Highlighters

Sep 3 201622/02/2020

10 New School Year Resolutions

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 6 minutes of reading

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 mice and men are quickly waylaid when September gets into full swing, but I want to commit to making some changes to my …

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Jan 17 201522/02/2020

Why I Hate Highlighters!

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 5 minutes of reading

As an English teacher I am surely granted the eternal power of an exaggeration fueled headline every once in a while. Ok – so perhaps highlighters aren’t the biggest problem in education, but if you know me well, you may have heard my complaint whereat these gaudy coloured pens symbolize some deep rooted issues with teaching and learning …

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Tes @tes ·

The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in key stage 1 Sats has widened since before the pandemic, new @educationgovuk statistics show
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/primary/sats-key-stage-1-2022-ks1-maths-and-literacy-plummet-after-covid

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley ·

These post-pandemic literacy outcomes in the phonics screening check & KS1 teacher assessments are a huge concern.

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-1-and-phonics-screening-check-attainment/2021-22

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley ·

Really good read on the 'sweet spot between research and practice' in @tes from @mikehobbiss.

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