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- ↑ "A beginner's guide to Daisy Christodoulou". edcentral.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ Danielle Dwyer (15 April 2007), "Is Daisy Britain's brightest student?", Sunday Express
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- ↑ Dominic Lawson (16 March 2014), "Seven Myths About Education by Daisy Christodoulou", Sunday Times, archived from the original on 21 July 2015
- ↑ Wilby, Peter (25 November 2014). "'Britain's brightest student' taking aim at teaching's sacred cows". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ Counsell, Christine (16 February 2017). "Making Good Progress: the future of Assessment for Learning, by Daisy Christodoulou". Schools Week. Pearson PLC . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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