13 January 2025
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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14 June 2024
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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26 September 2023
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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05 December 2022
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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20 November 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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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