Alex Quigley

📹 @Flissej of @SheringhamNurs1 introduces the ShREC approach – four evidence-informed strategies to promote high quality interactions in the early years. Find out more: bit.ly/3vhHeJh

My new book on #disciplinaryliteracy has been sent to the printers! Peek at the contents👇 Thanks: @FahriFrancis @cheamparkfarm @LEOacademies @son1bun @hydeh_rose @lamb_heart_tea @JuliRyzop @pdLouiseP @AlexJQuigley @MaryMyatt Pre-order: amzn.eu/d/6gfqWPW

I've seen Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" prominently displayed in two bookstores in the last week. So I'm posting Sam Wineburg's critique of the book in Slate from 2018. slate.com/human-interest…

‘What is the point of learning to write in an AI world?’ By @daisychristo “That is, even if the direct economic value of being a good writer gets completely obliterated by technology, the general life value of being able to write will remain.” substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-the-…

A brilliant turnaround school, dedicated and highly expert staff, and hard working students with everything in front of them. @DixonsAcademies will be rightly proud of them all.

🚨 Today we’ve published findings from seven independent evaluations of early years programmes focused on communication & language or early maths. 📚 A big step forward for evidence in the early years sector. 🧵 1/7

It’s a real privilege to read about the work of great teachers and it must have been a great fun to observe and write about it @johntomsett!

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Pleased to have been part of the panel, who met regularly to thrash out this document. We discussed each area and thought deeply about the writing process. It will be republished, which is good. What we will be left is an evidence informed go to read, for all practitioners!

My last 3Rs newsletter of the academic year - feat: A book review of ‘The Genius Myth’ by @helenlewis Lewis; writing on mindfulness in schools & AI’s impact on English coursework + links to the new DfE ‘Writing Framework’, along with research on autism: alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-readin…

Good blog on reading assessment by the ever-accessible @ReadingShanahan. It made me mindful of English students doing lots of expensive (time & £) in year standardised reading testing. Better to bookend the year (at most) for that type of approach - reducing the noise.

A cogent defence of organisations supporting evidence use - and how critics can “fail to understand is the strength of feeling from generations of actual classroom teachers who feel they were ill-prepared to teach with outdated approaches”.

Honoured to announce my appointment to the UNESCO IBE Science of Learning editorial board. I’m excited to support the work of bringing clear, actionable research to educators worldwide.

Sad to hear of the passing of John Flavell, the researcher who coined the term ‘metacognition’, amongst many other achievements. humsci.stanford.edu/feature/john-h…

We're delighted to share that @educationgovuk has announced they will continue to fund the NELI Programme for thousands of schools in England until 2029.

Writing is vital for school success and so much more. Teachers should work with colleagues, reflect on the evidence, seek out ideas, and attempt careful (and manageable) planning for the year ahead. Don’t rush to change for September!

Pupil premium expert panel webinar recording ⁦@educationgovuk⁩ talk and discussion with colleagues including Phil Stock, Rachel Pritchard and ⁦@EducEndowFoundn⁩ youtube.com/watch?v=fTvDkM…

And I did manage to get a pic! So thrilled to see Reading being foregrounded by the 2026 Year of Reading @bphillipsonMP @Literacy_Trust @educationgovuk @readingagency