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    Unwrapping the Mystery of Metacognition

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    Why Closing the Word Gap Matters

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    Vocabulary Knowledge and the ‘Frayer Model’

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    Literacy is dead…long live ‘disciplinary literacy’!

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    6 Useful Vocabulary Websites

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Longer School Days and a Work/Life Balance

In Confident Body, The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley31/01/201414 Comments

“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” Alain de Botton Achieving a work life balance is a honourable pursuit, but like seeking …

Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English as well writing edubooks and articles for TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

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Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English, as well as writing edubooks and articles for 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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