Cassie Buchanan OBE

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

The year 2000, a bit of David Crystal and a story time book - spot the NQT. I don’t think I ever got around to reading the Dave Eggers - a vanity purchase 🤪

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 📹🥶🤦🏻‍♀️

They’ll love it 😉

Paging @jonhutchinson.bsky.social 👋

Creating Bluey: Tales from the Art Director - Chapter 2 Let's dive into the nuts and bolts of how Bluey is designed

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.. 💙

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I am so sorry for your loss Roy. Dawn was a brilliant thinker. I learnt so much from Dawn which has really helped me thinking about RE in the national curriculum review. Sending you and your family much love.

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👇🏾
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I think my husband might be glad of the peace and quiet 😉

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 👇

*there

If this is a thing, getting in the early with the elf before @jonhutchinson.bsky.social self-nominates himself 😉

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

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...

Yay! Thanks Dan

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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SEND and the Curriculum and Assessment Review: messages of hope from the interim report

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That’s good 👍

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

The full interim report is below 👇

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Curriculum review interim report: The 14 reforms Here's what you need to know about the first report from the Francis review

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 ...

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’

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

Curriculum review interim report: The 14 reforms Here's what you need to know about the first report from the Francis review

The curriculum and assessment review interim report - out today

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Second part of our webinar series beginning tomorrow-book below!
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Deputy Principal - Bedford Free School, Bedford, Bedfordshire Closing date: 8:00am, Mon 31st Mar, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

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:

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Does this also work for adults who try and watch TV after a long day but don’t manage to stay awake and then wake up 3 episodes in? (Asking for a friend)

‘Overwintering bad ideas: Spotting weeds and saying goodbye to the stuff that doesn’t work in your school’ 😜

Red dead nettle, not the Yarrow I thought I was growing.

Bitter cress plant and not queen Anne’s lace!

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.
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March is here!🌷 This week's training starts on Wednesday. Scan the code to book or follow these links:
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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

‘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

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