Alex Quigley
@alexjquigley.bsky.social
Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
“I thought I’d never finish the programme – I was terrified of maths!”
Ace reflections from a teacher engaging in a supportive programme (with sound evidence of impact) -‘Maths champions’ - & it positively transforming practice & confidence.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-i-b...
Ace reflections from a teacher engaging in a supportive programme (with sound evidence of impact) -‘Maths champions’ - & it positively transforming practice & confidence.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-i-b...
How I became a Maths Champion – and anyone can
Overcoming fears and making maths part of everyday learning.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“I thought I’d never finish the programme – I was terrified of maths!”
Ace reflections from a teacher engaging in a supportive programme (with sound evidence of impact) -‘Maths champions’ - & it positively transforming practice & confidence.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-i-b...
Ace reflections from a teacher engaging in a supportive programme (with sound evidence of impact) -‘Maths champions’ - & it positively transforming practice & confidence.
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-i-b...
Reposted by Alex Quigley
This is so cool.
1946's edition of "The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon
1946's edition of "The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This is so cool.
1946's edition of "The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon
1946's edition of "The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon
A compelling report on support children with speech, language and communication needs.
‘How to spend less and get better outcomes for children with speech and language challenges’
speechandlanguage.org.uk/wp-content/u...
H/T @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social
‘How to spend less and get better outcomes for children with speech and language challenges’
speechandlanguage.org.uk/wp-content/u...
H/T @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A compelling report on support children with speech, language and communication needs.
‘How to spend less and get better outcomes for children with speech and language challenges’
speechandlanguage.org.uk/wp-content/u...
H/T @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social
‘How to spend less and get better outcomes for children with speech and language challenges’
speechandlanguage.org.uk/wp-content/u...
H/T @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social
🚨NEW POST 🚨
‘Teacher professional development is hard’
“…the number of hours of training was not so significant. It is more a question of quality over quantity.”
alexquigley.co.uk/teacher-prof...
‘Teacher professional development is hard’
“…the number of hours of training was not so significant. It is more a question of quality over quantity.”
alexquigley.co.uk/teacher-prof...
Teacher professional development is hard!
Every teacher can recite awkward experiences from their teacher professional development past. Pleasing all the teachers all the time, with various approaches, is simply hard work!
Years later, I can...
alexquigley.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🚨NEW POST 🚨
‘Teacher professional development is hard’
“…the number of hours of training was not so significant. It is more a question of quality over quantity.”
alexquigley.co.uk/teacher-prof...
‘Teacher professional development is hard’
“…the number of hours of training was not so significant. It is more a question of quality over quantity.”
alexquigley.co.uk/teacher-prof...
Really interesting thread - and research - on what influences undergraduates to be attracted to jobs .
New research with @clareroutledge.bsky.social
Funded by the Gatsby Foundation
We asked 2000 UK/US undergrads to choose between pairs of hypothetical jobs to understand how more of them could be tempted into teaching
Funded by the Gatsby Foundation
We asked 2000 UK/US undergrads to choose between pairs of hypothetical jobs to understand how more of them could be tempted into teaching
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Really interesting thread - and research - on what influences undergraduates to be attracted to jobs .
If you’re questioned about the costs of the 2-child limit & benefit cap, ask how much might it save the state (in public service demand, tax receipts, welfare etc) if we reduced child poverty by 1.2 million children…
A potential £164 billion pounds.
media.actionforchildren.org.uk/documents/AC...
A potential £164 billion pounds.
media.actionforchildren.org.uk/documents/AC...
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you’re questioned about the costs of the 2-child limit & benefit cap, ask how much might it save the state (in public service demand, tax receipts, welfare etc) if we reduced child poverty by 1.2 million children…
A potential £164 billion pounds.
media.actionforchildren.org.uk/documents/AC...
A potential £164 billion pounds.
media.actionforchildren.org.uk/documents/AC...
Interesting exploration of 'I do/we do/you do' and 'guided - independent practice' from Tom Sherrington. If things feel too linear and straight-forward, they probably need more thinking! All the details matter.
teacherhead.com/2025/11/21/e...
teacherhead.com/2025/11/21/e...
Exploring confusion around modelling: “I do, we do, you do” vs “Guided and Independent Practice”
In the last couple of days I’ve seen a couple of resources posted online that made me question my understanding of the idea of ‘I do, we do, you do’ and how this fits with ideas o…
teacherhead.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Interesting exploration of 'I do/we do/you do' and 'guided - independent practice' from Tom Sherrington. If things feel too linear and straight-forward, they probably need more thinking! All the details matter.
teacherhead.com/2025/11/21/e...
teacherhead.com/2025/11/21/e...
My latest 3Rs newsletter - edition #73 - is now live (quick sign-up - always free).
