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    Does reading *really* matter in mathematics?

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What’s the Point of Homework?

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Any teacher worth their salt should always ask ‘why’ and know what impact their teaching has upon the learning of their students. Why then do we continue to revere the sacred cow …

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I have a small following & would appreciate a retweet for help & research with my NPQH @adamboxer1 @teacherhead @HuntingEnglish @RogersHistory @PaulGarvey4 @KateJones_teach

What are the best apps & online platforms you use in your teaching that help & support SEND pupils? #NPQH

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Love the intentional reading whole-school development described here @CarlyWaterman21

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My quote of the week from @jon_severs' TES editorial:

"Teachers can barely find time to go for a wee or eat lunch, let alone drill down into the intricacies of cognitive load theory. So where in a school timetable is the protected time for learning to occur?"

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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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