Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Archived Stings from ‘gadfly’ Woodhead cause enduring irritation Back Stings from ‘gadfly’ Woodhead cause enduring irritation 29th May 2009, 1:00am Professor Colin Richards Share Stings from ‘gadfly’ Woodhead cause enduring irritation /magazine/archive/stings-gadfly-woodhead-cause-enduring-irritation-0 Copy Link The most telling and eloquent response to Chris Woodhead’s tirade is silence.Professor Colin Richards, Cumbria. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading for just £4.90 per month /per month for 12 months You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information Read more Why we fear Ofsted is not really listening Professor Colin Richards • 18th March 2025 Why should inspectors have an MOT? Professor Colin Richards • 4th May 2012 Ofsted’s hidden truths Professor Colin Richards • 20th April 2012 Is Ofsted telling the whole truth? Professor Colin Richards • 13th April 2012 Recent Most read Most shared Cognita confirms top HR chief; Bedford appoints India school head News 5 September 2025 The north-south divide is one schools can’t fix alone Analysis 5 September 2025 Up to 1 in 4 vapes confiscated in schools contained spice News 5 September 2025 Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones? Teaching & Learning 3 September 2025 Teacher pay scales 2025-26: what will your salary look like? Analysis 22 May 2025 DfE cuts £74m from offer to bidders for Teach First contract News 2 September 2025 Students want more support for back-to-school anxiety News 18 August 2025 How did each A-level subject perform this year? News 14 August 2025 SEND and inclusion: a recommended reading list Teaching & Learning 18 August 2025
