Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 24th July 1998, 1:00am Roy Blatchford Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-74 Copy Link “The coal or gas ad with the cuddly picture of a father and son reading together by a warm fire does as much for reading as the literacy hour” Roy Blatchford, director of Reading is Fundamental, at a London conference celebrating the charity’s work. 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 'Our children are so much more than grades' Roy Blatchford • 16th October 2018 Never forget: satisfactory won’t wash Roy Blatchford • 18th November 2011 Never forget: satisfactory won’t wash Roy Blatchford • 18th November 2011 View from here - Passion for learning in desert heat Roy Blatchford • 12th June 2009 Recent Most read Most shared The case for outdoor schools becoming ‘pivotal’ to Scottish education Analysis 28 May 2024 Show how music is ‘adequately funded’, Walker asks DfE News 28 May 2024 Education won’t dominate election debates - but it should Analysis 28 May 2024 How AI’s power can be harnessed by primary schools Analysis 27 May 2024 The MATs fighting for the survival of small schools Analysis 24 May 2024 Teachers are not pupils: making the case for flexible working Leadership 21 May 2024 Schools ‘can’t plan budgets’ because of election pay delay News 24 May 2024 Two new safeguarding trends to be aware of Teaching & Learning 26 May 2024 How AI’s power can be harnessed by primary schools Analysis 27 May 2024
