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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / March 7, 2020

    ‘We Did Vocabulary Last Year’

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    We are ‘Doing Curriculum’ – so what are we stopping?

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    Curriculum Development and Teacher Development

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    On the RISE

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  • Uncategorized / January 20, 2019

    What do we mean by ‘knowledge rich’ anyway?

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap, Resources / October 20, 2018

    Vocabulary Clinic

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / October 20, 2018

    More than Just ‘Word Walls’

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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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Boring but Important

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 …

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Google 20% Time? Just Say No!

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley11/02/201612 Comments

  I knew it would happen… Google 20% time has infiltrated England! The Guardian has a headline emblazoned with the following: “Bring Google’s ‘20% time’ to your classroom with passion-based learning” Not …

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Do Schools Have OFSTED Stockholm Syndrome?

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley22/10/20133 Comments

The OFSTED inspection team arrive! Not too long ago I resolved to not write anymore about OFSTED. Many people have written excellent critiques of the process, with recommendations to either reform or …

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Top Ten Tips for New Teachers

In The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley24/08/20136 Comments

The new school year is careering into view already. Plans are being crafted, return to work stress is growing like a weed. My thoughts turn to the newbie teachers about to join …

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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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