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    Unwrapping the Mystery of Metacognition

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The (Un)Confident Teacher

In Confident Mind, The Confident Teacher, The Confident Teacher by Alex Quigley01/05/20141 Comment

‘Born Yesterday’ (For Sally Amis) Tightly-folded bud, I have wished you something None of the others would: Not the usual stuff About being beautiful Or running off a spring Of …

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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We're delighted to announce the full line-up of the Research Ed strand, curated by @tombennett71, on day one of #EducationFest: https://t.co/IZad4PvsCv @Kris_Boulton @wellylearning @EducationFest @adamboxer1 @DavidDidau @Nick_J_Rose @HuntingEnglish @daisychristo

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Great meeting with @DrRLofthouse and finalising plans for this fantastic event being held in Doncaster 🙌🏻
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My latest post for the @DurringResearch blog. What does research evidence tell us about effective questioning? https://t.co/GIEI4rVu0E

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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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