn about whether to chuck them on the compost! Am sure there is an analogy to leadership in there 🤨
Book to attend Champions Training with BBC Tiny Happy People: forms.gle/w1dMrMc3NBy3..., 31/3/25 at 7pm. @ncb.org.uk @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social #strongerpracticehubs #bbctinyhappypeople
March is here!🌷 This week's training starts on Wednesday. Scan the code to book or follow these links: 5/2-12.30pm: forms.gle/iiAyWmf3UkHY... 5/2-7pm: forms.gle/ukBNVspn7f41... 6/2-3.45pm: forms.gle/pPaMziGDtghi... @ncb.org.uk @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social
‘Our ambition is ‘high standards for all’. We must aim high, drive up standards for all our young people, and ensure that none are left behind’ @beckyfrancis.bsky.social with an update from the curriculum & assessment review - our challenge and our opportunity schoolsweek.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
We want high standards for all young people, not some
Delivering that vision will mean having a shared understanding of what we mean when we talk about standards
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Let this be a warning to all of us who pore over seed catalogues and see the endless possibilities 💐🌸🌺🌼 I might* have overstretched myself with my second (eek) delivery of seeds 😬 *have
Good News! The funding for DFE Early Years Stronger practice hubs has been extended to support the Govt’s early years plan. If you’re a setting in South London looking for support, training or community, get in touch and say hello 👇👇👇
London South EYSPH@londonsoutheysph.bsky.social · 2y ago📢February newsletter out now! Click to discover our new training offer. mailchi.mp/46f22862826d... @ncb.org.uk @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @londonsouthtsh.bsky.social
With keynotes from @benniekara.bsky.social & Jeffrey Boakye, this conference is being hosted by the five Research Schools across London & the South-East. 🤩 Find out more about the conference, browse the workshops on offer & BOOK TICKETS HERE ⬇️ www.unlock-ed.org @theeef.bsky.social
Take a look at all the 🤩 free training, networking and resources you can access via our DFE Early Years stronger practice hub 👇
London South EYSPH@londonsoutheysph.bsky.social · 2y ago📢February newsletter out now! Click to discover our new training offer. mailchi.mp/46f22862826d... @ncb.org.uk @cassiebuchanan.bsky.social @londonsouthtsh.bsky.social
New resource from the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood: 'Shaping Us'. - straightfowardly describes the social and emotional skills we need to thrive. - includes a short guide about what the skills look like in early childhood centreforearlychildhood.org/our-work/res...
NEW: One in four children in England need social care services by the age of 18, either for health-related services or child protection The findings of a new study have sparked warnings over the impact of poverty and austerity on children By me, for the Observer www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals
New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young people
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