Home Archived I’ll keep it short and sweet Back I’ll keep it short and sweet 25th January 2013, 12:00am Keith Davidson Share I’ll keep it short and sweet https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/ill-keep-it-short-and-sweet Copy Link Will E Bac down? (“Is retreat the only option?”, Cover story, 18 January.)Keith Davidson, Columnist on language and assessment for the National Association for the Teaching of English, Hertfordshire. 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 Pointless tests Keith Davidson • 12th September 2008 The harder they come Keith Davidson • 7th June 1996 Recent Most read Most shared Ofsted inspections: everything you need to know Analysis 20 September 2024 ‘Thin reform proposals’ not enough for ‘creaking’ education system Analysis 20 September 2024 Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect News 20 September 2024 Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements News 17 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024 DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links News 18 September 2024 Call for Ofsted ‘transparency’ over board minutes News 17 September 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024