Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 7th August 1998, 1:00am Estelle Morris Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-72 Copy Link ‘I did not do very well at school. I failed my A-levels and wasn’t able to go to university, so I went to teacher training college instead’ Estelle Morris, who has taken over from Stephen Byers as school standards minister. 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 Change is inevitable; low morale is not Estelle Morris • 25th May 2012 Viva the Victorians and their far-sighted vision Estelle Morris • 17th September 2010 Released to do the job Estelle Morris • 10th May 2002 ‘Para-teachers’ to the rescue Estelle Morris • 23rd November 2001 Recent Most read Most shared Girls and violence: Whole-family support needed to change attitudes News 29 April 2024 Draw up ‘bomb threat checklist’, all schools advised News 29 April 2024 MAT leaders denounce ‘extraordinary’ axing of Now Teach News 29 April 2024 Teacher levelling-up payments: all you need to know News 25 April 2024 Poor behaviour hitting teaching and wellbeing, say most teachers News 25 April 2024 Keeping Children Safe in Education: how things may change Analysis 26 April 2024 TAs’ warning over increased teaching cover News 27 April 2024 3 steps to make sure your behaviour curriculum works Leadership 25 April 2024 How stand-up comedy classes gave a new insight into learning and teaching Teaching & Learning 28 April 2024