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“Stories are psychologically privileged in the human mind.” Daniel Willingham The mind thinks and remembers in stories. It is part of the architecture of human memory and our human experience. Given it …

Alex Quigley @HuntingEnglish·

Education after a national crisis: "Be positive, radical and pay for it".

Like the post-war consensus, investing in growth and education surely has to be the aim for the next decade. Interesting to compare UK to Biden's educational spend too - radical indeed.

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Join us in speaking to Dr Jessie Ricketts @ricketts_lara, researcher at Royal Holloway, on the importance of reading, oracy and vocabulary in language development. This Tuesday at 4pm. Sign up free at: http://bit.ly/GreenshawR45

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Alex Quigley @HuntingEnglish·

'Do we need to sort out silent reading?'

A relevant question post-lockdown. Reading, listening, and book talk will be hugely valuable. Maximising this time will matter.

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2020/10/do-we-need-to-sort-out-silent-reading/

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Curriculum Development and Teacher Development

On the RISE

What do we mean by ‘knowledge rich’ anyway?

Vocabulary Clinic

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Telling Stories about Words