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Dr Julian Grenier CBE @juliangrenier.bsky.social · 1d

Early years attendance sets the stage for lifelong learning and friendships.

But the latest EPI data is worrying: absence is rising, espec for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Find out how to make a difference in this new EEF blog:

educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attenda...

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · 4d

This is great Claire. And as someone who grew up in a working class context it really resonates! And I also love cathedrals!

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · 5d

Some thoughts on the importance of teaching reading, post phonics, through key stage 3 and into secondary. We shouldn’t assume that because we’ve (mostly) fixed the start of the pipeline, we’ve cracked the system. At CAM we’re training all our pupil-facing staff as teachers of reading.

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 5d

The latest phonics screening check data is encouraging in some aspects, but ‘we shouldn’t confuse decoding with reading’, warns trust CEO @claireheald.bsky.social

Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem

The latest phonics screening check data is further proof that teaching reading is not ‘done’ at the end of KS1, writes Claire Heald

www.tes.com

Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Jul 4

@thewayofkueh.bsky.social says we need to see a joined up approach to education. It’s important for the government to set out how initiatives will connect. For example what will be the way that curriculum reform, following the review, will link up with promised SEND reforms? #EducationFest

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Jul 4

Listening to @camacademytrust.bsky.social’sown @thewayofkueh.bsky.social set out his response to the @beckyfrancis.bsky.social curriculum and assessment review.

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The Cam Academy Trust @camacademytrust.bsky.social · Apr 23

Our CEO @claireheald.bsky.social launched our five year strategy, CAM30 at our conference yesterday. Our strategy pillars will be a commitment to 1. a pupil entitlement, 2. a people entitlement and 3. adopting a “stable core, disruptive edge” mindset. #CAM30 #community

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The Cam Academy Trust @camacademytrust.bsky.social · Apr 22

We had some really inspiring guest speakers at our Trust conference today. Huge thanks to Iesha Small, Catherine Berwick, Marc White, @ensermark.bsky.social @suchmo83.bsky.social, Roary Pownall, Shaun Brown and Ruth Murad. #community #CAM30

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The Cam Academy Trust @camacademytrust.bsky.social · Apr 19

Our own @thewayofkueh.bsky.social, writing in TES today, explains how religious education (RE) prepares young people for a complex world.

We agree! At CAM Academy Trust, breadth of educational experience is one of our core principles.

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 19

🛐 Religious education has such an important role to play in helping young people to understand the world – but it will only fulfil its potential with clear national standards, says @thewayofkueh.bsky.social

RE: the Cinderella subject that needs to go to the ball

Religious education is often an afterthought, but it’s a subject that can have a profound, important impact on understanding the world, says this former senior Ofsted inspector

www.tes.com

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Dr Richard Kueh @thewayofkueh.bsky.social · Apr 19

📣New post!

👡Time for Cinde-RE-lla to go to the ball?

🧩Religion today is complex. Intelligent RE prepares pupils for complexity

🌍Curriculum craves diversity; RE is inherently diverse

💭RE injects wisdom, sensitivity & reflection into world asking BigQs: AI💻, climate change🌡️ & living well together🖖

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 19

🛐 Religious education has such an important role to play in helping young people to understand the world – but it will only fulfil its potential with clear national standards, says @thewayofkueh.bsky.social

RE: the Cinderella subject that needs to go to the ball

Religious education is often an afterthought, but it’s a subject that can have a profound, important impact on understanding the world, says this former senior Ofsted inspector

www.tes.com

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Apr 19

This is brilliant. On the future of RE, from @thewayofkueh.bsky.social

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 19

🛐 Religious education has such an important role to play in helping young people to understand the world – but it will only fulfil its potential with clear national standards, says @thewayofkueh.bsky.social

RE: the Cinderella subject that needs to go to the ball

Religious education is often an afterthought, but it’s a subject that can have a profound, important impact on understanding the world, says this former senior Ofsted inspector

www.tes.com

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The Difference @thedifferenceed.bsky.social · Mar 18

"As well as accountability, schools and teachers need support. The Difference is working today with 200 school leaders working towards the challenge of helping young people stay in school." Hear from our CEO @dkgill.bsky.social on why our new report is key for ending the crisis of lost learning 👇

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · Mar 18

🫥 'With the publication of our report today, we are calling for every school to have leaders with inclusion expertise'

@thedifferenceed.bsky.social CEO, Kiran Gill and @ippr.bsky.social research fellow, Efua Poku-Amanfo
schoolsweek.co.uk/tackling-inv...

We must have better oversight of 'managed' school moves

Our new report shows one in three children moved this way become altogether invisible to the system

schoolsweek.co.uk

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The Difference @thedifferenceed.bsky.social · Mar 18

🧵THREAD: There is a national school engagement crisis.
📑 Our new report offers 10 sector-backed recommendations to turn the tide on lost learning. We're calling on schools, trusts & government to act now. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/ybzr39t3 3 Key points 👇
#lostlearning #education

Picture of a report cover. Report is titled Who is Losing Learning? Finding Solutions to the School Engagement Crisis. The report is by IPPR and The Difference.

