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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / March 7, 2020

    ‘We Did Vocabulary Last Year’

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  • Uncategorized / February 29, 2020

    We are ‘Doing Curriculum’ – so what are we stopping?

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  • Uncategorized / February 22, 2020

    Curriculum Development and Teacher Development

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  • Uncategorized / May 4, 2019

    On the RISE

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  • Uncategorized / January 20, 2019

    What do we mean by ‘knowledge rich’ anyway?

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap, Resources / October 20, 2018

    Vocabulary Clinic

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / October 20, 2018

    More than Just ‘Word Walls’

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A Future for Research Schools

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley19/09/20153 Comments

Before the summer, Huntington School applied for one of the Department for Education (DfE) grants to become a pilot EEF Research School. It was no understatement to say we were, alongside our partner …

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The Problem with Research Evidence in Education – Part 2

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley25/06/201414 Comments

Yesterday I attended a CEBE (Coalition for Evidence-Based Education) event about the role of research evidence in education. The use of evidence is squarely in the sights of the Department for Education, …

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The Problem with Research Evidence in Education

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley20/06/201418 Comments

Today I have the opportunity to discuss with policy makers about the role of research evidence in education, in a CEBE (Coalition for a Evidence-based Education) event at the Department of Education. …

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Breaking the Shackles of National Curriculum Levels

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley15/05/20143 Comments

“We need to switch to a different conception of children’s ability. Every child, during Primary, being capable of anything, depending upon the effort that they have put in and how it is …

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Questions About Initial Teacher Training

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley01/03/201413 Comments

We can all agree that one sound method of improving our school system is to attract great candidates into the profession, before training them brilliantly, and then keeping them so that the …

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Why Sir Michael Wilshaw is Wrong about More National Tests

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley17/12/20131 Comment

“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” H.L. Mencken In the most recent annual review conducted by OFSTED, Michael Wilshaw has once more come out …

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A Brave New Dawn for English GCSEs: Some Questions

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley02/11/201316 Comments

So the cat is out the bag. Old school terminal exams are here to stay. There is an end to coursework and its bastard love child – controlled assessments. Speaking & listening …

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@HuntingEnglish @C_Hendrick This is my pertinent post about how NOT to encourage the use of dictionaries... https://johntomsett.com/2018/07/13/this-much-i-know-about-an-inept-attempt-to-improve-students-literacy-skills/

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COVID-19 and teacher education: a literature review of online teaching and learning practices (🔓open)

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I write this blog in a personal capacity.

After fifteen years in the classroom, I now support the cause of education from the other side the school gates. For most of the week I work for the EEF, as National Content Manager, supporting teachers and school leaders to access research evidence.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, 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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