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  • Education Politics and Polemics, Educational Research / September 18, 2018

    The Power of (Pushy?) Parents

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    The Makings of Metacognition

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    Unwrapping the Mystery of Metacognition

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / April 19, 2018

    Why Closing the Word Gap Matters

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    Vocabulary Knowledge and the ‘Frayer Model’

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / April 14, 2018

    Literacy is dead…long live ‘disciplinary literacy’!

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5-a-Day for Teacher

In Confident Body, The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley22/11/20153 Comments

We all know the recommended dietary intake of 5-a-day for fruit and veg. Is it a simple shortcut to remind us to eat better because we need it. Now, the …

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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