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 Quote;Opinion Quote;Opinion 3rd April 1998, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote;Opinion https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quoteopinion-4 Copy Link “People who know me will tell you that I am nothing at all like Goebbels.” - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Smith, when told that his title was “Orwellian and un-English”. 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 Log in 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 Sign up to the Tes magazine international newsletter Tes Editorial • 4th August 2026 Teacher interview questions: what will I be asked? Tes Editorial • 10th October 2025 Sats week: key test dates for 2026 Tes Editorial • 1st October 2025 5 top Tes articles for school leaders Tes Editorial • 19th August 2025 Recent Most read Most shared Technical pathways: the multiple hurdles facing rural schools Analysis 28 August 2026 What leading a struggling school taught me about disadvantage Teaching & Learning 28 August 2026 Revealed: No dedicated funding for enrichment benchmarks News 28 August 2026 Revealed: No dedicated funding for enrichment benchmarks News 28 August 2026 Fact check: does the GCSE system really set up a third of students to fail? Analysis 27 August 2026 Teacher pay scales 2026-27: what will your salary look like? Analysis 1 July 2026 Revealed: No dedicated funding for enrichment benchmarks News 28 August 2026 ‘Thank you Dolly Parton, you gave millions the chance of the right start in reading’ Analysis 26 August 2026 What leading a struggling school taught me about disadvantage Teaching & Learning 28 August 2026