It includes my review of 'Instructional Illusions', new resources on metacognition, research on the opportunity gap for young boys, disciplinary literacy, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
It includes my review of 'Instructional Illusions', new resources on metacognition, research on the opportunity gap for young boys, disciplinary literacy, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My latest 3Rs newsletter - edition #73 - is now live (quick sign-up - always free).
It includes my review of 'Instructional Illusions', new resources on metacognition, research on the opportunity gap for young boys, disciplinary literacy, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
It includes my review of 'Instructional Illusions', new resources on metacognition, research on the opportunity gap for young boys, disciplinary literacy, and more.
alexquigley.co.uk/the-3rs-read...
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) have updated our guidance on ‘Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning’. Find out more here:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) have updated our guidance on ‘Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning’. Find out more here:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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💡NEW POST💡
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
Feedback: A message in a bottle
Approaches to feedback, such as written marking or 'whole class feedback', are popular classroom strategies that are undertaken daily with students of all ages and stages. But do they truly land with ...
alexquigley.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
💡NEW POST💡
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
💡NEW POST💡
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
Feedback: A message in a bottle
Approaches to feedback, such as written marking or 'whole class feedback', are popular classroom strategies that are undertaken daily with students of all ages and stages. But do they truly land with ...
alexquigley.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
💡NEW POST💡
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“If teachers are pouring hours into writing feedback, they need to know it won’t drift aimlessly like a message in a bottle, but land exactly where and how they intend.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
Reposted by Alex Quigley
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
Feedback: A message in a bottle
Approaches to feedback, such as written marking or 'whole class feedback', are popular classroom strategies that are undertaken daily with students of all ages and stages. But do they truly land with ...
alexquigley.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
Feedback: A message in a bottle
Approaches to feedback, such as written marking or 'whole class feedback', are popular classroom strategies that are undertaken daily with students of all ages and stages. But do they truly land with ...
alexquigley.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
‘Feedback: A message in a bottle’
“Feedback is not a clear, simple exchange. It is a difficult, contingent, emotional, belief-laden effort. Teachers pose messages that can be easily lost, or can hit home very directly.”
alexquigley.co.uk/feedback-a-m...
🚨NEW Writing
Last weekend I blogged about 'what do we mean by high expectations?' alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
This weekend I have written about 'Dyslexia: Issues with definitions & diagnoses': alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
Keep up with all my writing here: alexquigley.co.uk.
Last weekend I blogged about 'what do we mean by high expectations?' alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
This weekend I have written about 'Dyslexia: Issues with definitions & diagnoses': alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
Keep up with all my writing here: alexquigley.co.uk.
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨NEW Writing
Last weekend I blogged about 'what do we mean by high expectations?' alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
This weekend I have written about 'Dyslexia: Issues with definitions & diagnoses': alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
Keep up with all my writing here: alexquigley.co.uk.
Last weekend I blogged about 'what do we mean by high expectations?' alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
This weekend I have written about 'Dyslexia: Issues with definitions & diagnoses': alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
Keep up with all my writing here: alexquigley.co.uk.
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Out now: Early Years High 5
1️⃣ Screentime & socioemotional difficulties in childhood
2️⃣ Motor skills in infancy predict child behavioural health
3️⃣ Baby rooms in nurseries
4️⃣ 290,000 disadvantaged young children miss free meals
5️⃣ Benefits of e-storybook reading
www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-...
1️⃣ Screentime & socioemotional difficulties in childhood
2️⃣ Motor skills in infancy predict child behavioural health
3️⃣ Baby rooms in nurseries
4️⃣ 290,000 disadvantaged young children miss free meals
5️⃣ Benefits of e-storybook reading
www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-...
Early Years High 5
Early years research evidence in 5 quick reads Hello and welcome to issue 16 of my monthly newsletter - your shortcut to the latest insights from early years research. Each edition brings you five key...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Out now: Early Years High 5
1️⃣ Screentime & socioemotional difficulties in childhood
2️⃣ Motor skills in infancy predict child behavioural health
3️⃣ Baby rooms in nurseries
4️⃣ 290,000 disadvantaged young children miss free meals
5️⃣ Benefits of e-storybook reading
www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-...
1️⃣ Screentime & socioemotional difficulties in childhood
2️⃣ Motor skills in infancy predict child behavioural health
3️⃣ Baby rooms in nurseries
4️⃣ 290,000 disadvantaged young children miss free meals
5️⃣ Benefits of e-storybook reading
www.linkedin.com/pulse/early-...
This article is from the US, but popular approaches to ‘levelled texts’ should be questioned:
“…there will not be considerable reading gains until kids are taught to read with sufficiently challenging and meaty texts.”
theconversation.com/children-lea...
“…there will not be considerable reading gains until kids are taught to read with sufficiently challenging and meaty texts.”
theconversation.com/children-lea...
Children learn to read with books that are just right for them – but that might not be the best approach
Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help kids learn to read.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This article is from the US, but popular approaches to ‘levelled texts’ should be questioned:
“…there will not be considerable reading gains until kids are taught to read with sufficiently challenging and meaty texts.”
theconversation.com/children-lea...
