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Blog

How sustainable is the UK’s school leadership?

By Mark O'Brien

Public Affairs Specialist, HMC

 Four Metropolitan Police officers in high-visibility jackets standing with their backs to the camera, facing a blurred crowd in a city setting.

Blog

Police pledge greater transparency with media: what it means...

By Dee Cowburn

Senior Adviser at Reputation Risk and Crisis Advisory Specialist, Alder

 Colorful illustrated poster for “The HMC Podcast” with smiling children behind a sign featuring cartoon animals (owl, fox, rabbit, duck, hedgehog, squirrel). Words like “Perseverance,” “Empathy,” “Resilience,” and “Curiosity” surround the design.

Podcast

Episode 19

Building Character and Adventure in Schools – Insights from...

 A mountain biker wearing a helmet rides along a snowy forest trail, leaning into a turn while kicking up snow.

Blog

Strathpuffer 24-Hour Mountain Bike Race – Adventure, Character and...

By Richard Travers

Deputy Head, Enrichment, George Watson's College

A group of students in a school workshop gather around a table assembling a large wheel using tools and instruction sheets. One student holds the wheel while others examine the instructions, with mechanical parts and wiring kits spread across the table.

Case Study

Driving inclusion in STEAM: The impact of a collaborative...

 Two students in purple school uniform stand outdoors, looking at a tablet and smiling, with other pupils blurred in the background.

Blog

To Ban or Not to Ban? Mobile Phones and...

By Jo Sharrock

Head, Putney High School

 An outdoor theatre performance of The Tempest, with a young actor standing on a platform holding a paper boat aloft. She wears flowing, layered costumes in blue and green tones, while other performers sit nearby in a garden setting with statues and greenery in the background.

Blog

Reimagining the Impossible: Why Young People Need Challenge Beyond...

By Simon Cane-Hardy

Head, Gordonstoun

Man speaking at a wooden podium in a conference room, holding a microphone and presenting a slide titled “Next Generation Assessment – Principles to Practice,” displaying a 1913 quote by Thomas Edison about books becoming obsolete in schools; chairs and a large screen behind him.

Blog

Lineage & Legacy

By Nick Hope

Product Innovation Manager, RM Assessment

Blog

Future Routes by Opening Doors and Expanding Dreams

By Rebecca Willis and Gunmeet Sethi

Head of Careers and UCAS and Head of Science, Operations and Data Lead, Nottingham High School

Blog

Assessment Evolved: Rethinking Formative Assessment Together in the Age...

By Meredith Reeve

Lead Specialist, Research Strategy, Pearson

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Blog

Belonging at school

By Kate Latham

Assistant Head: Academic and EDI Lead, Kimbolton School

 A university lecturer stands at the front of a tiered lecture hall, speaking to a group of students seated in rows. The lecturer, an older man with gray hair and a beard, holds a pair of glasses while addressing the class. Students of various genders sit with notebooks and laptops, listening and taking notes. The room features wooden panel walls and auditorium-style seating.

Blog

University Challenge – The Next Episode

By Mark O'Brien

Public Affairs Specialist, HMC