This month's featured partner
The National College
People Development (formerly BlueSky Education) ASCL Premier Partner for Appraisal, Professional Learning,
Quality Assurance and Strategic Development.
Bring appraisal, professional development and quality assurance together, all aligned to your school or trust priorities.
One flexible online platform that simplifies your processes and strengthens professional learning across the whole workforce.
The National College puts your people at the heart of school improvement. Our award-winning
People Development module helps leaders strengthen appraisal and performance review and understand how continued professional development shapes classroom practice and whole-school progress.
Everything sits in one place, so personalised professional development becomes part of the everyday for every member of staff. Colleagues log their CPD activities as they go, cutting the workload of gathering evidence and keeping engagement with objectives high.
Intuitive reporting shows leaders the real impact of professional learning on school and trust priorities. Connecting quality assurance with holistic intelligence tools makes progress easy to evaluate and gives staff a clear view of how their work contributes to school improvement.
Schools and trusts can tailor the appraisal process and terminology to reflect their own values and priorities. Trusted by thousands of schools, trusts and groups worldwide, it is the leading solution of its kind, and the only one endorsed by ASCL.
Our Professional Membership combines the tools you need to develop your people, strengthen practice,
and evidence impact across your organisation:
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Digital appraisal process: Cut the workload of performance reviews and keep appraisal an agile, ongoing conversation.
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One-stop solution: Connect appraisal, professional learning and quality assurance to support staff development in one place.
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Powerful reporting: Generate holistic reports in one click to pinpoint strengths and areas for development.
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Reduce CPD workload: Identify training needs, assign and approve requests in seconds, and track progress towards goals.
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Tailored to your culture: Turn features on or off, use built-in frameworks and templates or upload your own, and customise terminology to suit you.
We're offering 10% off Professional Membership throughout October 2026 for ASCL members with code ASCL10.
Find out more by visiting
https://nationalcollege.com
Contact: meetings@nationalcollege.com | +44 (0) 333 050 9167
*Exclusive offer available to members of Association of School and College Leaders and other selected membership groups