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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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    More than Just ‘Word Walls’

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Telling Stories about Words

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley17/03/20186 Comments

“Stories are psychologically privileged in the human mind.” Daniel Willingham The mind thinks and remembers in stories. It is part of the architecture of human memory and our human experience. Given it …

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What is in a word? Etymology for Every Teacher

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley18/05/20149 Comments

Etymology (noun) The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. Etymology is often often considered the preserve of the English teacher. I would …

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WinfieldMathsMrs Winfield 🌼@WinfieldMaths·

It's so important to pause and reflect (and blog!)
If you have 5 minutes, join me as I reflect on the teaching of mathematics in the early years - something all maths leads must do.

With thanks to @wyndham_academy @EM_MathsHub @NCETM @EducEndowFoundn and @DerbyRS_Wyndham 💫 https://twitter.com/rs_network/status/1365204224775176195

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DTWillinghamDaniel Willingham@DTWillingham·

When kids ask for help, should you give them the answer right away, or is that robbing them of the pleasure of figuring it out on their own, and building resilience? What's the right mix of support and challenge? My take in @latimesopinion https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-02-28/can-opener-problem-twitter-roderick-parent-child

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HuntingEnglishAlex Quigley@HuntingEnglish·

Really useful ppt presentation on vocabulary instruction by @MissHLawrence

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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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