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  • Memory for Learning, Teaching & Learning, Teaching English / January 20, 2019

    English Literature GCSE: The Curriculum ‘Big Picture’

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  • Education Politics and Polemics, Educational Research, Memory for Learning, Uncategorized / January 20, 2019

    What do we mean by ‘knowledge rich’ anyway?

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap, Resources / October 20, 2018

    Vocabulary Clinic

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / October 20, 2018

    More than Just ‘Word Walls’

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  • Education Politics and Polemics, Educational Research / September 18, 2018

    The Power of (Pushy?) Parents

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / May 13, 2018

    Spelling: Avoiding Ignorance and Negligence

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  • Metacognition & Modelling / April 28, 2018

    The Makings of Metacognition

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In Confident Leadership, Evidence in Education, Wider Reading for Teachers by Alex Quigley06/11/20161 Comment

Lots of newspaper headlines have proclaimed staunch opinions about new research evidence in education in the past fortnight. Boy’s can’t read and breakfast really matters, or so it would seem from …

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Going Beyond Gifted and Talented

In Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education by Alex Quigley06/11/20164 Comments

(Image via Geniussis) I can picture the scene. I arrive home from work to be greeted by my young daughter. The end of the summer holidays hasn’t dimmed her enthusiasm; she …

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Should We Bring Back Grammar Schools?

In Education Politics and Polemics, Evidence in Education by Alex Quigley08/08/201611 Comments

Just under a quarter of a century ago, I failed the 11+. I’ll admit, the experience was less than cataclysmic for my skinny pre-teen self. I remember being asked by …

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The New Teachers’ Professional Development Standard

In Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education by Alex Quigley12/07/20166 Comments

As Christiano Ronaldo stares lovingly at his reflection in the European Football Championship trophy, we may do well to reflect on the most interesting story of the tournament. Of course, …

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Is Research Evidence a Luxury for Schools?

In Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education by Alex Quigley09/06/20167 Comments

We teach in austere times and when the budget is squeezed and changes are afoot we have a tendency to hunker down, work hard and do what we have always …

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Don’t Be April Fooled!

In Evidence in Education, Research Evidence by Alex Quigley01/04/2016Leave a Comment

It is the first of April – an apt excuse for headline japes and other media jests. Only, as I scroll through my Twitter feed on any given day, I …

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Breaking Beyond Our Old Ideas

In Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education, Research Evidence by Alex Quigley05/03/2016Leave a Comment

  “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones, which ramify … into every corner of our minds.” John Maynard Keynes    Knowledge …

Evidence in Education, Teaching and Learning, Wider Reading for Teachers / February 23, 2016

Top 5 Reads for Evidence-Informed Teachers

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Evidence in Education, Miscellaneous, Psychology and the Classroom / February 20, 2016

Gender and Group Work

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Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education, Research Evidence / February 13, 2016

Just Don’t Call It Research!

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Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English as well writing edubooks and articles for TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

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  • English Literature GCSE: The Curriculum ‘Big Picture’ 20/01/2019
  • What do we mean by ‘knowledge rich’ anyway? 20/01/2019
  • Vocabulary Clinic 20/10/2018
  • More than Just ‘Word Walls’ 20/10/2018
  • The Power of (Pushy?) Parents 18/09/2018

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@HuntingEnglish Yes, it will be extremely interesting. Not to mention helpful.

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This is very exciting. It will be particularly crucial to find out more precisely about school practices that attend feedback.

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Alex Quigley

I am a Senior Associate at the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), after fifteen years as an English teacher and school leader. The focus of my work is supporting school improvement and making research  evidence accessible and useable for teachers and school leaders.

I write books for Routledge, including the bestseller, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’. Currently, I am a columnist for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine. I am a ResearchED Trustee & a member of the Chartered College of Teaching Impact Journal board.

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