ASCL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

The ACC | Liverpool

An exceptional CPD experience for all senior and aspiring school, college and trust leaders


Keynote Speakers

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Pepe Di'Iasio

ASCL General Secretary

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Manny Botwe

ASCL President 2024-25 and Headteacher, Tytherington School, Macclesfield

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Bridget Phillipson MP (invited)

Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities.

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Sir Martyn Oliver (invited)

HMCI Ofsted

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Professor Becky Francis CBE

Chair of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, and CEO, Education Endowment Foundation

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Sam Freedman

Institute for Government

My colleagues and I thought it was the best conference of any that we've attended. I'm already looking forward to next year.
The best CPD event that I've attended in a long time. Inspiring speakers plus time to network and reflect which is so important
The calibre of the speakers is absolutely outstanding and make this a must attend event

Booking Fee

Full Conference attendance
  • Members
    £515.00
  • Non-Members
    £565.00

Includes all conference sessions on both days of conference, exhibition entry, refreshments and lunch, and a place at the Annual Dinner on Friday night.

Standard rate: £515/£565

Small Group (2-4 delegates) – 10% discount: £460/£510

Large Group (5+ delegates) – 25% discount: £385/£425

ASCL Council Members/ASCL Local Representatives – 25% discount: £385

Day delegate | Friday and Saturday
  • Members
    £470.00
  • Non-Members
    £585.00

Includes all conference sessions on both days of conference, exhibition entry, refreshments and lunch.

Standard rate: £470/£585

Small Group (2-4 delegates) – 10% discount: £425/£525

Large Group (5+ delegates) – 25% discount: £350/£440

ASCL Council Members/ASCL Local Representatives – 25% discount: £350

Day delegate attendance | one day
  • Members
    £250.00
  • Non-Members
    £315.00

Includes all conference sessions, exhibition entry, refreshments and lunch on the day you've chosen to attend. Please specify the day you wish to attend.

Standard rate: £250/£315

Small Group (2-4 delegates) – 10% discount: £225/£285

Large Group (5+ delegates) – 25% discount: £188/£236

ASCL Council Members/ASCL Local Representatives – 25% discount: £188

2024 delegate feedback

"This was a very well organised and run conference. The range of speakers was excellent and really supported me in some of my own thinking. I genuinely left feeling it had been a very worthwhile event."

"I thought the conference was excellent (and it was my first time)."

"It was good to hear from others who have a real understanding of educational leadership and understand how incredibly challenging it is but through the sense of how important it is to support each other in rising to meet that challenge."

"It was my first ASCL conference and didn't disappoint - great venue and food but more importantly, the keynotes were interesting and sometimes inspirational and the variety of workshops was impressive!"

"The day was excellent, speakers were varied in what they were presenting on and I left with good ideas, some challenging some supporting my ideas/schools steps."

Main sponsors

ASCL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025