The Journal for Executive and Governance Leaders
The Journal for Executive and Governance Leaders
Professor Becky Francis is Chief Executive Officer of the Education Endowment Foundation, an independent charity and grant funder dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. She was previously Director of the UCL Institute of Education (IOE), which is ranked #1 in the world for education in the international QS rankings. Her prior roles include Professor of Education and Social Justice at King’s College London, Director of Education at the RSA and Standing Advisor to the Parliamentary Education Select Committee. Becky’s academic expertise and extensive publications centre on social identities and inequalities in educational contexts. She is best known for her body of research on social identities and educational attainment, including gender, race and social class.
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Since March, schools have risen swiftly to extraordinary challenges – including logistical, cultural and emotional challenges - to support pupils and their families in unprecedented circumstances. They have justified their depiction as a ‘fourth emergency service’. Teachers have made herculean efforts to support home learning, and for children of key…