Home Archived They said... Back They said... 9th February 2007, 12:00am Tes Editorial Share They said... https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/they-said-40 Copy Link “Fluency in either (Mandarin Chinese or Urdu) will be a great asset to employers dealing with the giant economies of China and India.” The Sun. 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 3 in 4 primary schools having to cut TAs News 19 April 2024 Regional board highlights: February 2024 Leadership 19 April 2024 Falcon Education Academies Trust: what went wrong? Leadership 19 April 2024 CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’ News 16 April 2024 Capita loses £180m Sats contract to Pearson News 16 April 2024 Larger MATs have ‘highest teacher turnover’ News 16 April 2024 Schools now ‘biggest source of food aid’ for families News 17 April 2024 Larger MATs have ‘highest teacher turnover’ News 16 April 2024 Wednesday afternoons: a chance to do something different Analysis 17 April 2024