Prof Becky Francis
@beckyfrancis7
CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation @EducEndowFoundn Previously Director of the UCL-Institute of Education (IOE).
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25-10-2011 15:53:50
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From what I hear about Prof Becky Francisās curriculum review it will lean into the āevolution not revolutionā angle mentioned at its inception. Less building a new world on the ashes of the old, more Chestertonās Fence- donāt replace something until you understand why it was there
Writing exclusively for Tes, curriculum review lead Prof Becky Francis lays out why she will be resisting ānon-educationalistsā calling for revolution, and keeping what works in Englandās curriculum and assessment tes.com/magazine/analyā¦
There has been a lot of crap - and worse - written about Prof Becky Francis's Curriculum and Assessment Review. Some incredibly shoddy journalism was on display, even before a single word of the review had been published. I've said all along it would be both wise and sensible. 1/3
šNew blog SEND and the Curriculum and Assessment Review: messages of hope from the interim report sendmatters.co.uk/2025/03/18/senā¦ Prof Becky Francis Department for Education
Really great to see Prof Becky Francis and the Curriculum and Assessment Review team publish their interim findings. Itās clear the review is in safe hands. gov.uk/government/pubā¦
Good to see this interim report - it sets out very helpfully what is working in the current system, and where there is still more to do to. ā¦Great to see the breadth of contributions and depth of evidence informing this work ā¦Prof Becky Francisā© gov.uk/government/pubā¦
"in some areas the current curriculum is impeding depth and mastery of core concepts, reducing the autonomy of teachers and reducing the time available to teach some important subjects" Prof Becky Francis writes exclusively for Tes tes.com/magazine/analyā¦
Excellent article from Prof Becky Francis
āhigh standardsā currently too often means āhigh standards for someā Today the Department for Education has published the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report led by our CEO Prof Becky Francis gov.uk/government/pubā¦
Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report from ā¦Prof Becky Francisā© out today gov.uk/government/pubā¦
The governmentās interim report today from Prof Becky Francis sees the role of curriculum as providing āknowledge and skills for a flourishing civil society, promoting social cohesion & sustaining democracy.ā Thus, foundations for a new nat. curriculum should be built on #antiracism
Interim findings are thoughtful, practical and get to the point. Rightly Prof Becky Francis notes one of the big trade- offs we struggle with is breadth v depthā¦
Tes magazine Prof Becky Francis Just read couple of pieces about interim review- as someone definitely on the more Traditionalist wing this feels like a thoroughly well balanced & considered set of recommendations. Never doubted someone as serious-minded as Prof Becky Francis - sounds like much-needed evolution.
I reckon there is nothing to fear from Prof Becky Francis's interim review, and much to be hopeful about. It's necessarily a broad outline rather than a detailed picture, which means that people can interpret it like tea leaves to spell either disaster or victory, but I think it's a
Very solid statement by Prof Becky Francis on the curriculum review
š 'This will not be an easy message for ministers; changing words on a page is far easier than committing to addressing entrenched inequalities and variability of provision' Cambridge University Press & Assessment director of assessment research, Tim Oates buff.ly/iyafTP1