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Spelling Test Support – Advice for Parents (and Teachers)

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley01/04/20177 Comments

It is an act repeated the world over: children trundle home with their spelling lists to learn and parents dutifully help them prepare for the dreaded spelling test at the end of …

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“It found that in English literature pupils in all bands achieved lower entries taking the subject early than those who took it at the usual time.” (Via “ad hoc” DfE research)

‘DfE warning over early GCSE entries as research shows some pupils do worse’ https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-warning-over-early-gcse-entries-as-research-shows-some-pupils-do-worse/

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An up and down day. Hugely enjoyed giving a remote talk to teachers around the country using some top notch video tech, whilst simultaneously nursing the worst toothache I can remember!

Now... where are those painkillers...

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I write this blog in a personal capacity.

After fifteen years in the classroom, I now support the cause of education from the other side the school gates. For most of the week I work for the EEF, as National Content Manager, supporting teachers and school leaders to access research evidence.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, 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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