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ResearchEd York 2016 – Get Your Tickets!

In Evidence in Education, Research Evidence by Alex Quigley27/01/20161 Comment

It is coming back… after the success of ResearchEd York at Huntington School back in 2013, we are delighted to welcome ResearchEd back on Saturday the 9th of July, 2016. …

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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‘Vocabulary learning… is the very architecture of developing subject knowledge – so we should give it the time and evaluation it deserves.’

On our blog @HuntingEnglish looks at ways to support vocabulary learning in the classroom.

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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 as writing edubooks and articles for 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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