Category: HMC News

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated 21/10/21 We know that members are seeking the most up-to-date advice on how to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak and the aim of this page of the HMC website… Find out more

HMC Chair 2021/22 – Richard Backhouse speech

HMC: Better results

As students, parents and teachers anticipate some hard-won grades this year, there is a general expectation that we will have much to celebrate. The causes of improved results are not… Find out more

‘Don’t dither over bubbles, heads need certainty now’

Theodore Roosevelt once said: ‘In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst… Find out more

HMC schools in action: Emanuel School works with local state schools to reach its Primary Ambitions

Emanuel School is an integral part of the community in the London Borough of Wandsworth. One of the key aims at the school is to enhance social mobility in its… Find out more

Serenity Prayer – blog by HMC General Secretary, Dr Simon Hyde

The so-called ‘serenity prayer’ has always struck me as something that could have been written specifically for headteachers. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,… Find out more

HMC General Secretary welcomes full return to school on March 8th

Responding to the confirmation that all pupils in England will return on March 8, HMC General Secretary Dr Simon Hyde, said: “With the phased return of pupils in Scotland and… Find out more

Vaccination plan letter to the PM

HMC is delighted to be part of this voluntary plan to help school staff be vaccinated alongside other priority groups. To view the letter to the Prime Minister, please see… Find out more

Open letter from HMC General Secretary to the Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson, re: testing in schools

To view an open letter from HMC General Secretary, Dr Simon Hyde, to the Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson, re: testing in schools, pls see here. 

HMC statement re: DfE announcement on mass testing

Statement from HMC General Secretary, Dr Simon Hyde: “The chaotic and rushed nature of the Government’s announcement on the staggered return to secondary schools in January has left many educators… Find out more

Planning for mass testing in schools in 2021: HMC Chair Sally-Anne Huang responds

On Wednesday, I reached the end of a long, arduous but singularly rewarding term.  I was convinced that I had tied up loose ends and written all of my letters… Find out more

2020 HMC Autumn Conference in the News

Press Releases and Chair’s Speech PRESS NOTICE: HMC CONFERENCE 2020 – CHAIR’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS – (Sally-Anne Huang, HMC Chair, St Paul’s School), 05.10.2020 HMC Conference 2020 – Chair Sally-Anne Huang’s… Find out more

Black Lives Matter – Statement from HMC Chair Elect, Sally-Anne Huang

In response to the Black Lives Matter campaign, Sally-Anne Huang, Chair Elect of HMC made the following statement: “The millions of voices raised in protest against the killing of George… Find out more

Comparing the relative grading of International GCSEs and reformed GCSEs

2019 HMC Autumn Conference in the News

Saturday 28th September 2019 The Times, Too much emotion bad for the young, says behaviour expert Gillian Bridge, (Gillian Bridge, HMC Conference 2019), 28.09.19 iNews, Boys’ private school bans ‘banter’… Find out more

Government initiative for Looked After Children

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

Labour and Independent Schools

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

Independent school attendance figures

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

The Sutton Trust’s “Elitist Britain” report

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

NEW FUND TO SUPPORT CROSS SECTOR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

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