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 Inclusion base guidance ‘urgently needed’, heads warn News 22 June 2026 Headteachers criticise ‘brutal’ Ofsted inspection framework News 22 June 2026 Tes Schools Awards 2026 winners announced News 19 June 2026 Eastern trusts plan 42-school merged MAT News 12 June 2026 ‘Limited’ evidence for AI tutoring tools, government admits News 17 June 2026 Why a Schrödinger’s pay deal will drive debate and division Analysis 18 June 2026 The key changes to Ofsted inspection for 2026-27 News 12 June 2026 King’s Birthday Honours: heads and MAT leaders recognised News 12 June 2026 We can’t close the disadvantage gap without playing the long game Analysis 12 June 2026
