Dr Kate Chhatwal

Sunny start to the day at Spanish Banks #parkrun in #Vancouver #Canada. Small, stunning and lovely volunteers. #loveparkrun

It was such a joy to spot you at the finish after our recent emails. In person is always best and at parkrun is always better!

V happy (and somewhat hot) to be back at #parkrun today after a 2 week break to manage an #AxSpA flare. Huge thanks to @drailyntan.bsky.social for sharing research and encouragement. #loveparkrun

I do love a bluebell-strewn parkrun in the spring. We were treated this morning at Bethlem Royal Hospital parkrun. And the carpark welcome to direct first timers to the start was the warmest ever. #loveparkrun

We can wait.

And were you surprised???

Surprise as 100 Spaniards turn up at non-league football match Harborough Town's home match had some international visitors - but why were they there?

@jembenson.bsky.social saw this and thought of you.

BBC News - Surprise as 100 Spaniards turn up at non-league football match - BBC News
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Back on the #parkrun tourist trail with a beautiful run along the #Thames in #Kingston. Gorgeous day for it. #loveparkrun

'A moment I won't forget' - Natasha Dowie on making history during LFC Legends win - Liverpool FC Natasha Dowie expressed her pride at becoming the first female to appear in a Liverpool FC Legends game at Anfield.

Natasha Dowie a history-making legend in yesterday's match. Her skill & strength a perfect riposte to the guy sitting near me who told his son having a woman in the team "made a mockery" of things. Not sure how many England caps or Super Cups he'd won. #LFC #YNWA

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First time in 15 consecutive weeks... it's #parkrun o'clock and I'm not running 😱. Off to #Anfield instead to see #LiverpoolLegends. #loveparkrun #loveLFC #YNWA

Proud of the progress we made in #Liverpool on our priorities of #EYFS, #attendance and #aspiration. We ensured sustainability was a consideration from the start and hope RISE teams will build on what we achieved.

Last Thurs, it was my great honour to chair the final meeting of the #Liverpool Priority Education Investment Area Board. Our projects have helped improve #EYFS, #attendance and #aspiration, with a focus on sustainability from the start.

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Come with me next time!

Today, @edupolicyinst.bsky.social published a groundbreaking report on the impact of school absences on the disadvantage gap. I was pleased to talk to the Today Programme about some of these issues and challenges.

Eminently sensible interim report from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and the review team. So refreshing to see a non-ideological approach, seeking to tackle problems, such as the forgotten third, without sweeping away what is good in the current curriculum.

Excellent article from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social

I don't underestimate the challenges ahead for the panel as they move from analysis and intent to recommendations. But the direction and approach signalled by the interim report leave me profoundly hopeful.

All of this without any compromise on standards and rigour, but with a determination for children, society, and the economy to thrive as well as achieve.

3. Ensuring that the curriculum and related materials are inclusive, "so that all young people can see themselves represented in their learning, as well as seeing others' perspectives and broadening their horizons".

2. A curriculum that is "cutting edge and fit for purpose", including responding to social and technological change. Good to see AI and the environment highlighted here.

This includes a desire to get the right balance of assessment measures to "capture the strengths of every young person".

1. Delivering high standards for all. While rightly recognising that many barriers to closing the achievement gap for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND lie beyond curriculum & assessment, the review promises steps to ensure the curriculum & assessment system reflect high expectations for all.

🧵The interim report of the curriculum and assessment review is out and underlines how the panel led by the excellent @beckyfrancis.bsky.social is dealing with intractable and novel challenges in a measured and evidence informed way. Among the many positives, I would highlight the commitments to:

And he was adorable and immaculately behaved. 😍

I can often be spotted running round it.

Thanks Alison.

Taking @sineadmc.bsky.social's excellent advice and indulging my love of #parkrun, I took a short break from #ASCL2025 to show off my new 250 tee at Princes Parkrun. Apologies to those around me as I joined this morning's keynotes still in running gear. #loveparkrun

Challenge Partners pleased to support this sector-led initiative to capture inclusive practices in mainstream schools. We are already evaluating these through our SEND Developmental Peer Review and look forward to schools in our partnership and beyond submitting examples.

Yet, valuable as those policies were to some students who wouldn't otherwise have achieved so well, we need something more systemic. Excellent initiatives for some won't do it. We need excellence for every child in every school.