Home Archived quote of the week Back quote of the week 8th March 2002, 12:00am Tes Editorial Share quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-332 Copy Link ‘Teachers are not wreckers. They are hard-working professionals who deserve more respect from the Government’ Damian Green, Conservative education spokesman, on the strike by the National Union of Teachers over London allowances 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 Teacher interviews: what will I be asked? Tes Editorial • 8th May 2024 Sats: Key test dates for 2024 Tes Editorial • 7th May 2024 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 Recent Most read Most shared Schools urged to be ‘vigilant’ after IB data leak News 8 May 2024 The harmful effects of absence stretch beyond school Analysis 8 May 2024 4 behaviour insights school leaders should know about Analysis 8 May 2024 GCSEs: Concern over Year 11 absence as exams loom News 7 May 2024 Ofsted scraps ungraded inspection deep dives News 4 May 2024 GCSEs 2024: Exam dates, timetables and key information Analysis 9 April 2024 GCSEs: Concern over Year 11 absence as exams loom News 7 May 2024 Is teacher training finally going to approach SEND properly? Teaching & Learning 6 May 2024 Most primary schools have no ethnic minority teachers News 7 May 2024
