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 newsletters Tes Editorial • 6th October 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 Schools are picking up society’s problems. I hope this can change Analysis 13 November 2026 Microsoft outage: schools scramble amid day of disruption News 13 November 2026 Amid the noise, Ofsted inspectors continue to do a vital job Analysis 13 November 2026 What QTS changes mean for your school’s recruitment Analysis 3 November 2026 SEND reform bill unlikely to be published until new year News 3 November 2026 Powell: Ofsted inspection consequences ‘need to change’ News 4 November 2026 Smart glasses shouldn’t be ‘anywhere near’ schools, says minister News 11 November 2026 Teaching salaries ‘thousands less’ than comparable jobs News 12 November 2026 We can’t ‘insulate’ schools from falling rolls, DfE warns News 11 November 2026
