My website includes regular blogs, my fortnightly newsletter ('the 3Rs') and a range of free resources. In the next few weeks, I'll be sharing new writing on study skills, vocabulary, writing, and lots more stuff! Sign up to stay tuned: alexquigley.co.uk

‘Why learning Fails (And What to Do About It)’ My book explores 8 reasons why learning fails - patchy prior knowledge, limited working memory, lack of independence, and more. It is full of practical strategies to turn failure into success: amazon.co.uk/Why-Learning-F…

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 'Does your study skills curriculum work?' "Do pupils need to know about ‘working memory’ or ‘procrastination’? Will a study skills curriculum, or a revision programme, really make a vital difference?" alexquigley.co.uk/does-your-stud…

My first 3Rs newsletter of the academic year. I review Sammy Wright's excellent new book, 'Exam Nation', & share research on teacher motivation ( Jack Worth), & study strategies ( Héctor Ruiz Martín Marta Ferrero & Fernando Blanco 🦋 ✂️🍕), and more. alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-readin… (Free signup)

Nice short video on study strategies. Clear and helpful.

The most read article of the week was ‘The Power of Teacher Expectations’’ by Alex Quigley 📚

NEW BLOG: Booklets for GCSE English Language and Literature. More to follow. …ingfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2024/09/bookle…

*** NEW POST *** ‘Does your study skills curriculum work?’ “Fewer strategies, revisited routinely, are more likely to be successful than a bumper plan with lots of ideas and approaches for pupils to pick from.” alexquigley.co.uk/does-your-stud…

‘Adaptive teaching or reasonable adjustments’ “There are an array of small, carefully chosen adjustments that can have a beneficial impact on pupils that can be classed as reasonable adjustments, but they could just as easily be classed as adaptive teaching approaches”

‘Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure and Style’ “It is helpful to have examples of adaptive teaching, but also to present ‘non-examples’ of what it isn’t too.” alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-teach…

What impacts have COVID lockdowns had on children starting school this year? Hear from our Senior Content Manager Julian Grenier CBE as part of this piece: ow.ly/W9Sg50Tcn5T

*** '10 questions about oracy' *** Questions for debate, along with some quick reflections: alexquigley.co.uk/questions-abou…

*** Feedback: Improve the learner not the work *** On why feedback should be: Specific. Prescriptive. Actionable. Referenced. Kind. alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-impro…

Disadvantage and Vulnerability 🧵 The Ofsted Big Listen Response promises real change. Below is a summary of some of the actions we are taking to put disadvantaged and vulnerable children at the heart of our work:

There has been a huge response to this so far! It is a short survey with an opportunity to join our EEF exchange.

Have written for Tes on our new research on the geography of school segregation.

"Local authorities with high levels of segregation have larger attainment gaps in GCSE grades between their least and most disadvantaged pupils."

If you are looking to develop reading fluency in school this year, take a look at the free guidance we created in collaboration with the EEF. The misconceptions doc provides info to guide your approach to ensure it is purposeful and impactful: d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/eef…

I'm looking forward to speaking at researchED national tomorrow! My session (Sports Hall, session 4) will feature Craig - the pupil who changed my view of teaching & learning. It'll also cover effective planning, independent learning, adaptive teaching & diagnostic assessment.