7 steps to attracting late admissions
Late admissions are a real bonus for any independent school. They can be an attractive source of additional revenue, and from both an academic and financial perspective, they open up [...]
If MTM did strategy days
We recently held a 3-day strategy meeting at the new MTM offices. Whilst initially I was reticent about the length of the meeting, we’ve now come out of the other [...]
Trimming the excess
It’s January, which means we are currently being bombarded with messages about losing weight, getting fit or embarking on a ‘dry January’, following the extreme excess of the festive season. [...]
The TPS Mess 2019
This year, the Chancellor’s budget speech made it very evident he was trying to please everyone, with the exception of independent schools. What the Chancellor did not talk about was [...]
Marketing: From a student’s perspective
Our Research Director regularly supports students at the University of East Anglia. In one session, James met George Chrysostomou, who had some interesting insights on his experiences of how to [...]
The Head making Headlines
Just over 3 years ago, James Allen moved from London to take on his first Headship at Beech Hall School in Cheshire. He’s been making headlines recently after sitting GCSE [...]
Hazelwood School Case Study
Hazelwood School, who educate around 600 1 -13 year olds in Surrey had been successfully growing their pupil numbers over a number of years. However, aware that birth rates had [...]
Affordability – again!
Many of you will know that we have long championed affordability of independent education. This week, the issue has made headlines yet again. Ross Clark of The Telegraph has been [...]
Reflection & Projection: the independent schools sector
The start of the school year is by far the most important; it’s the time we start with our intentions and projections for a fruitful year. With that in mind, [...]
David Cardle appointed Chair of Governors, Stoke College
MTM’s Managing Partner David Cardle has been appointed Chair of Governors at Stoke College. He succeeds Mr Jonathan Burchell who has served as Chair of Governors since 2013. On his [...]
MTM welcome David Cardle
At MTM we’ve had the pleasure of working with David on a number of projects recently and we can now announce that we have formally welcomed him to the team. [...]
Whats on your list for the summer? 10 suggestions for the Marketeer
As the new academic year fast approaches, we’ve done our own research and thinking to uncover the key things marketers need to be thinking about ahead [...]