Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 24th June 2005, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-155 Copy Link ‘I have a degree and a PGCE, yet my brother who has no qualifications and drives a lorry earns more than me’ Jeraldine McCarthy, an Essex teacher, on the Government’s proposed 2 per cent pay deal for teachers. 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: 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 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and staff shortages Tes Editorial • 21st March 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 5 ways to work with mistakes in the classroom Teaching & Learning 23 April 2024 6 things we did to improve mental health in our school Analysis 23 April 2024 Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints News 22 April 2024 CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’ News 16 April 2024 GCSEs 2024: Exam dates, timetables and key information Analysis 9 April 2024 5 ways to support reading for pleasure in the classroom Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024 Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints News 22 April 2024 A simple but radical new way to assess writing Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024
