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Christmas Time – Kindness and Mulled Wine

In The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley06/12/20141 Comment

The run up to Christmas is always a mixed blessing for teachers. Mired in the cold and dark of winter, sinking is swathes of marking, we are slowed by a brain thumping, …

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'7 Strategies to Explore Unfamiliar Vocabulary'

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2018/04/7-strategies-to-explore-unfamiliar-vocabulary/

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@Literacy_Trust @HuntingEnglish Great idea! We have just made mice themed cupcakes, involving lots of measuring, reading instructions, identification of ingredients and utensils and being creative. Licking the bowl is the best bit whether you are 4 or 40! 🧁 #EYFS #scienceathome #STEM #tastebetterthantheylook

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The @nytimes Learning Network 'Word of the Day' list - compiled since 2009! Very handy: https://bit.ly/3dEvqXS.

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager at the EEF, supporting teachers to access research evidence. After over fifteen years in the classroom, I now support from outside the school gates.

I write edubooks and 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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