Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 15th June 2001, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-99 Copy Link ‘We’ve become an over-examined society but I only realised it belatedly. We got it wrong’ Nick Tate, fomer chief executive of the Qualification and Curriculum Authority and head of Winchester College 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 MPs to investigate boys’ poorer school performance News 19 April 2024 Teacher recruitment targets not changed in Scotland News 19 April 2024 Put teachers at the heart of education reform Analysis 19 April 2024 DfE: No Progress 8 replacement for next two years News 18 April 2024 CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’ News 16 April 2024 How to get feedback right to create better learners Teaching & Learning 17 April 2024 DfE: No Progress 8 replacement for next two years News 18 April 2024 6 ways MATs can tackle SEND challenges News 18 April 2024 Suspensions up by three-quarters since pandemic News 18 April 2024
