Frances Brill

BA PGCE MA PhD
Senior Research Officer
f.brill@nfer.ac.uk
+44 (0)1753 637109

Frances is a Senior Research Officer in the Department for Research in Assessment and Measurement currently working on Key Stage 2 English test development projects, with responsibility for writing assessment. Also other projects involving the assessment of reading, writing and speaking and listening skills.

Member of the editorial board of Educational Research journal.

Prior experience and professional background

Former Primary School Teacher.

Main research interests

Assessment, Literacy, National Curriculum

Other research interests

Linguistic analysis of children's written and spoken discourse, Key stage 2 writing.

Selected publications

Brill, F. (2004). ‘Thinking outside the box: imagination and empathy beyond story writing’, Literacy , 38, 2, 83-9.

Brill, F. and Bruge, B. (2004). Interact: Assessing Speaking and Listening through Drama 9 and 10. London: nferNelson.

Brill, F., Hodgson, C. and Sturman, L. (2004). Interact: Assessing Speaking and Listening through Drama 10 and 11. London: nferNelson.

Brill, F., Lewis, C. and Burge, B. (2004). Interact: Assessing Speaking and Listening through Drama 8 and 9. London: nferNelson.

Brill, F. and Pyle, K. (2004). Interact: Assessing Speaking and Listening through Drama 7 and 8. London: nferNelson.

Sainsbury, M. and Brill, F. (2003). ‘The evidence base pupils’ performance in national writing tests.’ Paper presented at the ESRC Seminar Series ‘Reconceptualising Writing’, 14 November.