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Becky Francis

@beckyfrancis.bsky.social
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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

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How well does your Pupil Premium strategy reflect the needs of your pupils? Our research analyses over 1,000 Pupil Premium strategy statements and offers some useful questions to reflect on. Your strategy should reflect your pupils and context. eef.li/zKWcKQ
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fruit on the akibea quinata in our garden - another sign (if we needed one) of our freakishly hot summer
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We 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
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Creating a closer connection between research and practice
EEF’s Professor Becky Francis explains why it’s vital that education research answers the most pressing questions facing educators – and how teachers can help ensure they do just that
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What should education research focus on next? We’re asking people working in and with education to help shape our future research priorities. Your experiences, challenges and questions can help us understand where further evidence could be most useful. Closes 9 October 2026. tinyurl.com/ypfhr9xm
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Time 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.
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank goodness for the brave and principled volunteers at the #RNLI
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'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.'
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The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative
Daniel Hook argues that frictionless technologies are teaching us to prefer our own company – and that research leaders should be worried Daniel Hook argues that frictionless technologies are teaching us to prefer our own company – and that research leaders should be worried
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The 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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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A Pupil Premium strategy isn’t a one-off exercise. Our new monitoring and reflection resource can help you build regular opportunities to pause, reflect, and decide what to do next. 🔗 Explore: buff.ly/7mDGwRo
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Evidence that mobile phone bans in school have been beneficial #PISA2025
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are only around mid-table for variation between schools. Work still to be done here @oecd-ocde.bsky.social #PISA2025
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our kids also score comparatively well on checking sources and relying on scientific studies, in treatment of information #PISA2025 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Enjoying 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
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
At 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
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Congratulations to all our teachers and leaders! We are international top 10 for reading, maths and science, and are bucking global trends of learning decline 👏
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UK pupils rank highly in international reading, maths and science tests
But the Pisa test scores vary significantly between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Fantastic news. Our education system is world leading. The result of two decades of hard work by teachers and students, and really good policy choices that many others are now emulating.
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Improving feedback is one of three approaches with the strongest evidence base for developing independent learners in 16-19 education. Our new resource explores the evidence and practical considerations for settings: buff.ly/Km9tZil
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
All that talk of Bluesky not having the juice😂
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📢 Deadline extended We’re commissioning a team to map professional development programmes and structured practice support for early years educators working with children aged 0-2 in England. 📅 New deadline: 7th September 2026 Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/2xthbsh8
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Looking for EEF resources and guidance? Whether you work in early years, primary, secondary or 16-19 education you can explore practical resources, guidance on teaching and learning, and opportunities to take part in research. 🌱 Early years 📚 Primary 🏫 Secondary 📜 16-19 tinyurl.com/2fez5r5p
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
People of Clacton! Show your support for me by putting a bin outside your house, one day this week, of a colour of Tendring Council's choice. This will be unequivocal proof of the success of my campaign.
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Deep-seated contradiction always at the heart of criminal justice policy: - We have good evidence of what works for rehabilitation & that's what reduces reoffending & increases public safety. - But the public want offenders punished & believe harsh punishment deters. Regardless of the evidence.
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Spot on from @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
These oil and gas companies bear a striking resemblance to the firms which insist the UK’s Energy Profits Levy is crippling them financially and destroying their business model.
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Sarah Waite @sarahjwaite.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A big life update 👇 It’s hard to put into words my feelings at leaving Get Further, the charity I founded in 2018. But working for the new Education Secretary is an incredible opportunity to use everything I’ve learned to ensure that young people in FE get the attention they deserve in policy.
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Ralph Scott @ralphscott.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Incredible that this is still going on - and indicative of how little priority issues affecting young people are given that it isn't more of a national scandal
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Inclusive Teaching: busting the top five myths EEF offers practical recommendations for embedding inclusive practice across teaching and learning Key takeaway: Start with good instruction / effective everyday teaching @theeef.bsky.social @beckyfrancis.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/inclusive-te...
schoolsweek.co.uk
Inclusive Teaching: busting the top five myths
EEF's guide offers practical recommendations for embedding inclusive practice
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
France has voted to ban social media use for children under 15, the first in the EU.
