The Confident Teacher is a blog by teacher and author, Alex Quigley (@HuntingEnglish)

The Confident Teacher
Navigation
  • Home
  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap
  • Closing the Reading Gap
  • The Confident Teacher
  • Home School
  • Resources
  • Search
  • Home
  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap
  • Closing the Reading Gap
  • The Confident Teacher
  • Home School
  • Resources
  • Search

Tag Archive

  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / March 7, 2020

    ‘We Did Vocabulary Last Year’

    View Post
  • Uncategorized / February 29, 2020

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

    View Post
  • Uncategorized / February 22, 2020

    Curriculum Development and Teacher Development

    View Post
  • Uncategorized / May 4, 2019

    On the RISE

    View Post
  • Uncategorized / January 20, 2019

    What do we mean by ‘knowledge rich’ anyway?

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

    Vocabulary Clinic

    View Post
  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / October 20, 2018

    More than Just ‘Word Walls’

    View Post

Group Work: Debates and Directions

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley18/10/20172 Comments

Group work is a lively topic that draws some controversy and debate. Some teachers see it as an essential component of any lesson, whereas others spurn group work and prefer a steady …

Subscribe

Twitter @HuntingEnglish

PaulON17682Paul O'Neill@PaulON17682·

Really looking forward to hearing @LeadingLearner and @KayeGeek discussing identifying and removing barriers to learning with our partners @GL_Assessment on the collective Ks3 Literacy project in Blackpool. Registrations are open until 9am! http://ow.ly/dUq650yZv8A #RighttoSucceed

Reply on Twitter 1245242320808787968Retweet on Twitter 12452423208087879683Like on Twitter 12452423208087879686
HuntingEnglishAlex Quigley@HuntingEnglish·

Excellent article by @profsimonb on ‘The long-term consequences of missing a term of school’ http://wol.iza.org/opinions/the-long-term-consequences-of-missing-a-term-of-school via @IZAWorldofLabor

Reply on Twitter 1245006011238359041Retweet on Twitter 124500601123835904114Like on Twitter 124500601123835904137
SamfrSam Freedman@Samfr·

Excellent piece by @xtophercook on how the drive for NHS efficiency put us in a precarious position to deal with this crisis. Including this rather startling chart. https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2020/03/30/chris-cook-coronavirus-nhs-at-capacity/content.html?sig=keNLL8BRfhyxlRYS9-EoICk4I44jgZb_ahgq3Zdx6pY

Reply on Twitter 1244613208134094849Retweet on Twitter 124461320813409484938Like on Twitter 124461320813409484970
Load More...

Recent Blogs

  • Home School: History Week 28/03/2020
  • Home School Resources 22/03/2020
  • ‘We Did Vocabulary Last Year’ 07/03/2020
  • We are ‘Doing Curriculum’ – so what are we stopping? 29/02/2020
  • Reading by the beach 26/02/2020

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.

THE CONFIDENT TEACHER

CLOSING THE VOCABULARY GAP


Closing the Reading Gap

Alex Quigley - 2020
  • Home
  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap
  • Closing the Reading Gap
  • The Confident Teacher
  • Home School
  • Resources
Follow

Get the latest posts delivered to your mailbox: