Home Archived Great excuses of our time Back Great excuses of our time 26th May 2006, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Great excuses of our time https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/great-excuses-our-time Copy Link A persistent S2 troublemaker was finally nailed and ordered to attend detention for his misdemeanours. The bold lad tendered his apologies. “Ah’ve got an appointment with a gynaecologist.” 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: No ‘revolution’ for embattled Ofsted Tes Editorial • 2nd May 2024 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 Recent Most read Most shared Ofsted scraps ungraded inspection deep dives News 4 May 2024 10 Questions with... Nicky Dunford News 4 May 2024 Just 1% of heads say SEND funding meets pupil needs News 4 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 Growing oracy focus could benefit maths teaching Analysis 1 May 2024 Science practicals need to push experimental boundaries Analysis 2 May 2024 Faith special schools can help to ease SEND pressure Analysis 2 May 2024 DfE SEND reform testing plan ‘9 months behind schedule’ News 1 May 2024