Home Cutting edge;Letter Cutting edge;Letter 8th October 1999, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Cutting edge;Letter https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/cutting-edgeletter Copy Link MICHAEL Barber comments that primary teachers are “at the cutting edge in worldwide education reform”. Does their pay and status reflect this advance? Keith Flett, 18 The Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight 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: 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 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and staff shortages Tes Editorial • 21st March 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Cosla: Maintaining teacher numbers will ‘greatly impact pay offer’ News 24 April 2024 Ofsted: Leaders must monitor AI impact on outcomes News 24 April 2024 Claire Burton takes the lead at DfE Regions Group News 24 April 2024 A simple but radical new way to assess writing Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024 Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 5 basic errors that ruin teacher job applications Analysis 23 April 2024 5 basic errors that ruin teacher job applications Analysis 23 April 2024 Starmer: Halt ‘damaging decline’ of PE News 22 April 2024 A 4-point plan for transparent AI use in schools Analysis 22 April 2024