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Dec 10 201604/03/2017

Grammar Schools – Some Evidence

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 4 minutes of reading

Image via Edudatalab: Grammar School Briefing – September 2016 This week I have undertaken the government consultation, ‘Schools That Work for Everyone’. Now, if you know even a smidgen about the Green Paper, then you know that the title is deeply ironic. Grammar Schools in particular don’t work for everyone – that is kind of …

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Apr 1 201605/06/2016

Don’t Be April Fooled!

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 2 minutes of reading

It is the first of April – an apt excuse for headline japes and other media jests. Only, as I scroll through my Twitter feed on any given day, I could be forgiven for spotting some April fool action. One that caught my attention today was this sweet treat in ‘The Economist’ on the correlation between …

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Kirsten Mould @kirsten_mould ·

A rich collection of reading for those planning school transitions. Thanks @AlexJQuigley Lots to consider to get the ‘big jump’ right. https://twitter.com/AlexJQuigley/status/1619766601376743428

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‘Adaptive Teaching & Vocabulary Instruction’

“With respect to classroom teaching, the term micro-adaptation might be defined as continually assessing and learning as one teaches—thought and action intertwined.”

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2023/02/adaptive-teaching-and-vocabulary-instruction/

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‘Top 10 Revision Strategies’

“…subject teachers need to explicitly teach the strategy, model it, & offer guided practice before we expect our students to use them effectively.”

https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2018/01/top-10-revision-strategies/

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