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Why Michael Gove is Wrong about Qualified Teacher Status

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley26/10/201330 Comments

‘Who wants highly qualified teachers?’ This week Nick Clegg attempted to emerge from the shadow of David Cameron and Michael Gove by impressing his own (focus group friendly) opinion on education policy. …

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‘Covid-19 and the Literacy ‘Matthew Effect’’

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2020/09/covid-19-and-the-literacy-matthew-effect/

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Seen several tweets from newly appointed teachers starting in September and thought this may help some joining the English community (btw this is just a start point - please add more accounts) 😊
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Great performance from the team, very happy for my first game as a Toffee. #COYB Feliz por mi primer partido con el @Everton, se disfruta más una victoria. 🤙🏼

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager at the EEF, supporting teachers to access research evidence. After over fifteen years in the classroom, I now support from outside the school gates.

I write edubooks and 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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