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Green and pleasant Substacks

22 Substacks keeping the education debate alive

16 hrs ago • Daisy Christodoulou

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Oracy and the forgotten third

The data speaks ...

Nov 1 • Chris Wheadon

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October 2026

Why are we making these mistakes again?

“I can explain and analyse what’s going wrong with government education policy”

Oct 25 • Daisy Christodoulou

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What is going on in education in England?

Always count on the English to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Oct 4 • Daisy Christodoulou

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September 2026

Governed by alchemists

Why it matters what clever people learn

Sep 13 • Daisy Christodoulou

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What if transferable skills don’t exist?

The implications for schools, universities, and the British civil service

Sep 6 • Daisy Christodoulou

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The difficulty of the Guardian Crossword, 1930 to 2026

Waugh is put out, Slope goes down and Golding is ungilded

Sep 2 • Chris Wheadon

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August 2026

What should we do about the “forgotten third”?

The importance of foundational skills

Aug 20 • Daisy Christodoulou

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Solving GCSE mocks with Comparative Judgement

Double Marker - our newest project

Aug 14 • Daisy Christodoulou and Chris Wheadon

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Schools aren’t to blame for the NEET crisis

When learning more doesn’t help you earn more

Aug 8 • Daisy Christodoulou

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The problem with "parity of esteem"

Vocational education at age 14 is not the answer

Aug 2 • Daisy Christodoulou

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July 2026

Jim Callaghan's Secret Garden, fifty years on

What Callaghan's 1976 challenge to teachers can tell us about Andy Burnham's devolution gamble

Jul 26 • Daisy Christodoulou

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