Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 31st May 2002, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-320 Copy Link ‘I did deserve what I got’ Patricia Amos, jailed for allowing her teenage daughters Emma, 15, and Jackie, 13, to truant 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 change and GCSE warning Tes Editorial • 9th May 2024 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 Recent Most read Most shared ESS faces CMA probe over ‘potential abuse of dominance’ News 14 May 2024 Cuts to school learning hours ‘not acceptable’ and will be blocked News 14 May 2024 DfE: Schools need ‘strong’ Friday curriculum offer to reduce absence News 14 May 2024 School refusal: 4 ways to make your classroom happier Teaching & Learning 9 May 2024 Revealed: What Safety Valve deals ‘really mean’ News 10 May 2024 Behaviour in schools: is it really getting worse? Teaching & Learning 8 May 2024 Experts warn of an ‘arts apocalypse’ in schools News 12 May 2024 5 ways to prepare for a (possible) summer heatwave Leadership 13 May 2024 Sats: Wellbeing and behaviour warning ahead of tests News 10 May 2024