Home Quote of the week;Opinion Quote of the week;Opinion 26th June 1998, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote of the week;Opinion https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-weekopinion-44 Copy Link “There will be critics from the Left and Right who will simply stand and oppose. These people are clinging to the comfort blanket of no change” School standards minister, Stephen Byers, at the launch of the first 25 education action zones on Tuesday 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: 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 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 Recent Most read Most shared TAs’ warning over increased teaching cover News 27 April 2024 5 tips for your teacher CV and cover letter Leadership 26 April 2024 Keeping Children Safe in Education: how things may change Analysis 26 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 Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise News 24 April 2024 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 How to ensure children are emotionally ready for school Teaching & Learning 25 April 2024 Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’ News 25 April 2024
