Lauren Meadows

Curriculum Director, Unity Schools Partnership

Lauren Meadows works as a Curriculum Director for Unity Schools Partnership and CUSP, serving over 40 schools in the East of England and more than 900 schools as part of their international curriculum partnership. Lauren has worked with a wide range of national organisations, advising on curriculum and assessment design and strategic school improvement, including partnering with Alex Bedford to co-author Curriculum with Unity Schools Partnership (CUSP). She has dedicated her life to improving educational outcomes for children across the sector. Driven by her servitude to children and the belief that it is possible for every child to receive an excellent education, she has worked with primary, secondary, special and alternative provision settings across the country. She also works with the Research Schools Network, delivers NPQs and is currently studying assessment design at Cambridge University.

1 Workshop series two

CAR: An opportunity for authentic collaboration

Representing voices from across the sector, the Curriculum and Assessment Leads Network (CALN) has recently published a collaborative think-piece in collaboration with CST to outline the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in responding to the CAR. This session will explore the three tenets of our collective response: Be measured, Lean into the evidence, Collaboration is key. Never before has it been more important to work in partnership with those around us. This session will be a chance to share some of the CALN's early thinking about the implications of the CAR and to extend an open invitation to the sector to join us in the spirit of authentic collaboration.