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  • Education Politics and Polemics, Educational Research / September 18, 2018

    The Power of (Pushy?) Parents

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    Why Closing the Word Gap Matters

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / April 14, 2018

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Beyond ‘Constructivism versus Direct Instruction’

In Debates and Polemics by Alex Quigley05/10/201318 Comments

This morning I read an excellent blog post by Martin Robinson (@SurrealAnarchy), writer of ‘Trivium 21c‘ – see here. I was particularly struck by this sage statement: “Our need is …

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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I think the ‘Oobeya process’ (via Toyota) offers some handy steps for school leaders to explore how a school improvement approach/project is progressing (via https://t.co/QnwRQRP3xm)

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Need evidence from schools in real contexts to show the positive impact a focus on explicit teaching of vocabulary and reading has had? Concrete impact would be great. Any ideas? Any case studies? Thanks all @EducEndowFoundn @Team_English1 #closingthegap @HuntingEnglish thanks!

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Hi Twittersphere - are there any #Primary #teachers in Lincolnshire out there running #acceleratedreader who are willing to share best practise... or even let a new #literacy lead visit?

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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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