Ian Whitwham is a wordsmith whose works have appeared in the Guardian, SecEd and other publications. Here he shares with us his views on the word 'test.'

This week Teacher Support Network and Wordia.com are hosting a ‘Back to School’ online special. As part of Modern Education Week, we got in touch with a number of teachers, educators and authors to get them to give us some erudite insights into the state of modern education.

See all our Wordia entries for Modern Education Week here.