Home Archived Freedom to make a mess Back Freedom to make a mess 24th September 2004, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Freedom to make a mess https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/freedom-make-mess Copy Link Children need to choose activities for themselves, without adult interference 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 Sats week: key test dates for 2025 Tes Editorial • 7th October 2024 Weekly round-up: Labour sets out its plans for schools Tes Editorial • 18th July 2024 Weekly round-up: Labour's big schools mission begins Tes Editorial • 11th July 2024 Weekly round-up: What will Labour mean for schools? Tes Editorial • 5th July 2024 Recent Most read Most shared 10 questions with...Dr Jeffery Quaye News 19 October 2024 Staff with poor view of leaders in November more likely to leave News 18 October 2024 New ungraded inspections risk inconsistency, trusts’ leader warns News 18 October 2024 Private school VAT rules ‘not fit for purpose’ News 16 October 2024 Ofsted: Monday notification call does not apply to deferred inspections News 16 October 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 Third of parents ‘more relaxed’ about children missing school News 16 October 2024 3 ways the Employment Rights Bill could upend education Analysis 16 October 2024 Careers advisers ‘should be funded in every secondary’ News 17 October 2024