The reform of assessment
19 November 2021
At the height of the Blitz in 1941 a group of civil servants from the Board of Education gathered to write a blueprint for education after the war. Known to… Find out more
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Pastoral Initiatives and Anti-Bullying Week
18 November 2021
One Kind Word is the theme of this year’s anti-bullying week. At Magdalen College School we have not opted to go the whole hog and encourage the wearing of odd… Find out more
The charitable status of independent schools
28 September 2021
Those that choose to teach join the profession for different reasons: an inspirational teacher whilst growing up; a love of subject; following in their parents’ footsteps; a desire to lead… Find out more
HMC schools in action: Examples of Leighton Park School’s Outreach work in 2020-21
22 September 2021
“If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem”. This is what Leighton Park tells their new Year 7s when they enter into the school… Find out more
HMC schools in action: Cooking up a Storm for City Kids
22 September 2021
Over 2,600 Gloucestershire children and their families will be given three days of meals each week during August, thanks to an exciting new partnership between The Venture: White City, Gloucestershire… Find out more
HMC schools in action: Bolton School is Intrinsically Involved with Making a Success of the Town
22 September 2021
Despite Covid-19, Bolton School has continued to play its part in the local community and beyond. Headmaster of the Boys’ Division, Mr Philip Britton, explains: ‘It is of such great… Find out more
HMC schools in action: Truro School’s teachers and choristers engaged in international children’s engagement project prompted around the UK’s hosting of the G7 summit, called Sing2G7
22 September 2021
Truro School’s teachers and choristers have recently been involved with an international children’s engagement project prompted around the UK’s hosting of the G7 summit, called Sing2G7. At the centre of… Find out more
Please let’s put ‘school type’ to bed
22 September 2021
Having spent years on HMC’s Universities Committee, I’m well used to familiar themes re-emerging. Student finance was an issue back in 2010, and it still is. The student experience –… Find out more
HMC schools in action: Berkhamsted’s partnership with Hertfordshire Virtual Schools makes a difference for Looked After Children
21 September 2021
In 2019 Looked After Children (children who are in care of the local authority) had an average Attainment 8 score of 19.1 compared to 44.6 for all children, while only… Find out more
2021’s A level grades – what’s in a number?
16 September 2021
originally published 16 September, revised 20 September A blog by Dennis Sherwood On 7 September 2021, the Education Committee held a hearing with Schools’ Minister Nick Gibb; DfE Permanent Secretary,… Find out more
What goes up but never comes down?
18 August 2021
This timeless childhood riddle is still circulating around school playgrounds, and the answer remains the same – your age. A variant of this riddle appears every August amongst media commentators,… Find out more
HMC: Better results
12 July 2021
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’
2 July 2021
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
28 June 2021
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
We have a responsibility to share our time, talents and resources
14 June 2021
Every summer term, the Bradford Grammar School (BGS) sports fields are filled with the excited cheers of hundreds of happy children as local primary schools come together for the mini… Find out more
Less complacency, more responsibility – why changing society “starts with me”
26 May 2021
Amid these necessarily “anti-social” times, we have undergone a brutal social awakening. The shocking deaths of two unconnected people have brought to the surface a torrent of emotion and shone… Find out more
HMC Reform of Assessment – Setting the Parameters Through Five Key Questions
5 May 2021
Blog by Robin Macpherson, Head of College at Robert Gordon’s College In tackling both the future of assessment at GCSE, and the curriculum that assessment is based on, the HMC… Find out more
Partnerships and outreach programmes flourish… even in these difficult times
5 May 2021
Anyone in education knows first-hand how difficult this last year has been as online teaching became the norm, with both teachers and pupils learning new ways of working together away… Find out more
‘The Teachers’ Pension Scheme is no longer one of life’s certainties’
28 April 2021
Schools who have stepped outside the TPS may now be free to offer more attractive packages, writes Dr Simon Hyde Benjamin Franklin’s two certainties in life, death and taxes, used… Find out more
HMC schools in action: Hampton School helps partner schools’ sixth form pupils prepare for exams and supports young learners, too
28 April 2021
Partnership working Hampton School has been working with Sixth Form pupils from six local partnership state schools offering support across eight academic subjects – helping to prepare them for next year’s… Find out more
