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Odd Coupling – KS5 Curriculum

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I had the pleasure to attend The Key conference today on ‘Assessment After National Curriculum Levels‘. There was a great presentation by assessment guru, Tim Oates. He was followed by a presentation …

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DrSamSimsSam Sims@DrSamSims·

Lots of people talking about this Lancet study on impact of school closures and COVID today https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2352-4642%2820%2930095-X

It's a good review of what we know. However, it is getting a bit mangled by some in the press... 👇

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HuntingEnglishAlex Quigley@HuntingEnglish·

Very helpful exploration, by @DrSamSims, of the Lancet study on school closures that splashed across the news today. It‘s really important that such evidence is interpreted accurately, so bad headlines & pressure for related policies don’t follow (we need much more evidence too).

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager at the EEF, supporting teachers to access research evidence. After over fifteen years in the classroom, I now support from outside the school gates.

I write edubooks and I am very lucky to have a column for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager 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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