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 Schools must not ‘carry the can’ for underfunded policies, NAHT warns News 1 May 2026 Can ‘radical transparency’ boost international school recruitment? Analysis 1 May 2026 Using AI in schools: a beginner’s guide for teachers Teaching & Learning 1 May 2026 How falling rolls are reshaping England’s schools Analysis 29 April 2026 Ofsted framework ‘penalises’ inclusive schools, heads warn News 30 April 2026 Low prior attainers not harmed by learning in sets, EEF finds News 29 April 2026 Spring term exclusions hit record high News 30 April 2026 Ofsted is a ‘driver of misery’, says new NAHT president News 1 May 2026 The complex story behind rising suspensions in primary schools News 1 May 2026
