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Articles by HMC officers and members

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Charity Commission is suffering from selective perception
Dr Chris Ray, High Master of The Manchester Grammar School

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/christopher-ray-charity-commission-is-suffering-from-selective-perception-1784354.html

Debate on 'soft' A-levels is a hard nut to crack
Chris Ramsey, Headmaster of The King's School, Chester.

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6020979

An education policy of smoke and mirrors
Dr Martin Stephen, High Master of St Paul's School

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/4615499/An-education-policy-of-smoke-and-mirrors.html

Why, when we have so much more are we not happier with our lives
Dr Anthony Seldon, Headmaster Wellington College

Why is "selection" still such a dirty word
Geoff Lucas, Secretary HMC

Time to Consider
Bernard Trafford, Headmaster of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle

http://www.sec-ed.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/article/article.html?uid=5420;type_uid=2;section=Features

Diplomas "not hard enough" for brightest pupils
Bernard Trafford, Headmaster of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle

Good schools are born out of a mix of love and learning
Tim Hands, Headmaster of Magdalen College School

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article4882409.ece

Remove shackles and set diplomas free
Geoff Lucas
Secretary
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

Headmaster quitting private school for new academy
Tim Hastie-Smith
Chairman of HMC
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2796908/Commentary---headmaster-quitting-private-school-for-new-academy.html

We're not all toffs:
The independent sector goes far beyond Eton, and talk of a great divide with state schools is nonsense.

Bernard Trafford, Chairman of HMC
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/19/schools.education