Home Archived Fran Hill Back Fran Hill TES articles and comments from Fran Hill 18th February 2010, 1:27pm Tes Editorial Share Fran Hill https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/fran-hill Copy Link Blog:www.ilurveenglish.blogspot.comTES comment pieces:2010Our Gordon-style gaffes must not define us (7th May 2010)Gifts needn’t cost much to be worth a lot (16th April 2010)Rage against the machine before it’s too late (19th March 2010)Salinger on screen would be a thought crime (5th February 2010)`Evaluation evangelist’ searching for converts (8th January 2010)2009Kids can teach us how to conduct ourselves (4th December 2009)Science of silence is not for the weak of heart (6 November 2009)Ofqual error has us all jostling for exam jargon (2nd October 2009)The hottest way to curry favour with pupils (28th August 2009)Final word - Fran Hill (14th August 2009)Leave me alone with my old-fashioned language (17th July)Why a controversial poet sticks in the memory (15th May 2009)Sex and scandal in school? They need spanking (17th April 2009)Thou shalt shut up and listen to thy teacher (20th March 2009)Blitz the blizzard! Duvet days are for wimps (13th February 2009)Ropey in-service training - no wonder adult pupils want to climb the walls (23rd January 2009)The time-saver that’s at our fingertips and liberates those little grey cells (2nd January 2009)2008Ed Balls, permission to breathe, please (31st October 2008)Can poetry really be worse than reality TV? (19th September 2008)I’ll be in stationery when you lot are in Bali (15th August 2008)My guilt turns parting into a sweet sorrow (4th July 2008)Modelling modals has become a total nuance (16th May 2008)Flush out whiffy loos by spending a few pennies (11th April 2008)No such thing as being on course for a free lunch (14th March 2008)Well heavy ideas behind closed doors (22nd February 2008)Books at bedtime? Don’t take it as read, Ed (25th January 2008)2007Trainees just have to learn the hard way (21st September 2007)Face it we’re all vulnerable to candid cameras (24th August 2007)Rodney (aka Edward) is longing to be noticed (27th July)I’m really not up on modern condoms (29th June 2007)Tentative flight from the state-school nest (23rd March 2007)Cover story sometimes comes close to a climax (2nd February 2007) 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 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears News 25 April 2024 Expressive arts and the case for a central role in Scottish primaries Analysis 25 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024 Poor mental health ‘fuelling’ absence crisis, DfE told News 24 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024