Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 23rd January 2004, 12:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-238 Copy Link ‘Teaching spelling is about repetition, repetition, repetition’ Lisa Higgs, teacher, St David’s school, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire 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 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 Weekly round-up: Capita loses Sats and GCSE fears Tes Editorial • 18th April 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Teacher workload: Delay class-contact time target, says report News 7 May 2024 GCSEs: How alumni advice is boosting resilience for Year 11s Teaching & Learning 7 May 2024 Praise motivates pupils - but it tails off as they get older News 7 May 2024 Why you’re probably wrong about the science of learning Teaching & Learning 1 May 2024 Ofsted scraps ungraded inspection deep dives News 4 May 2024 GCSEs 2024: Exam dates, timetables and key information Analysis 9 April 2024 Ofsted scraps ungraded inspection deep dives News 4 May 2024 Is teacher training finally going to approach SEND properly? Teaching & Learning 6 May 2024 Just 1% of heads say SEND funding meets pupil needs News 4 May 2024