Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 22nd October 2004, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-195 Copy Link ‘The status quo is not an option’ Mike Tomlinson on his plans to reform qualifications for pupils aged 14 to 19 Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears Tes Editorial • 25th April 2024 Weekly round-up: Capita loses Sats and GCSE fears Tes Editorial • 18th April 2024 Reception Baseline Assessment: what you need to know Gráinne Hallahan • 3rd April 2024 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves Tes Editorial • 28th March 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Faith special schools can help to ease SEND pressure Analysis 2 May 2024 4 common worries for school leavers (and how to address them) Teaching & Learning 2 May 2024 Warning over ‘creeping centralisation’ of MAT system News 2 May 2024 Why you’re probably wrong about the science of learning Teaching & Learning 1 May 2024 How to reform childcare to truly benefit teachers Analysis 30 April 2024 ‘Alternative Big Listen’ to probe single-word Ofsted ratings News 1 May 2024 ‘Alternative Big Listen’ to probe single-word Ofsted ratings News 1 May 2024 Why you’re probably wrong about the science of learning Teaching & Learning 1 May 2024 Growing oracy focus could benefit maths teaching Analysis 1 May 2024