@ariliffe.bsky.social
Deputy Head, English & Curriculum lead with a passion for life, learning, the arts, theatre, animal welfare, the outdoors, English and making education about providing life experiences that help pupils discover who they are and who they want to be.
Feel like a child at Christmas waiting for the Curriculum and Assessment Review so much of my pending projects are halted waiting for this to be released.
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Feel like a child at Christmas waiting for the Curriculum and Assessment Review so much of my pending projects are halted waiting for this to be released.
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After 14 months heading the government’s curriculum review, Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise – and finding the right balance between ‘firebrand’ and ‘technocrat’
schoolsweek.co.uk/i-dream-the-...
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‘I dream the curriculum every night’: Becky Francis profile
Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise, and finding the balance between ‘firebrand’ and 'technocrat'
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
After 14 months heading the government’s curriculum review, Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise – and finding the right balance between ‘firebrand’ and ‘technocrat’
schoolsweek.co.uk/i-dream-the-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/i-dream-the-...
Gifts from our garden. 🌺 🥚 🫐 🍯
Love this time of year. Getting the winter stores ready before the term. Back to school garden preparations have begun.
Love this time of year. Getting the winter stores ready before the term. Back to school garden preparations have begun.
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Gifts from our garden. 🌺 🥚 🫐 🍯
Love this time of year. Getting the winter stores ready before the term. Back to school garden preparations have begun.
Love this time of year. Getting the winter stores ready before the term. Back to school garden preparations have begun.
End of an era. Teacher; lead of computing, history, arts, personal development, English, curriculum& assessment; lead teacher;assistant head;deputy head, Trust Deputy Head. 15 years; 4 classrooms; 1 office; 4+ schools: one constant - St M. Onto the next exciting chapter: Primary Curriculum lead. 🖤💛
July 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
End of an era. Teacher; lead of computing, history, arts, personal development, English, curriculum& assessment; lead teacher;assistant head;deputy head, Trust Deputy Head. 15 years; 4 classrooms; 1 office; 4+ schools: one constant - St M. Onto the next exciting chapter: Primary Curriculum lead. 🖤💛
Incredible working week full of curriculummy things that make my heart happy. Yellow weather warning is right on time for further exciting curriculum mapping projects accompanied by my zoo including the latest two foster kitties. Genuinely can't wait. ❤️ #curriculumjoy #animalsandeducation
July 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Incredible working week full of curriculummy things that make my heart happy. Yellow weather warning is right on time for further exciting curriculum mapping projects accompanied by my zoo including the latest two foster kitties. Genuinely can't wait. ❤️ #curriculumjoy #animalsandeducation
What a gorgeous Englishy week - writing framework released and some further training with @suchmo83.bsky.social and the English Hub.
July 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
What a gorgeous Englishy week - writing framework released and some further training with @suchmo83.bsky.social and the English Hub.
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The problems posed by LLMs for education are immediate and obvious, and the promised benefits remain untested and uncertain. But I see one way that LLMs may inadvertently improve student thinking.
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How ChatGPT Might Inadvertently Improve Student Thinking
In the past few weeks some articles in high-profile publications have alerted people outside of education to a problem teachers have thought about nearly continuously since late 2022: students use lar...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The problems posed by LLMs for education are immediate and obvious, and the promised benefits remain untested and uncertain. But I see one way that LLMs may inadvertently improve student thinking.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
'A slimmer, deeper curriculum'
What does the primary sector need from the curriculum and assessment review? ‘We need depth, inquiry and the space to wonder,’ writes @collegeofteaching.bsky.social CEO @alisonpeacock.bsky.social
What the curriculum review should do for primary schools
Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, reflects on a recent talk from Sir Kevan Collins about how to solve the systemic challenges in the primary sector
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July 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
'A slimmer, deeper curriculum'
Interesting insight. Every pupil deserves better.
It's interesting that 75% passing Reading tests is a sign of a great success in phonics and reading teaching, but 72% passing Writing is a sign that we need a "first step towards transforming" writing teaching
July 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Interesting insight. Every pupil deserves better.
Anyone who knows me knows that today will have brought me great joy: data AND the long-awaited writing framework.
July 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Anyone who knows me knows that today will have brought me great joy: data AND the long-awaited writing framework.
July 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow
We're delighted to be welcoming over 500 leaders to the University of Warwick for our #SummerConference #BetterForEveryone.
The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.
#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator
The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.
#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator
June 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow
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We're delighted to be welcoming over 500 leaders to the University of Warwick for our #SummerConference #BetterForEveryone.
The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.
#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator
The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.
#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator
June 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We're delighted to be welcoming over 500 leaders to the University of Warwick for our #SummerConference #BetterForEveryone.
The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.
#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator
The day has started with a tribute to David Price OBE from @shonogh.bsky.social and Valerie Hannon.
#IfNotUsWho #WholeEducator
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.
With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.
June 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.
With silver bells and cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.
Love the dichotomy that is my life.
Last weekend I was volunteering at RCS with the alpacas; this weekend - St Austell Children's Literature Festival.
