Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 14th April 2006, 1:00am Alice Hoffman Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-381 Copy Link ‘I overheard a youth of 15 saying to his mother that a friend of his had one ambition and that was to get a teacher sacked before he left school’ Brian Garvery, Nasuwt president, at the union’s conference 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 Can it make sense to ‘teach’ violence? Alice Hoffman • 14th April 2006 Can it make sense to ‘teach’ violence? Alice Hoffman • 14th April 2006 Recent Most read Most shared Ofsted inspections: everything you need to know Analysis 20 September 2024 ‘Thin reform proposals’ not enough for ‘creaking’ education system Analysis 20 September 2024 Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect News 20 September 2024 Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements News 17 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024 DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links News 18 September 2024 Call for Ofsted ‘transparency’ over board minutes News 17 September 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024
