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 • 2nd April 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 Headteachers oppose calls for social media ban for under-16s News 26 May 2026 How to say ‘no’ as a school leader Teaching & Learning 26 May 2026 SEND reforms: Special schools’ fears over funding and demand News 26 May 2026 Why children stop enjoying maths in Year 7 Teaching & Learning 21 May 2026 IB confirms major new strand for Diploma Programme by 2030 Analysis 19 May 2026 PE and sport premium for primary schools scrapped News 21 May 2026 Heads welcome falling rolls inquiry News 26 May 2026 SEND reforms: Special schools’ fears over funding and demand News 26 May 2026 My week as... head of The Grange School in Chile Analysis 25 May 2026
