I’m on a train to London for yet another meeting: all the way from Newcastle. It’s worth it, a meeting of a working group formed by HMC – the association of UK independent schools – to discuss wellbeing. Isn’t that way down the list of urgent national priorities, though? I don’t think so: nor does HMC, which is seeking to lead a national debate.
That territory is not without risks. When the independent sector first raised concerns about children’s wellbeing, banner headlines followed: “Mental health crisis in private schools”. We knew it would happen.
Yet the issue’s too important to allow us to soft-pedal for fear of over-reactions. On the contrary, the sector is using every opportunity it can – through sharing knowledge and best practice and even running regional and national conferences – to ensure that it works coherently with the maintained sector to tackle this problem.
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