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Lot of Takes now being hastily rewritten across Westminster
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Inhuman temperature on the Victoria line 😓
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#EduSky My op ed for @schoolsweek.bsky.social, challenging myths around inclusive teaching schoolsweek.co.uk/inclusive-te... @theeef.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk
Inclusive Teaching: busting the top five myths
EEF's guide offers practical recommendations for embedding inclusive practice
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Game on, Nige.
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My op ed for @schoolsweek.bsky.social, challenging myths around inclusive teaching schoolsweek.co.uk/inclusive-te... @theeef.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk
Inclusive Teaching: busting the top five myths
EEF's guide offers practical recommendations for embedding inclusive practice
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This Sunday times story about Farage is properly extraordinary Confirms so much of what I - and many others - have been hearing for a long time and begs *massive* questions about Farage’s finances, rule breeches and more www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Attendance matters. Findings from a pilot of a tutoring programme for GCSE resit learners suggests that supporting learner engagement may be just as important as the tutoring itself. Read the evaluation: tinyurl.com/h3bemx7u
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
High-quality maths talk is planned, not accidental. A shared approach between teachers and teaching assistants can create richer opportunities for pupils to explain, justify and connect their mathematical thinking. tinyurl.com/yerc6kbm
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/06/2026
As London Climate Action Week returns to the capital, this week’s extreme temperatures are a reminder to all of us of the urgent task of scaling up action and strengthening public trust in climate policies. London is leading not only on climate action, but on defending the facts.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It’s the 10th anniversary of Brexit. Let’s have a look at how that’s going: 1974-2016: 7 prime ministers 2016-2026: 7 prime ministers I said it then. I’ll say it again. It’s a shitshow.
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Why educational impact fades out’ “On average, according to the research on 'fade out', only around 46% of an intervention's initial impact survived the following year.” alexquigley.co.uk/why-educatio...
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Why educational impact fades out
Making positive changes to yourself is hard but to try and do it at a school, college, or even across a group of schools locally, and sustain that change, is doubly difficult. We know from lots of re...
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Become an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion. Apply for a unique funded opportunity, making a difference and growing your network. Apply by 16 July: tinyurl.com/dp28d8jx
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Become an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion
Apply for a unique funded opportunity to make a difference and grow your network.
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Overwhelmed by the number of learning programmes on offer? Start with our Promising Programmes resource. It highlights programmes that have delivered meaningful, cost-effective improvements in attainment through independent evaluation, particularly for disadvantaged pupils. tinyurl.com/yzye3w99
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
65% of US universities drop in QS 2027 ranking. 40% of UK universities drop. 61% of China's universities rise. Who knew that sustained investment might prove advantageous and persistent policy churn prove deleterious?
ft.com
Chinese universities gain ground on UK and US in global rankings
Britain and US retain grip on top 10, with MIT first and Imperial College London second
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The UK government continues to use - and to fail to regulate - the site owned by the man calling for violence in the UK.
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Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It's 'Thank a Teacher Day'. To all teachers on bluesky, thank you - your work is transforming young lives and supporting life chances, and you thoroughly deserve our appreciation. We salute you!
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"The Daily Mail recorded the steepest year-on-year decline with its audience down by 20.9%. This was followed by The Independent, down 18.4% to 17.8 million and The Telegraph, down 13%." pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien....
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50 biggest news websites in UK: Audience down at least 10% for most
Press Gazette lists the top 50 news websites in the UK. Monthly updated top 50 listing based on data provided by Ipsos iris
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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 10/06/2026
“What you're seeing is a race-based pogrom. We are seeing men going door to door asking to get the foreigners out based exclusively on the colour of their skin.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
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Houses, cars, and bus set on fire in Belfast night of disorder after knife attack - follow live
Northern Ireland's first minister says masked men were "burning families out of their homes". One pastor says black people were targeted, while an MP calls it a "race-based pogrom".
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 10/06/2026
I am horrified by the disorder and racist violence in Belfast last night. Far too often now, we see extremists exploiting people’s anger and grief to spread hatred and violence – with the help of divisive algorithms on social media. This has to stop.
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