In response to the speech by the Minister for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi, to the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) conference in Manchester on 5 July 2019,… Find out more
Following media reports of moves by Labour activists to introduce a more punitive approach to the independent sector, HMC Executive Director Mike Buchanan said: “It would be a shame for this issue to be a… Find out more
Commenting on new Department for Education figures that show a small drop in the numbers attending independent schools (1,910 fewer than in 2015), HMC Executive Director Mike Buchanan said: “The figures show… Find out more
Commenting on the Sutton Trust’s ‘Elitist Britain’ report published on June 25, HMC Executive Director Mike Buchanan said: Many independent schools are centres of intellectual, artistic and sporting excellence. They… Find out more
Following the announcement today by Lord Agnew at the Schools Together annual conference of a new fund to help independent schools, state schools and universities share expertise and resources, Mike… Find out more
TES, 28.01.17, we should rejoice, not complain, if some schools are using their freedom and resources to invest in creativity, writes former HMC Chair Dr Bernard Trafford, headmaster of the Royal Grammar… Find out more
Pastoral care staff at Pocklington School have received mental health first aid training as part of the School’s focus on pupil wellbeing. As young people’s mental health made headlines after… Find out more
The Board of School Governors is delighted to announce that Mr Simon Reid, currently Principal of Gordonstoun School, will succeed John Franklin on his retirement as Head Master of Christ’s… Find out more
Mr Jonathan (Jon) Reddin will be the new Headmaster of Ratcliffe College, taking up post on 1st September 2017, succeeding Mr Gareth Lloyd after eight years of outstanding service. Ratcliffe… Find out more
Guardian, 09.12.16, independent schools in England want to offer 10,000 free places a year to children who would otherwise attend state schools, under a plan that would require tens of… Find out more
Oxford Mail, 30.11.16, state school pupils in Oxfordshire are to be given the chance to learn Chinese with the launch of a new language centre. Two independent schools – Radley… Find out more
Financial Times, 01.12.16, some institutions have been pursuing their own attempts to improve access to education Controversy swirls constantly around the principle of selection in education, and how it is… Find out more
The Telegraph, 19.11.16 HMC member Samantha Price, Headmistress of Benenden School writes on new school networking opportunities. SIR – It is probably true that privately educated men enjoy a continued… Find out more
In a blog, 05.11.16, Henry Price Headmaster of Wellington School in Somerset writes: with Sport and Wellbeing – everyone can go to the Ball. A recent study by the All-Party Parliamentary Group… Find out more
Malvern College, one the UK’s leading independent boarding schools has announced that it will be opening a fifth sister school overseas, in Hong Kong, for around 1,000 pupils aged from… Find out more
The Telegraph, 17.08.16, writing ahead of A-level results tomorrow, HMC member Shaun Fenton, headmaster of leading independent Reigate Grammar School on why exam results are only half of what makes a great education. T’was… Find out more
The Telegraph, 04.08.16, six of the 366 athlete comprising Team GB at Rio 2016 studied at HMC leading independent Millfield School. The 366 athletes comprising Team GB, settling in to Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic… Find out more
The Telegraph, 06.08.16, reports on the summer school at HMC leading independent school King Edward’s, Birmingham aiming to raise educational aspiration across the entire city. Usman Raja still recalls when his smart… Find out more
The Telegraph, 03.08.16, HMC member Shaun Fenton, Head of leading independent Reigate Grammar School on why post-Brexit the UK should recognise its strengths and promote independent schools whilst making them accessible to even more… Find out more
Tatler, 01.08.16, give the lowdown on the bursaries offered at schools featured in the Tatler Schools Guide 2016. Several HMC schools feature. Read more © Tatler
