Kindly sponsored and supported by HMC Gold Partner, The Bonjour Agency, The HMC Podcast is available now on all major platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Conversations offering inspiration and information on topics such as leadership, the future of education and assessment, pastoral care, safeguarding and EDI, and partnerships and bursaries.

A platform for voices from both inside and outside of HMC to discuss national and international educational issues, encouraging the sharing of interesting practice, exciting innovations, and insights into the different ways schools are approaching these areas of work.

In most episodes, Tom will also spend two minutes getting to know a new member to welcome them into HMC and set the foundations for the collegiality on offer throughout our global association.

Episode 12: Swiss International Education

Tom Lawson talks to Frazer Cairns, Director of the International School Lausanne, and explores how the Swiss education system operates in a less politicised environment than that in the UK, the benefits of consensus-driven decision making, and what UK schools might learn from international models.