Yesterday I had three authors in my van; today I have Supertato; and tomorrow there will be a goat. 😂
📚 🐐 🦙 🥔 ❤️ 🏫
Last weekend I was volunteering at RCS with the alpacas; this weekend - St Austell Children's Literature Festival.
Yesterday I had three authors in my van; today I have Supertato; and tomorrow there will be a goat. 😂
📚 🐐 🦙 🥔 ❤️ 🏫
June 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Love the dichotomy that is my life.
Last weekend I was volunteering at RCS with the alpacas; this weekend - St Austell Children's Literature Festival.
Yesterday I had three authors in my van; today I have Supertato; and tomorrow there will be a goat. 😂
📚 🐐 🦙 🥔 ❤️ 🏫
Last weekend I was volunteering at RCS with the alpacas; this weekend - St Austell Children's Literature Festival.
Yesterday I had three authors in my van; today I have Supertato; and tomorrow there will be a goat. 😂
📚 🐐 🦙 🥔 ❤️ 🏫
Curriculum experts! We are reshaping our Trust's primary curriculum. Keen to make it balanced, research-informed and thoughtful. Lots of reading and thinking taking place ahead of the review. A really reductionist question but what weighting of time do you think each subject should receive and why?
May 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Curriculum experts! We are reshaping our Trust's primary curriculum. Keen to make it balanced, research-informed and thoughtful. Lots of reading and thinking taking place ahead of the review. A really reductionist question but what weighting of time do you think each subject should receive and why?
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It’s an oldie but might still be a goodie!
bit.ly/InFGr
As it’s the final leg to #SATs time I’m resharing my #grammar one pagers.
I used them as part of teaching, homework & revision.
The children liked the simplicity!
#education #Year6
bit.ly/InFGr
As it’s the final leg to #SATs time I’m resharing my #grammar one pagers.
I used them as part of teaching, homework & revision.
The children liked the simplicity!
#education #Year6
April 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It’s an oldie but might still be a goodie!
bit.ly/InFGr
As it’s the final leg to #SATs time I’m resharing my #grammar one pagers.
I used them as part of teaching, homework & revision.
The children liked the simplicity!
#education #Year6
bit.ly/InFGr
As it’s the final leg to #SATs time I’m resharing my #grammar one pagers.
I used them as part of teaching, homework & revision.
The children liked the simplicity!
#education #Year6
Fantastic morning of CPD with colleagues across Cornwall, including my husband 😂. Lots of thought-provoking discussions and insights.
A wonderful start to our AI in Education conference in Cornwall #InspiringSW
May 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Fantastic morning of CPD with colleagues across Cornwall, including my husband 😂. Lots of thought-provoking discussions and insights.
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A wonderful start to our AI in Education conference in Cornwall #InspiringSW
May 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A wonderful start to our AI in Education conference in Cornwall #InspiringSW
I have some of the best 'over my laptop' views going. Good excuse to pause and look up.
May 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I have some of the best 'over my laptop' views going. Good excuse to pause and look up.
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Do join us for this FREE seminar- bit.ly/4384c6B It will draw on 4 studies @openuni-rfp.bsky.social with 4-16 year olds and highlight the potential of IBT! @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do join us for this FREE seminar- bit.ly/4384c6B It will draw on 4 studies @openuni-rfp.bsky.social with 4-16 year olds and highlight the potential of IBT! @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social
Received photos and a message from the mum of a pupil I taught 10 years ago. School wasn't easy for him but he had so much potential. He's just completed his first term of pilot's training at Sandringham. The message said 'We will never forget you and the faith you had in him' #findwhatmakesthemtick
May 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Received photos and a message from the mum of a pupil I taught 10 years ago. School wasn't easy for him but he had so much potential. He's just completed his first term of pilot's training at Sandringham. The message said 'We will never forget you and the faith you had in him' #findwhatmakesthemtick
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Ofsted may postpone the roll-out of its new school inspections until 2026, Schools Week can reveal
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-mulls...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-mulls...
Ofsted mulls report card inspection delay
Inspectorate considering pushing back the roll-out of new inspections until 2026
schoolsweek.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ofsted may postpone the roll-out of its new school inspections until 2026, Schools Week can reveal
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-mulls...
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-mulls...
This is how we celebrate in the Iliffe household. Super proud of Mr Iliffe today and every day both as a person and a professional.
April 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is how we celebrate in the Iliffe household. Super proud of Mr Iliffe today and every day both as a person and a professional.
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After 2+ years, many rewrites & piloting, I am so pleased that this has been published! A free, online training programme for non-specialist secondary practitioners about the development of reading. Includes practical strategies that can be adapted for any classroom. 1/2
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Supporting all readers in secondary school
A short course for secondary school staff and leaders to support readers at all levels.
www.gov.uk
April 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
After 2+ years, many rewrites & piloting, I am so pleased that this has been published! A free, online training programme for non-specialist secondary practitioners about the development of reading. Includes practical strategies that can be adapted for any classroom. 1/2
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...