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A Cautionary Tale of Educational Evidence

In Debates and Polemics, Evidence in Education, Teaching English by Alex Quigley12/02/201413 Comments

Let me first say that I am a big fan of educational research and undertaking trials in schools. Of course, we are not doctors and surgeons dealing with the clear …

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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Why does vocabulary matter? New blog by @DamsonEd on the importance of vocabulary as a building block for helping young children to communicate effectively and for school performance more widely: https://t.co/M3qHDm5fX5

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40+ schools attended our twilight on parental engagement today - lots of interest in our texting parents and attendance letters trials at @Head_stmarys - with implementation tips shared by @ListenLeadLearn 👍

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The consultation on our draft inspection framework is now open. Framework, handbook and research evidence informing the framework are all there. Deadline for responses is 5 April. Have your say! https://t.co/ItygnZbM5c

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Alex Quigley

I am a Senior Associate 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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