Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 20th May 2005, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-159 Copy Link ‘I am not a fan of paperwork usually, but this was different’ Tim Sykes, head of Leven Church of England primary in Beverley, who had more than 100 applications for a Year 1 teaching post 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: Labour sets out its plans for schools Tes Editorial • 18th July 2024 Weekly round-up: Labour's big schools mission begins Tes Editorial • 11th July 2024 Weekly round-up: What will Labour mean for schools? Tes Editorial • 5th July 2024 General election: what are the 3 main parties' education policies? Cerys Turner • 4th July 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Days left to complete ‘crucial’ languages survey for Scottish schools News 24 September 2024 New education body for parents and carers seeks recruits News 24 September 2024 How we’re improving attendance and behaviour with additional roles Teaching & Learning 24 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 Don’t fixate on Gen Z, look after millennial mother-teachers Analysis 19 September 2024 Labour urged to ‘bring forward measures’ to tackle teacher supply News 23 September 2024 Everyone’s talking about oracy, but can we cut through the noise? Teaching & Learning 23 September 2024 Schools invited to pilot Labour’s breakfast club plan News 23 September 2024 Labour urged to ‘bring forward measures’ to tackle teacher supply News 23 September 2024