goldsmithcn.bsky.social
@goldsmithcn.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor at Impetus / Co-founder of Class Divide / Brightonian
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"Children cannot learn, grow, or thrive if they are cold, hungry, and living in inadequate housing. No child should have to endure such hardship. This is why ending child poverty must become a national priority."

#ASCL2025
March 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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🚀 Introducing The Solutions Council

Our Who is Losing Learning? Problem Report revealed the extent of lost learning in schools, highlighting the urgent need to support all young people to thrive. We brought together teachers, parents & education leaders to tackle the challenge.
youtu.be/8ZBRP1gU8F8
Who is Losing Learning Solutions Report | March 2025
YouTube video by Impetus
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March 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Really ace piece in TES on how thr SEND system could look and feel different for children and schools
Every pupil with SEND deserves to receive support before their needs reach crisis point says Chair of the Who is Losing Learning Council Pepe Di'lasio In a new op-ed for @tesmagazine.bsky.social
How can we create an inclusive system for all learners? Join the conversation below.👇
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We must help mainstream schools support more pupils with SEND
Giving schools more opportunities to act early when supporting children’s needs could deliver huge improvements, says Pepe Di’Iasio
www.tes.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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The Who is Losing Learning? Coalition tackles the scale of lost learning, highlighting its disproportionate impact on pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our next report, based on evidence from school leaders, parents and experts, will set out solutions to this issue.

📅 Launching 18 March
🚸 Every child deserves stability and support.
Too often, pupil moves disrupt their education. In a powerful new op-ed, Edward Timpson reflects on his adoptive brother’s experience and why we need real change to protect vulnerable children. Read it here: schoolsweek.co.uk/the-schools-...
Schools should be held to account for pupil movements
The schools bill's provisions are good first steps, but we must go further to drive down poor practice
schoolsweek.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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💬 “I loved every moment of it.”

Doesn’t get much better than that for career experience feedback!

We hosted a Career Insight Day with Orbit Partners last week, giving young people from our partners a look into the finance & consulting sectors.

Ada | @intouniversity.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Check out our latest newsletter. It's great!
The February edition of Impetus Insights is here!

Insights is our monthly policy newsletter, bringing you the latest updates and analysis on education and employment policy.

Read in full: impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...
February 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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🎉 BREAKING NEWS: Brighton & Hove Council approves historic school admissions reforms! 🎉

30% Free School Meals allocation, 5% Open Admissions priority, and Whitehawk added to Dorothy Stringer/Varndean catchment.

Read more - www.classdivide.co.uk
#EducationForAll
Class Divide
www.classdivide.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A really important op-ed in @schoolsweek.bsky.social by Edward Timpson. We should know where every child is being educated because at the moment too many children are 'lost to the system' #inclusion #education @thedifferenceed.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/the-schools-...
Schools should be held to account for pupil movements
The schools bill's provisions are good first steps, but we must go further to drive down poor practice
schoolsweek.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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A month into her role as our CEO, we sat down with
Susannah Hardyman who shared her passion for supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
youtu.be/DxWutQbfaUw

Read full blog 👇 to explore why she joined Impetus as CEO & her vision for leading us forward.
impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...
Why young people | Susannah Hardyman interview
YouTube video by Impetus
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February 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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🤝 'The key to unlocking the potential of disadvantaged young people lies in providing them with fair access to the best schools'
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December 13, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Check out @divideclass.bsky.social new podcast episode The Progressive Test if you live in #Brighton and #Hove and/or are interested in the positive case for #school #inclusion and integration #education #inequality shows.acast.com/63ec9997d524...
The progressive test | Class Divide
When Brighton's Values Meet the School Gates
shows.acast.com
December 14, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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Yesterday’s data from the ONS shows a staggering 946,000 young people aged 16-24 in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

In addressing this, @brgadsby.bsky.social, our Head of Policy and Research, commented:
November 22, 2024 at 11:09 AM