Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 30th June 2006, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-367 Copy Link ‘When you’re outdoors, and it’s raining and miserable, that’s the bit the children really, really enjoy’ Ruth Pimental, director of the foundation stage for the primary national strategy, on the importance of play 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 Poor behaviour hitting teaching and wellbeing, say most teachers News 25 April 2024 The pandemic’s damage is now clear, this is how we fight back Analysis 25 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 Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024 Poor mental health ‘fuelling’ absence crisis, DfE told News 24 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024
