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Filling The Pail

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fillingthepail.substack.com· weekly· Published 3 days ago

A London-trained former deputy principal writes a substantive Substack on evidence-based education, defending explicit instruction and critiquing progressive ideas on understanding, rote learning and oracy. Readers get pointed commentary on education research debates, with weekly link roundups called Curios.

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Platform
Substack
Frequency
Weekly
Latest issue
Oct 25, 2026
Language
English
Written for
Teachers, school leaders and education policy watchers interested in evidence-based teaching
Tone
opinion
Tracked since
Oct 28, 2026

Website: https://fillingthepail.substack.com