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Mar 18

Great to see @dkgill.bsky.social kick off this evening’s launch for the Who’s Losing Learning solutions report. Great work from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @impetus.org.uk @ippr.bsky.social @mission44.bsky.social

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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · Mar 18

The next stage of the Curriculum and Assessment Review will look to create a more inclusive and fair system, address subject-specific challenges, and assess available pathways beyond GCSEs.

Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/p...

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report

An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

www.gov.uk

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Mar 18

This is such an important report. It’s a privilege to support @thedifferenceed.bsky.social and see the impact of this work with @impetus.org.uk @mission44.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social on solutions to #LostLearning

Jo Hutchinson @jojohutchinson.bsky.social · Mar 18

And today our friends @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @impetus.org.uk @mission44.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social have published their new report building solutions to #LostLearning in collaboration with the school sector

www.ippr.org/articles/who...

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Mar 13

📣 Are you an English lead looking for your next challenge? Passionate about reading? Want to do transformative work and narrow the disadvantage gap? Up for being part of a great new curriculum team at @camacademytrust.bsky.social
Get in touch for an informal chat!

The Cam Academy Trust @camacademytrust.bsky.social · Mar 10

📚Passionate about English? Committed to transforming lives through education?

👀We are seeking an expert leader of English to lead our English strategy across the Trust.

To read more about this role or to apply, please see the full advert mynewterm.com/jobs/2753/ED...

#EducationLeadership #edujobs

Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Jan 31

Brilliant piece on the current issues around the position of RE in schools. And strong proposals for how we might sensibly address these. Also love this being framed through Yeats poetry!

Dr Richard Kueh @thewayofkueh.bsky.social · Jan 31

🤓Get your geek on!!!

⁉️What does Yeats’ poetry have to do with England’s curriculum and assessment review??

🤯Maybe everything!

👩‍🏫Inspired by those English teachers who have helped me to think about education through different eyes

www.reonline.org.uk/2025/01/31/t...

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold - RE:ONLINE

www.reonline.org.uk

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · Jan 14

What should the NPQ and ECF reviews - announced last week - focus on?

@cerysturner.bsky.social and @ellencph.bsky.social have talked to providers, schools and trust leaders and teachers and come up with the following list...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The 5 key priorities for the NPQ and ECF reviews

Sector experts offer their views on what the two recently announced reviews need to focus on to truly help teachers and leaders - both now and in the future

www.tes.com

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hi - I’m afraid it’s just published in the magazine

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Dec 3

What if we were able to restructure our system as an all-through model? And what benefits might we be able to realise in our current system with a bit of fresh thinking around this? Thanks to @tesmagazine.bsky.social for enabling me to share some thinking.

Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · Dec 3

What if... the system was restructured as an 'all-through' model

A challenging, fascinating think piece about the numerous benefits - financial, academic, pastoral and more - @claireheald.bsky.social believes would occur if we set the system up as 'all-through'
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

What if...our system was set up as all-through provision?

As part of our ‘What if...’ series, Claire Heald argues there would be multiple academic, pastoral and staffing benefits if the system was set up as an all-through model

www.tes.com

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Dr Julian Grenier CBE @juliangrenier.bsky.social · Nov 25

What does research evidence say about promoting children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED) in #earlyyears?

Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session

#edusky

https://buff.ly/3V6UfTr

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Nov 24

Developing oracy is of course a good thing, but there is a risk around starting to see it as separate from reading and writing

schoolsweek.co.uk/more-oracy-m...

Why it could be risky to treat oracy as a 'fourth R'

It's a superficially appealing idea, but there are real risks of separating oracy out from wider literacy

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Nov 22

Important points here. And in many schools it’s not just teachers that don’t feel confident meeting SEND needs, it’s leaders and support staff too. Teacher and leader development is critical in equipping schools with the right expertise

Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · Nov 22

The government has put inclusion at the heart of its SEND plan - but success will be elusive unless it addresses fundamental questions around ITT, finds @johngroberts.bsky.social in this exclusive analysis, with startling new data about teacher confidence in SEND

www.tes.com/magazine/new...

How teacher training could make or break the DfE inclusion plan

The government wants more pupils with SEND to be supported in mainstream schools, but most teachers say their training did not equip them to meet these children's needs

www.tes.com

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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · Nov 17

Those who live and breathe curriculum and assessment by teaching every day have a deep and unique understanding of what’s going well and what needs to improve.

If that’s you, please do share your precious insights through the call for evidence.

consult.education.gov.uk/curriculum-a...

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Claire Heald @claireheald.bsky.social · Nov 17

A really interesting piece that suggests we’re at risk of seeing a drop in school standards and losing the gains that have been made. Our young people need this not to happen.

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Nov 16

New post just out:

"Dropping Out"

Why improvements to school standards are at serious risk.

(Free to read)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/d...

Dropping Out

Why improvements in school standards are at serious risk

open.substack.com

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