KS2

Apr 22 2023

Is there a hidden writing problem in secondary schools?

Uncategorized, Writing Gap / By Alex Quigley / 4 minutes of reading

Are pupils new to secondary school this year prepared for the challenges of academic writing? After a couple of terms of secondary school, it becomes clearer whether pupils are getting to grips with the academic demands. As they write narratives in English, essays in history, notes in science, or annotate in art, pupils are expected …

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May 14 2016

Testing Times

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 4 minutes of reading

We live in testing times. As a parent of two young primary age children, and a secondary school teacher, I have a great interest in the debate around testing and assessment. The primary debate is raging! Fronted adverbials and synthetic phonics are seemingly enough to spark bar-room brawls on social media walls. Pretty much every …

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Jill on Why Literacy Fails (Part 1)17/09/2023
A great read - I look forward to reading your next blog and beginning to figure out some sound solutions…
Alex Quigley on Revising writing and why it matters25/06/2023
I do think it needs explicit instruction that narrows the focus, yes. A bank of questions / a checklist /…
Amanda on Revising writing and why it matters24/06/2023
A really interesting read! For the ‘ask the editor’ section, how do you get the students to know what to…
Eva Elisabet Haglund on Crafting Great Sentences13/05/2023
Thanks a lot for your valuable blog. I do appreciate reading and learning frrom " Crafting Great Sentences". I like…
Kate on Why might ChatGPT damage learning?12/05/2023
Alex, for me, your post and perspective gets to the heart of what subject learning SHOULD be all about: encouraging…