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 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 5 top Tes articles on the science of learning Tes Editorial • 12th August 2025 Recent Most read Most shared SEND reforms a ‘massive demand’ on schools, says DfE boss News 26 February 2026 Head retention policies a welcome focus - but will it be enough? Analysis 26 February 2026 What textbook writing taught me about making shared resources Teaching & Learning 26 February 2026 Do banded books make for poorer readers? Teaching & Learning 25 February 2026 Schools White Paper: all you need to know News 23 February 2026 KS4 reforms to make lower-attaining pupils ‘more visible’ News 24 February 2026 ‘The SEND reforms are not a recipe for inclusion, but for disaster’ Analysis 24 February 2026 Do banded books make for poorer readers? Teaching & Learning 25 February 2026 KS4 reforms to make lower-attaining pupils ‘more visible’ News 24 February 2026
