Today, more than 30 schools, universities, charities and social mobility organisations have collaborated to publish the Widening Access toolkit. The toolkit is designed to support Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers, Heads of… Find out more
Upon publication of the IICSA report into abuse in residential schools, HMC General Secretary Dr Simon Hyde said; “All HMC members thank the survivors of abuse for having the bravery… Find out more
HMC General Secretary Dr Simon Hyde said; “HMC is keen to see schools return to normal and for children to be able to enjoy their learning, and not experience any… Find out more
Sir, The Sunday Times article headlined “Private schools ‘gamed’ Covid rules to give their pupils more top A-Levels” is simply untrue and undermines the results achieved by hard-working pupils in… Find out more
Examination malpractice is taken extremely seriously by schools and can lead to substantial penalties for those involved. The accusation in yesterday’s Sunday Times that independent schools and their teachers set… Find out more
Dr Simon Hyde, General Secretary of HMC, said; “HMC’s schools in England want to see a vibrant, enjoyable and exciting Modern Languages qualification. HMC members fear that the narrow focus… Find out more
MEDIA RELEASE FROM ASCL, ALL, AQA, HMC, ISMLA, NAHT, NALA, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas Nine organisations directly involved in, or with an interest in, the teaching of languages in… Find out more
25th November 2021 Background We share the Department for Education’s ambitions to increase participation in language learning at KS4 and beyond. We welcome research-informed initiatives to achieve this, as well… Find out more
An HMC spokesperson said; The accounts of sexual harassment outlined in the BBC documentary are shocking and need to be taken incredibly seriously. HMC schools have worked very closely with… Find out more
Following a survey of teachers and senior leaders in both the state and independent sector, a new report published today finds the current educational system is perceived to be failing to prepare… Find out more
General Secretary of HMC, Dr Simon Hyde, said; “Independent schools contribute nearly £14bn to the UK economy every year, support more than 300,000 jobs and save the taxpayer another £3.5bn… Find out more
“The last 18 months have been like no other but it has been so heartening to see heads, teachers and students rise to the challenge, overcome so many barriers that… Find out more
Speaking from Edinburgh, Dr Hyde said, “Everyone understands that 2021 is an unprecedented year. This cohort of sixth form students has been more adversely impacted by the pandemic than any… Find out more
HMC chair Sally-Anne Huang said: “The revelations by thousands of young people on the Everyone’s Invited website are shocking and need to be taken incredibly seriously. Several HMC schools welcomed… Find out more
The Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference joins the nation in sending condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the whole royal family. The Duke of Edinburgh’s lifetime of service touched many… Find out more
In response to the announcement of an Ofsted-led review of safeguarding policies in state and independent schools and a new NSPCC helpline for young people who are potential victims of… Find out more
HMC General Secretary Dr Simon Hyde responds to a number of serious and anonymous allegations of peer-on-peer sexual harassment and abuse from current and former school pupils which are appearing… Find out more
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
HMC has made representations on behalf of its boarding schools to the DfE (here) and both Scottish (here) and Welsh executives (here). Concerns were raised about quarantine and the return… Find out more
For letter from HMC and its partners dated 05.02.21, see here.
