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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

  • Vocabulary Clinic 20/10/2018
  • More than Just ‘Word Walls’ 20/10/2018
  • The Power of (Pushy?) Parents 18/09/2018
  • Spelling: Avoiding Ignorance and Negligence 13/05/2018
  • When Incoherence and Compliance Trump Curriculum  05/05/2018

Recent Comments

  • Sara on Vocabulary Clinic
  • Graded Lesson Observations – When will the madness end? – Monk Maths on Graded Lesson Observations: Alive and Kicking?
  • Reading to Learn – Crusoe Teaching Stories on The ‘Reading Gap’ between Primary and Secondary School
  • Alex Quigley on The Early Vocabulary Advantage
  • Emma Bellaby on The Early Vocabulary Advantage

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beckymontacuteBecky Montacute@beckymontacute·

Recent @suttontrust research found that one-third of staffers in Westminster have previously worked for an MP unpaid - there are considerable access barriers to politics. https://t.co/bJt4MYSCPF

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An interesting blog by @Trivium21c that applies the cognitive science principle of ‘spacing’ to curriculum design. It shows the promise of such principles and offers support for teachers. Crucially, however, the following tweet reveals the issues with an uncritical application...

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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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