Cherry Casey

Child welfare journalist:
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[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

6 months until my book, Childhood Ltd is published! In it, I investigate how and why the places where children spend so much of their formative years have become unfit for purpose. Pre-order at https://t.co/G07m0FFrtC

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Fully over on Substack now where my newsletter explores what happens when children *what they are and what they actually need* are left out of decision making , from tech, to town planning, to education and more. https://t.co/8xFEILHIXi

[Prospect @prospect_uk]

Children’s entertainment has become increasingly digitalised—and commercialised, writes @CherryCasey.
https://t.co/hshCe512h9

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Rescue Our Schools is a campaign to get extreme behavioural policies taken seriously. We're platforming student/parent/teacher voices to raise awareness & give this issue the attention it needs. Please get in touch if you have experience to share: https://t.co/fGGUGpxOHm

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Very pleased to learn my piece on ultra-disciplined schools is one of the top 20 @NewHumanist stories of 2024. A campaign on this issue is coming shortly …

[New Humanist @NewHumanist]

Check out our top stories of 2024! With fun and fascinating contributions from @SamiraAhmedUK @amitkatwala @PeterWardJourno @RTPallardy @kunalpurohit @CherryCasey and more

https://t.co/tx2HIQKu9v

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

@reider Good luck Dimi! Great working with you and stay in touch

[New Humanist @NewHumanist]

The "ultra-disciplinary" approach to education is becoming more popular in UK schools.

But it undervalues substance, integrity and care in favour of speed, performance and status. Our children deserve more, writes @CherryCasey

https://t.co/jqtS46vvCO

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

@BLAIMGame At my baby's Monkey Music class you *weren't* allowed to sing along but you *were* allowed to mime but you had to wear a face mask.

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

.@Ginger_Adoptee and @AFrazerWicks shared their stories for my @indypremium piece on post-adoption contact last year. Fantastic to see actual progress on this. Massive well done both. https://t.co/Pcj6zN4diS

[Ginger Adoptee @Ginger_Adoptee]

Today a report has been released by the Family Divsion Working Group on Adoption. It calls for more open and supportive contact including face to face and more supportive for all involved.

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Thanks Kerrie and I'm sorry to hear. The 'ultra-strict' approach is marketed as a way tackling out of control behaviour. But as parents such as yourself know - it's BS. These regimes are just cheaper than proper behavioural policies built on substance. It's about optics + data

[kerrie love @kerrielove]

@CherryCasey @BBCRadio4 @theleaduk So well put. My child is in an Athena Trust school - CSIA.
constantly in reflection for not focusing, not sitting straight, tapping her pen,

Then she is suspended for not ‘constantly writing in a silent room. My daughter and so many are being robbed of their education.

[theleaduk.bsky.social | theleaduk.substack.com @theleaduk]

While the CEO of Croydon's Harris Federation pockets nearly £500k a year, members of staff are signing an open letter demanding better working conditions.

What’s life like on the other end of the scale? Read @CherryCasey's latest here: https://t.co/HQbDN0YM5d

[New Humanist @NewHumanist]

As UK schools struggle with behaviour problems, a new breed of ultra-disciplined schools boast of high grades and obedient students.

But at what cost? @CherryCasey reports
https://t.co/jqtS46uXNg

[New Humanist @NewHumanist]

👨‍🎓Things we learned in the latest issue of New Humanist:

Roughly 40,000 UK teachers left the profession during 2021-22

Buy a copy now to read @CherryCasey on why ultra-disciplined schools aren't the answer https://t.co/MXiTTeaFPB

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Another reason I feel so strongly about authoritarianism in schools. I know this is about privilege/connections but we're also churning out such unhappy, under pressure kids who think their only value is their GCSE grade. You can't compete in these fields without self-esteem.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Working class creatives in film and TV at lowest level in decade
https://t.co/V0HyFVGwgb

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

@immarkosullivan @SwanFilmsTV @Channel4 Congratulations Mark - can't wait to see it.

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Not an exhaustive list but: parents aren’t foaming at the mouth because you’re asking their kids to sit up straight. They’re asking you to stop creating joyless hellholes where kids are put under such pressure (or off-rolled entirely) so you can boost your league table results.

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

I was so pleased to be asked onto AntiSocial on @BBCRadio4 to debate school discipline, which came off the back of this piece I wrote for @theleaduk https://t.co/oudVsWpK6B

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Astrea Academy has a school where teachers have gone on strike due to behavioural policies ( https://t.co/2Be5RFrNNy)
While Ark Academy is the MAT I referenced where kids have to ask to take their jumper off

[Cherry Casey @CherryCasey]

Oh, and here’s the show: https://t.co/85msirCxRA