Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 6th December 2002, 12:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-295 Copy Link ‘I said we would get it right when you could put a definition of the A-level standard on the side of a bus’ Ken Boston, chief executive of Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 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 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 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves Tes Editorial • 28th March 2024 Recent Most read Most shared What is the future of school inspection in Scotland? Analysis 26 April 2024 Why more schools are turning to T levels - and what’s stopping others Analysis 26 April 2024 DfE finds 9K more pupil places in shortfall schools News 26 April 2024 Teacher levelling-up payments: all you need to know News 25 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise News 24 April 2024 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 How to ensure children are emotionally ready for school Teaching & Learning 25 April 2024 Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’ News 25 April 2024
