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In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley07/05/20149 Comments

‘To study, or not to study’ Today the newspapers were awash with stories to make our great British population wince with embarrassment and raise a fist in fury. Our hallowed tradition of …

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NTEN ResearchEd York – Teachers Doing It For Themselves

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley04/05/20147 Comments

I look on the NTEN ResearchEd conference at Huntington School yesterday with a glowing pride. Is there a little confirmation bias attending my feelings? Yes. And who the hell cares! It …

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So annoying when magazines do this. Lots of teachers now earnestly discussing font choices when the writers could have easily found out (had they cared) that these effects haven’t replicated.
E.g.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-018-9442-x

Laziness? Wilful spreading of misinformation? You choose https://twitter.com/FabPhysics/status/1449394436912271361

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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.

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