Published: June 2026
Welcome to the Summer 2026 edition of Independent School Management Plus. Highlights this quarter include:
- Ben Vessey explores the work of the HMC Projects programme, which provides scholarships to UK independent schools for less-advantaged young people from the former Eastern Bloc.
- Andrew Lewer investigates music as one of the great features of an independent school education, building a sense of community and providing students with an opportunity to perform and engage with other musicians.
- Zoe MacDougall talks to Jeanette Cochrane, the new CEO of the Girls’ Schools Association, about the value and importance of an all-girls’ education and the support that her association provides to its member schools.
- Charley Torr explores the key building blocks underpinning successful school marketing strategies and identifies tools and systems schools should considering .
- Richard Harman sets out his thinking on the planned merger between the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools and The Independent Schools’ Bursars Association.
- Louise Bennett considers the increasing importance that major donors play in successful school fundraising programmes.
- Katie Hutton talks to Thomas de Nooij about the benefits of using AI to support finance functions within a school.