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A concise overview of key policy changes and current developments, delivered by knowledgeable speakers."
Delegate, Birmingham 2025
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Totally current information which was intuitive and really well presented by the ASCL specialists."
Delegate, London 2025
A significant period of reform demands clarity. Our Autumn Leadership Conferences are returning this November, now known as
Leadership Essentials, reimagined in response to your feedback and better than ever. You’ve told us what works: the expert intelligence, the horizon scanning, the reassurance that ASCL has the full picture.
This year, we’re bringing the series to four larger venues in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London. ASCL specialists will deliver in their own areas of expertise with genuine space for discussion and reflection, and deep-dive workshops built into the day. Our specialist team cuts through the noise, bringing you carefully curated intelligence with the context and analysis to help you decide what to act on now and what can wait.
Building on the roadmap
At the ASCL Summer Leadership Summit on 6 May,
Julia Harnden and Tom Middlehurst, ASCL Deputy Directors of Policy, provided delegates with a strategic picture with every major reform through to 2030 mapped out: the legislation, the timelines, and the implications for your students and your organisation.
By November, the landscape will have moved. Guidance will have landed, implementation will have begun. The
Leadership Essentials series is where you check your position with current intelligence from our specialist team, deep-dive workshops in the areas that matter most to you now, and the space to think through what these changes mean in practice.
Dates and locations
17 November | Birmingham
18 November | Manchester
24 November | Leeds
25 November | London