The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (
HMC) is an association of the
headmasters or headmistresses of 243 leading day and boarding
independent schools in the
United Kingdom,
Crown Dependencies and the
Republic of Ireland. There are also International Members (mostly from the
Commonwealth) and a number of Additional Members who are elected as the
head teachers of a limited number of outstanding
state schools.
Structure
The size of the Conference has grown - as late as the 1970s, membership was confined to a maximum of 200.
History
The Conference dates from 1869 when
Edward Thring, Headmaster of
Uppingham, asked sixty to seventy of his fellow headmasters,Leinster-Mackay, Donald P.
The educational world of Edward Thring: a centenary study, Falmer Press, 1987, ISBN 1-85000-253-3, 9781850002536. p. 100Other sources including some Headmasters' Conference papers say "Uppingham asked thirty-seven of his fellow headmasters ..." (Headmasters' Conference.
Independent schools yearbook: Official book of reference at the Headmasters' Conference ..., A & C Black, 1987 )Headmasters' Conference,
The Public and preparatory schools year book, Adam & Charles Black, 1968 and twelve were...
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