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In The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley18/02/20173 Comments

Some words in education can spark off a shooting match. I offer two such words: ‘boring‘ and ‘engagement‘. Should teaching and learning be boring? Is it is sign of failure? Should engagement …

Alex Quigley @HuntingEnglish·

Education after a national crisis: "Be positive, radical and pay for it".

Like the post-war consensus, investing in growth and education surely has to be the aim for the next decade. Interesting to compare UK to Biden's educational spend too - radical indeed.

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Join us in speaking to Dr Jessie Ricketts @ricketts_lara, researcher at Royal Holloway, on the importance of reading, oracy and vocabulary in language development. This Tuesday at 4pm. Sign up free at: http://bit.ly/GreenshawR45

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'Do we need to sort out silent reading?'

A relevant question post-lockdown. Reading, listening, and book talk will be hugely valuable. Maximising this time will matter.

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