Joining Matthew this week is John Towers, Headmaster of Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton and Richard Backhouse, Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group and Chair-Elect of HMC. We discuss the transformative effect of bursaries and how schools can work in partnership to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Fresh Thinking is the weekly podcast which looks at the issues affecting independent schools and parents today, presented by Matthew Smith, Editor of Attain.