Alex Quigley
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Interesting Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on fertility rates in England & Wales. Trend is falling birth rates across the board in the last decade & from 1.49 children per woman in 2022 from 1.55 in 2021.
York is 1.15! House prices, no house building, cost of livingā¦
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulatiā¦.
Excited to see our new QJEP Economic and Social Research Council research on childrenās books featured in Tes! Thanks to Alex Quigley for summarising the work and discussing its classroom implications. š
**NEW** A bonus one-pager on āAdaptive Teachingā featuring ideas and insights from Alex Quigley among others. Unfortunately, I was unable to squeeze this spread in my new book, so here it is as an exclusive download.
š Download jamieleeclark.com/teaching-one-pā¦
New research compares the vocabulary in books and programmes aimed at young people ā and we should heed its findings, says Alex Quigley
tes.com/magazine/teachā¦
This Thursday we start our Disciplinary literacy twilight seriesš
We kick off with a standalone Intro session before subject-specific sessions on Eng lit, Science, History & Maths.
Schools can select one session or come to the series (from Ā£20-Ā£80)šresearchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/evenā¦
We so desperately need more studies on university contextual admissions. We know thatĀ students whoĀ enrol with lower entry grades are as likely to secure degrees. But more evidence is needed toĀ develop best practice on specific indicators for admissions.
officeforstudents.org.uk/media/bf84aedaā¦
My latest 3Rs Substack newsletter no.37 is live.
Feat. 'Learning Walkthrus' from oliver caviglioli & Tom Sherrington, & new research on Sure Start, 'disciplinary literacy', & procrastination (hat tip to Daniel Muijs for sharing that).
substack.com/home/post/p-14ā¦
āImposing school-wide oracy rituals without due regard for what works in specific subjects is an all too familiar way of taking a good idea and ruining it.ā
Clare Sealy on the need for conceptual clarity about distinctions & relationships between different types of communication
In just over a month, my new book - 'Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It)' - is published.
Thank you to Kate Jones Caroline Spalding & Professor John Dunlosky for the kind reviews.
You can pre-order here:
shorturl.at/dfoC3
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'Adaptive Teaching: Scaffolds, Scale, Structure & Style'
'It's important, if we're trying to help teachers move on from differentiation, to be clear how tasks can be adapted whilst retaining the same challenging goal.' Feat. Clare Sealy
theconfidentteacher.com/2024/04/adaptiā¦