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Evidence Driven Education

In Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education by Alex Quigley06/01/2013Leave a Comment

I started the school year talking with my faculty about our success in the summer and throughout the previous year and of course the areas we needed to improve. Upon …

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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MrTRoachTim Roach@MrTRoach·

While preparing staff meetings on @TheWritingRevol approach for September, I came across this audio interview with @JudithCHochman which offers a fantastic introduction and overview to the Hochman method of discreet, content-based sentence instruction: https://t.co/SLEOMCnn32

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New series starts 5 September - the first guest has some true grit šŸ¤” https://t.co/ylUxIwMTaf

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The EEF has published 13 major evidence reviews. Topics examined include: digital technology, EAL, arts education, post-16, science and early language. Read any (or all) of them here: https://t.co/jURPw1eC8b

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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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