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 June 2021
We received some positive feedback on a recent interview Can Can founder Alison Ali did with Julia Hartley-Brewer about SATs and other high-stakes government assessments of primary-aged children.
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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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01 March 2021
By Alison Ali There’s a lot of unintentional harm caught up in all the talk about the seven-month learning gap and the urgent need to catch up on the best part of a school year lost to Covid. You’d think there needs to be a mad dash to bring every child back up to where […]
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