HMC Autumn Conference Resources 2023

To view a copy of the Opening Address delivered by HMC Chair, Sue Woodroofe, please see here.

View images from the HMC International Conference 2023 here.

View images from HMC Autumn Conference 2023 here.

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Chair’s Opening Address – Sue Woodroofe – HMC Chair and Principal, The Grammar School at Leeds
See interview here.
View the session here.

Keynote 1: Inspirational Leadership Lessons from Shakespeare’s Henry V – Ben Walden
See interview here.
View the session here (pt.1) and here (pt.2).

Keynote 2: Homage to H: why ethical leadership matters – Pat Sowa
See interview here.
View the session here.

Panel session 1: Values-led leadership in challenging times – Charlene Lyons; Baroness Estelle Morris, Neil Smith and Jonathan Simons
See interview here.
View the session here.

Keynote 3: Imperfect Leadership – Professor Steve Munby
See interview here.
View the session here.

Keynote 4: The Changing Nature of Headship in Schools – Professor Qing Gu and Dr Andy Hodgkinson
See interview here.
View the session here.

Keynote 6 – The Power of Everyday Heroes – Jaz Ampaw-Farr 
See interview here.

Closing remarks
View the session here.

Reflections on HMC Autumn Conference: Chair Sue Woodroofe reflects on the Conference with HMC General Secretary, Dr Simon Hyde.
See interview here.

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HMC International Conference 2023

HMC Autumn Conference 2023

Many thanks to members and schools who supplied blog content to be posted on the HMC digital channels during the HMC Autumn Conference 2023. Please see below a list of HMC blogs published:

• The St Swithun’s Witch Project: finding new ways to decolonise and diversify our literature teaching
  Naomi Anson, Head of English, St Swithun’s School
• ‘Uneasy lies the Head that wears a crown…’
  Fionnuala Kennedy, Head, Wimbledon High School
• Shakespeare at Bristol Grammar School
  Sian Scott-Wilson & Peter Forster, Infant and Junior Drama Coordinator & Head of English, Bristol Grammar School
• Whose Shakespeare is it Anyway?
  Ima Kazmi. Curriculum leader of English, The British School, New Dehli
• 400 years of Shakespeare’s First Folio; a year of engagement
  Peter Jolly, Dulwich College

Presentations from the HMC Autumn Conference 2023 (presentations, resources and video content are for members’ internal use only. Please do not share this content externally. Any requests to share content on this page can be directed to [email protected] in the first instance).

Presentations from keynote sessions:

• From an Australian perspective, Dr Christopher Duncan, CEO, AHISA. See presentation here.
• British education abroad – recent trends, Leigh Webb, CEO, ISC Research. See presentation here.
• From a South African (RSA) perspective, Lebogang Montjane, Executive Director, ISASA. See presentation here.
• From a South African (Zimbabwean) perspective, Tim Middleton, CEO, CHISZ. See presentation here.
• UK partnerships abroad, Daniel Lewis, Managing Director, Repton International. See presentation here.
• From a Middle Eastern perspective, Debra Forsyth, CEO, BSME. See presentation here.
• From an Asian perspective, John Gwyn Jones MBE, CEO, FOBISIA. See presentation here.
• Upwards and Onwards, Chris Edwards, RSAcademics. See presentation here.
• From a North American (Canadian perspective), Anand Mahadevan, Executive Director, CAIS. See presentation here.
• RSC international school partnerships, Victoria Cholmondeley, Senior Partnerships Development Manager, RSC and Fi Ingram, Head of Learning, RSC. See presentation here.
• Chair’s Opening Address – Sue Woodroofe – HMC Chair and Principal, The Grammar School at Leeds. See presentation slide here.
• Keynote 1: Inspirational Leadership Lessons from Shakespeare’s Henry V, Ben Walden, Contender Charlie. See presentation here.
• Keynote 2: Homage to H: why ethical leadership matters, Pat Sowa, Director, Starfish: Wellbeing in Education. See presentation here.
• Keynote session 3: Imperfect Leadership, Professor Steve Munby. See presentation here.
• Keynote 4: The Changing Nature of Headship in Schools, Professor Qing Gu and Dr Andy Hodgkinson, UCL IOE Centre for Educational Leadership. See presentation here.

Presentations from workshop sessions: 

Workshop Session 1

• Assessment Innovation in Practice, Julia Martin, Chief Executive Officer, ISEB. See presentation here.
• The future of Rugby Union in schools, Steve Grainger, Rugby Football Union. See presentation here.
• Legal developments in the management of staff, parents and pupils, Tabitha Cave, Partner, VWV and Alice Reeve, Partner, VWV. See presentation here.
• How schools cope with bereavement – putting support in place, Pat Sowa, Director, Starfish: Wellbeing in Education. See presentation here.
• Getting the best out of your SLT, Ed Ampaw-Farr, CoFounder & Managing Director, Be Human First Ltd. See presentation here.
• Sustainability in Schools – the latest research, Andrew Griffiths, Planet Mark. See presentation here.
• Navigating headwinds – strategies to strengthen your school’s business model to help manage the risks political and fiscal change in an increasingly competitive market, Mark Taylor, Chair, AGBIS and Barney Northover, Partner, VWV. See presentation here.
• Next Generation Assessment, Sarah Fletcher, High Mistress, St Paul’s Girls’ School, see presentation here, and Hayley White, Vice President Assessment, Standards and Services, Pearson, see presentation here.
• Fundraising for School Leaders, Lou Bennett, Chief Executive IDPE and Simon Jones, Director of Development, Manchester Grammar School. See presentation here.

Workshop Session 2:

• Vocational Qualifications, Michael Punt, Headmaster, Bromsgrove School and Suzanne Hall, Head of Product: Technical and Professional Qualifications, Pearson. See presentations here and here.
• Supporting transition: navigating the journey from school to university safely, Nick Weaver, Headmaster, Ipswich School and Sarah Kerr-Dineen, Head, Oundle School. See presentation here.
• Practical and proactive approaches to supporting wellbeing in schools, ‘How do we create a wellbeing culture for colleagues in our schools?’, Rachel Cooper, Head of HR, The Grammar School at Leeds. See presentation here.
• Safeguarding: can school staff realistically manage the current challenges and who is safeguarding them?, Ruth Sullivan, Head, Sherborne Girls and Lisa Gritti, Deputy Head, Nottingham High School. See presentation here.
• Navigating headwinds – strategies to strengthen your school’s business model to help manage the risks political and fiscal change in an increasingly competitive market, Mark Taylor, Chair, AGBIS and Barney Northover, Partner, VWV. See presentation here.
• Getting the best out of your SLT, Ed Ampaw-Farr, CoFounder & Managing Director, Be Human First Ltd. See presentation here.
• Inspection – Update on F23, Jason Slack, Head, The King’s School in Macclesfield. See presentation here.

Videos shown during keynote sessions:

• HMC Conference 2023 Leading into the future, HMC Chair Sue Woodroofe, Chair’s Opening Address. See video here.