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 Ofsted inspectors to use Word documents for recording evidence News 22 December 2025 Cognita boosts Spain presence to 10 schools News 19 December 2025 Schools can’t stop violence against girls on their own Analysis 19 December 2025 Empty churches could be used for pupils with SEND, says Reform News 16 December 2025 Chemistry curriculum fails to reflect digital reality, RSC warns News 16 December 2025 Tackling the ‘3% issues’ to cut teacher workload Leadership 12 December 2025 Why we need to rethink secondary reading assessment Teaching & Learning 4 December 2025 5 questions for school leaders on the Budget’s implications for SEND Analysis 28 November 2025 Why we teach without screens in Reception Teaching & Learning 3 December 2025
