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Jun 20 201522/02/2020

Missing Talent – A Personal Response

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 5 minutes of reading

Sometimes an educational news story comes along that lingers in the mind far longer than the usual chip-paper headline. One such story, earlier this month, was triggered for me when The Sutton Trust released some research labelled ‘Missing Talent‘, about our youngsters who perform well at KS2, but don’t convert that into success in their …

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Feb 3 201422/02/2020

Curiosity killed by class?

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 5 minutes of reading

When you become a father you get used to being asked endless questions about the intricacies of our complex world. The road is paved with unending questions. Why does this…? How does that…? Questions become connections. Connections flower into understanding and grow into knowledge. Without being trite, such curiosity is a wonderful thing. Curiosity is …

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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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