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In The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley03/09/201612 Comments

School starts again on Monday for me and so it is an appropriate time to procrastinate…sorry, I mean plan for the year ahead. Now, I know that the best laid plans of …

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Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley·

I’ve gone and finally changed my Twitter username…@huntingenglish is no more 😢 but long live @AlexJQuigley!

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Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley·

I’ve gone and finally changed my Twitter username…@huntingenglish is no more 😢 but long live @AlexJQuigley!

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Mike Hobbiss @mikehobbiss·

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.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, I am very lucky to have a column for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

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