In a recent article by Haroon Siddique in The Guardian (30/12/18), Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner expressed concern that Tory education reforms are putting state school pupils at a disadvantage… Find out more
Why is it socially acceptable to be ‘bad at maths’? The recent publicity given to the Schools Minister’s unwillingness to demonstrate his knowledge of times tables on national radio left… Find out more
In a blog 10.04.16, HMC member Kevin Fear, headmaster of leading independent Nottingham High School writes about how parents can support pupils to cope with exam pressure. As we move into the… Find out more
We bought a fridge from a well-known High Street retailer over the summer (yes, it’s a glamorous life). Our story is replicated up and down the country I’m sure, and… Find out more
The sun is out; buds are opening and a customary crop of spring articles on exam preparation sprout in time for the Easter holidays: Top Tips for Revision season; Easter… Find out more
The publication of the annual school performance tables invariably provokes a media frenzy and this year was no exception. Reforms to the way in which the performance tables are compiled… Find out more
As the first lay Head Master of a Benedictine School that is over 400 years old but is now celebrating its bicentenary in its current location, you can’t help but… Find out more
On Friday 31 October, the Sutton Trust published its report What Makes Great Teaching, authored by Professor Rob Coe and colleagues at Durham University. Drawing on over 200 pieces of… Find out more
There are a number of reasons why I was disappointed and disheartened to read Dr Sewell’s letter entitled ‘Cambridge’s Position On The New AS Levels’, but I shan’t bore anyone… Find out more
I was interested to read the HMC Tweet linked to the Telegraph’s story about the Ofqual review of ‘soft’ subject A levels and GCSEs. Isn’t it funny how soft always… Find out more
As employment becomes an ever greater priority we need to ask: “What will best equip our pupils to enter the labour market? It strikes me that schools are faced with… Find out more
As we embark on our annual open day for potential Sixth Formers and the first 6.1 (lower sixth) Review meeting when we assess individuals’ progress, I reflect on what lies… Find out more
Perhaps it is just the nervousness caused by the news that a Head recently lost his job after poor exam results, but I for one am delighted to see HMC… Find out more
The young human brain is a limber and wonderful thing, adept at flipping from one task to another: thank goodness this is the case, I ponder, as our GCSE students… Find out more
On April 1st the BBC published its top ten list of ‘stories that look like pranks but aren’t’. At the same time NUT members were gathering for their annual conference… Find out more
It has been good, during these last few weeks, to see the two sectors in secondary education – the one, maintained, engaged in educating the vast majority of the population,… Find out more
The publication of the official government League Tables each January –as well as the newspaper versions that follow the summer publication of public exam results- brings good news to very… Find out more
A few months ago an entry in this blog began with the words “well it looks like the French were right; Lance Armstrong is a cheat”. Even if the publication… Find out more
There has been a torrent of educational reform in the last few months – from A levels being put up for adoption by the Universities (who appear not to want… Find out more
Recent reports in The Times suggesting that Michael Gove has already decided on the details of a new ABac seem a little premature. Unusually the response from the educational establishment… Find out more
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