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Cracking the Academic Code

In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley24/02/20187 Comments

(This article was first published in Teach Secondary Magazine. You can subscribe HERE) How could a group of crossword puzzle champions save the world? Such a startling question has a very British …

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New blog post 📝 @HuntingEnglish’s book has changed the way I teach reading, and it’s the basis for a strategy I’ve developed for reading sources in History: https://missguesthistory.wordpress.com 📚 #historyteacher #blog #ukedchat @LiteracyNetwor1

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NEW: EEF publishes addendum report which finds that a second cohort of children receiving Achievement for All made on average 2 months’ less progress in reading and maths than those who did not receive the programme.

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Addendum report for our RCT of @AfA_Education is finally published!In brief, we find further robust evidence of negative effects (-2 months’ progress) of the intervention on children’s reading & maths scores: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Addendum_Report.pdf

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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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