“…there will not be considerable reading gains until kids are taught to read with sufficiently challenging and meaty texts.”
theconversation.com/children-lea...
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses
Teaching a struggling reader, whether they are seven or seventeen, can be a gut-wrenching experience. It can make the typical tasks of a school day difficult and sap the enjoyment out of learning. It ...
alexquigley.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
‘Dyslexia: Issues with definitions and diagnoses’
“The nature of a definition can fundamentally change how we respond to a special educational need. Dyslexia has been prone to changing definitions, shifting symptoms and different diagnoses.”
alexquigley.co.uk/dyslexia-iss...
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‘What do we mean by high expectations?”
“High expectations is not some idealism that every child can achieve a 9 or an A*, but it should be something useful that believes and builds a culture that supports every child to be the best version of themselves.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
‘What do we mean by high expectations?”
“High expectations is not some idealism that every child can achieve a 9 or an A*, but it should be something useful that believes and builds a culture that supports every child to be the best version of themselves.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
What do we mean by high expectations?
"They can because they think they can."
('Possunt quia posse videntur')
Virgil's 'Aeneid'
High expectations can be a mysterious thing. Something ineffable. You can understand them when you experien...
alexquigley.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
💡NEW
‘What do we mean by high expectations?”
“High expectations is not some idealism that every child can achieve a 9 or an A*, but it should be something useful that believes and builds a culture that supports every child to be the best version of themselves.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
‘What do we mean by high expectations?”
“High expectations is not some idealism that every child can achieve a 9 or an A*, but it should be something useful that believes and builds a culture that supports every child to be the best version of themselves.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
Reposted by Alex Quigley
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
What do we mean by high expectations?
"They can because they think they can."
('Possunt quia posse videntur')
Virgil's 'Aeneid'
High expectations can be a mysterious thing. Something ineffable. You can understand them when you experien...
alexquigley.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
What do we mean by high expectations?
"They can because they think they can."
('Possunt quia posse videntur')
Virgil's 'Aeneid'
High expectations can be a mysterious thing. Something ineffable. You can understand them when you experien...
alexquigley.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
‘What do we mean by high expectations?’
“If we don't break down high expectations into things we think and do (often as a relentless habit), then it becomes an empty platitude.”
alexquigley.co.uk/what-do-we-m...
Whether it is sport, using AI, or school improvement, this challenge to ‘Stop over-optimising everything’ really made me think.
thegrowtheq.com/stop-over-op...
thegrowtheq.com/stop-over-op...
Stop Over-Optimizing Everything - The Growth Equation
Since the glory days of Babe Ruth, with only a few dips here or there, home runs have been king in baseball. But over the past decade or so, an interesting phenomenon has occurred. Home runs are still...
thegrowtheq.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Whether it is sport, using AI, or school improvement, this challenge to ‘Stop over-optimising everything’ really made me think.
thegrowtheq.com/stop-over-op...
thegrowtheq.com/stop-over-op...
Reposted by Alex Quigley
Today’s essential read - @beckyfrancis.bsky.social reflects on the curriculum and assessment review ⤵️
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Becky Francis: 5 reflections on the curriculum and assessment review
With the curriculum and assessment review due to publish its recommendations ‘very soon’, chair Becky Francis writes exclusively for Tes about what she has learned through the process
www.tes.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Today’s essential read - @beckyfrancis.bsky.social reflects on the curriculum and assessment review ⤵️
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
👀 New, updated Teachology Masterclass on 'Adaptive teaching' in central London on Friday 21st November. It includes an exclusive short-guide & brand new content. There's also a bonus online twilight on 'Scaffolding to secure success'.
Find out more: www.teachology-education.co.uk/adaptive_tea...
Find out more: www.teachology-education.co.uk/adaptive_tea...
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
👀 New, updated Teachology Masterclass on 'Adaptive teaching' in central London on Friday 21st November. It includes an exclusive short-guide & brand new content. There's also a bonus online twilight on 'Scaffolding to secure success'.
Find out more: www.teachology-education.co.uk/adaptive_tea...
Find out more: www.teachology-education.co.uk/adaptive_tea...
Reposted by Alex Quigley
Early years attendance sets the stage for lifelong learning and friendships.
But the latest EPI data is worrying: absence is rising, espec for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Find out how to make a difference in this new EEF blog:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attenda...
But the latest EPI data is worrying: absence is rising, espec for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Find out how to make a difference in this new EEF blog:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attenda...
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Early years attendance sets the stage for lifelong learning and friendships.
But the latest EPI data is worrying: absence is rising, espec for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Find out how to make a difference in this new EEF blog:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attenda...
But the latest EPI data is worrying: absence is rising, espec for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Find out how to make a difference in this new EEF blog:
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/attenda...