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Hearts & Minds animation

13 January 2025

TV and film stars launch new campaign

Our new campaign, Arts and Minds, has got the support of some of the biggest names in the cultural industries. We are thrilled that the likes of Steve Coogan and Arlene Philips have joined us as Arts Ambassadors, calling for creativity to be put back at the heart of the curriculum. ‘I knew from a […]

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Education Renewed logo

14 June 2024

Education Renewed

We were delighted to be asked to develop the comms strategy for Education Renewed. At this important summit, held at London’s County Hall on 14 June, we brought together over 150 delegates – high-profile educationalists and front-bench parliamentarians – for a dynamic day of roundtables and workshops. Topics for discussion included School Accountability, Curriculum and […]

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Beyond Ofsted promotional cards

26 September 2023

Beyond Ofsted

We were proud to devise the tactical plan and develop the comms strategy for the Beyond Ofsted Inquiry. Tasked with making the case for an inquiry into school inspection in England, we went on to establish Beyond Ofsted as an independent, authoritative and evidence-based recommendation for the benefit of educators, parents and pupils. Media coverage […]

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Attempting a SATs test

05 December 2022

National press win for Big SATs Sit-In

We won coverage in every national newspaper with our Big SATs Sit-In event, inviting MPs in Westminster and parents in schools all over the country…

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Speedy Briefing: Evidence Against Baseline

20 November 2022

Speedy briefings a hit with MPs

Our speedy briefings take just five minutes to deliver, meaning we’ve reached more than 40 MPs and Peers…

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21 June 2021

New film wins 2.4 million views

How do you create a social media film that goes viral and gets more than 2.4 million views in a few short weeks?

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21 May 2021

How to influence policy

On the More Than A Score campaign, we have been working hard over the last few months to build unity of opinion amongst all major stakeholders and policy influencers in the arena of primary assessment – ie SATs and other high-stakes, high-pressure statutory tests.

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21 May 2021

Vibrant new campaign launch

This month Can Can worked with fellow parent campaigners from Save Our Schools and other groups to launch a vibrant new campaign called #TurnThePage. Their short, sharp, 30-minute online rally saw parents from across the country gather to hear Michael Rosen, 13-year-old Aisha, a head teacher and Can Can founder Alison Ali talking about what […]

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27 November 2020

When will policy makers ditch the gloss and listen to educators?

This week’s Spending Review served up cold comfort to educators and our nation’s children. Along with headteachers, teachers, unions and parents, here at Can Can we campaigned long and hard to win Boris Johnson’s vaunted election promise of a £14 billion cash injection for schools, which, in one of those fiscal sleights of hand we’ve […]

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18 November 2020

Open letter makes headlines

An open letter signed by over 1,200 school leaders – facilitated by Can Can – made headlines in the Sunday Times. Using our extensive network of primary school leaders, we collected signatures from heads, governors and other senior figures in schools across the country. The letter, outlining the reasons why SATs and other primary assessments […]

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