@beckyfrancis.bsky.social
Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education. CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation. Chaired the Curriculum and Assessment Review (2024-2025) but now back at the EEF
@samfr.bsky.socialReposted by @beckyfrancis.bsky.socialApart from once again proving himself a dead eyed socipath, Jenrick is forcing Reform down a cul-de-sac. "How about war crimes" is not winning 35% of the vote.
@tesmagazine.bsky.socialReposted by @beckyfrancis.bsky.socialOak’s new AI assistant, Alia, reduced primary teachers’ lesson-planning time by 24%, according to a trial by @theeef.bsky.social – but teachers who used the tool had 'mixed' views about its effectiveness
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@beckyfrancis.bsky.social*Akebia* 😆
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialFruit on the akibea quinata in our garden - another sign (if we needed one) of our freakishly hot summer
@tesmagazine.bsky.socialReposted by @beckyfrancis.bsky.socialWe must build closer connections between research and practice to make sure the questions researchers are asking are grounded in everyday realities, says CEO @beckyfrancis.bsky.social as @theeef.bsky.social launches consultation on the challenges facing education
@drjennings.bsky.socialReposted by @beckyfrancis.bsky.socialTime is long overdue that the political mainstream in Britain vigorously re-asserts its longstanding anti-racism norms... these have been allowed to be significantly eroded the last few years.
@ruthwatson.eurosky.socialReposted by @beckyfrancis.bsky.socialThank goodness for the brave and principled volunteers at the #RNLI
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social'the Waymo effect is what happens when a technology removes the friction of dealing with another human being, and we experience that removal as pure gain – because the costs of the friction were always visible to us, while its benefits were not.'
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialThe abuse of the RNLI is obscene. These people are heroes who keep us all safe. The Government needs to come out clearly on this
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@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialEvidence that mobile phone bans in school have been beneficial #PISA2025
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialWe are only around mid-table for variation between schools. Work still to be done here @oecd-ocde.bsky.social #PISA2025
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialIncluding for the size of the gap for socio-economic disadvantage, which is very wide in Germany #PISA2025
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialOur kids also score comparatively well on checking sources and relying on scientific studies, in treatment of information #PISA2025 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialEnjoying Andreas Schleicher's dive into the data at the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social #PISA2025 launch. It is striking how much better UK is doing than countries commentators often fix on, e.g Germany and the Netherlands
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialAt her speech opening the #PISA2025 resukts @georgiagould.bsky.social highlights the need to keep using evidence and data for system improvement @oecd-ocde.bsky.social
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialUK kids can! We are bucking the trend
@beckyfrancis.bsky.socialI agree. I am always puzzled why we are never picked out for @oecd-ocde.bsky.social commentary on this.