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  • Closing the Reading Gap / April 10, 2021

    Does reading *really* matter in mathematics?

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    The Magic of the Classroom

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    Should we worry about handwriting?

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    Flipping Fronted Adverbials

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    Five Things I Wish I’d Known About Literacy

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Why Closing the Word Gap Matters

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley19/04/2018Leave a Comment

As a teacher who writes about the importance of literacy and vocabulary – and one who works with countless teachers across the country – I find myself talking repeatedly about the issue …

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Literacy is dead…long live ‘disciplinary literacy’!

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley14/04/20187 Comments

‘‘We know too much to say we know too little, and we know too little to say that we know enough. Indeed, language is difficult to put into words.’’  Baumann, J. F. …

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Vocabulary Development Reading List

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley08/04/20181 Comment

For a long time now I have been reading about vocabulary development. After teaching English Language and English Literature for over a decade and a half (including child language acquisition), I came …

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‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’ Discount!

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley21/03/2018Leave a Comment

In a couple of weeks, my new book, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap‘, is released. Happily, I wanted to alert those people who may be interested in picking up the book that there …

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Top 10 Online Education Articles of 2017

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley17/12/20172 Comments

As the year comes to the end, my envy at the legion of best book lists of the year drove home to me how little time I’ve devoted to reading books. My …

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GCSE English Language & Literature – Planning for Success

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley04/11/20173 Comments

Every English teacher has a student like Natalie. Whether she is in year 7 or 11, she is a walking grade 9 waiting to happen. You can see it shine through everything …

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Why Whole-School Literacy Fails!

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley25/06/20178 Comments

There is no more important act in education than helping children to learn to read. I am sure we can agree that developing our students as confident readers, writers and speakers is …

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General Election ’17: An Education Policy Overview

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley07/05/20173 Comments

The run up to a general election often trots out the good, the bad, and the ugly, of education policy. We know that what sells to the voter on the doorstep often …

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ASCL Conference – Confident Teacher Book Discount

In The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley10/03/2017Leave a Comment

It is very exciting times for the ASCL union for school leaders. Geoff Barton is the new general secretary designate and having followed Geoff for such a long time as a principled …

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The ‘OFSTED Matthew Effect’

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley26/09/201511 Comments

  The rich get rich, the poor get poorer. This biblical aphorism is a universal truism. Whether it is a comment about the recent banking crisis, or an explanation for the phenomenon …

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  • Does reading *really* matter in mathematics? 10/04/2021
  • The Magic of the Classroom 06/03/2021
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  • Five Things I Wish I’d Known About Literacy 16/01/2021

Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I write this blog in a personal capacity.

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.

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager 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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