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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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‘Revision – What Revision?’

In Memory for Learning, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley18/08/20145 Comments

It is exam results week and teachers all over England will be picking through the remnants of their students’ results – their successes and failures. My thoughts come to one of …

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Our Dirty Little Secret – Student Behaviour

In Miscellaneous, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley10/08/201418 Comments

Here is a little scenario: You are being observed by a senior member of staff. You hands are clammy and you are gritting your teeth through every minute of this …

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Infectious Explanations

In Explanations, Teaching & Learning, Teaching English by Alex Quigley05/06/201413 Comments

I have stolen this catchy title from the eminently likeable Mike Cladingbowl, OFSTED’s Director of Schools. You heard me right – top inspector praised for his sage words about teaching …

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What is in a word? Etymology for Every Teacher

In Miscellaneous, Teaching & Learning, Teaching English by Alex Quigley18/05/20147 Comments

Etymology (noun) The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. Etymology is often often considered the preserve of the English …

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Breaking the Shackles of National Curriculum Levels

In Miscellaneous, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley15/05/20143 Comments

“We need to switch to a different conception of children’s ability. Every child, during Primary, being capable of anything, depending upon the effort that they have put in and how …

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The Magic of Metaphor

In Explanations, Teaching & Learning, Teaching English by Alex Quigley10/05/20148 Comments

Please take a minute to undertake the following little linguistic task. Grab a pen and a piece of paper. Write down a few sentences that describe yourself in a good mood. …

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The ‘Halo Effect’ and Teacher Assessment

In Evidence in Education, Feedback & Questioning, Psychology and the Classroom, Research Evidence, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley07/05/20147 Comments

What if we are not the accurate judges that we think ourselves to be? What if our natural biases get the better of us, even when we don’t expect them …

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Conducting Classroom Talk

In Feedback & Questioning, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley10/04/20146 Comments

What does the classroom of a great teacher look like and sound like? I imagine there are many answers to that question: from pin-drop silence, as students are abuzz with …

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Multiple Choice Questions: A) Use regularly B) Don’t use

In Feedback & Questioning, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley14/03/201412 Comments

In the last couple of years I have become more interested in the use of multiple choice questions. I had never really used them with any regularity and considered them …

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Curiosity killed by class?

In Evidence in Education, Feedback & Questioning, Research Evidence, Teaching & Learning by Alex Quigley03/02/201412 Comments

When you become a father you get used to being asked endless questions about the intricacies of our complex world. The road is paved with unending questions. Why does this…? …

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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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Recent Blogs

  • 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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