Professional Development Across the UK

ASCL offers a wide range of PD events tailored to the needs of school, college and trust leaders in England, Northern Ireland, and Cymru. England – National events Webinar series (with topics including AI, resource management and pensions) New to the Senior Leadership Te...

/About-us/Partnerships-and-Exhibiting/Professional-Development-Across-the-UK 07/07/2025 13:43:55

The ASCL Benevolent Fund: Protection and care for all ASCL members

By Lesley Cooper, former Chair, ASCL Benevolent Fund When I retired from headship in 2006, I had only vague ideas of what I might do next. So, when the opportunity to work for SHA - about to become ASCL- arose, I embarked on a second career as a Union Officer. Nine years ...

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Summary of school funding allocations 2024/25

Summary of school funding allocations 2024/25 National Funding Formula (NFF) for schools and high needs 2024/2025 The Department for Education has published details of the NFF for 2024/25, which determines how schools will be funded next year.    Funding for mainstream...

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Headteachers and Principals

ASCL offers headteachers and principals from primary, secondary and post-16 education unique and unrivalled support, both as a professional association and a trade union. Membership of ASCL provides: dedicated experts on curriculum and assessment, inspection, funding, ...

/Membership/Join-us/Who-can-join/Headteachers 13/06/2019 15:43:35

ASCL Cymru response to IWPRB 5th Report and Cabinet Secretary's response

ASCL Cymru response to IWPRB 5th Report and Cabinet Secretary’s response As a statutory consultee, ASCL Cymru has submitted a response to the consultation on the draft School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Document (STPC(W)D) 2024, the IWPRB’s 5th Report, and the Cabinet...

/Membership/ASCL-UK/ASCL-Cymru/Help-and-advice-for-members-in-Cymru/ASCL-Cymru-response-to-IWPRB-5th-Report-and-Cabine 10/10/2024 08:08:10

FE and Post-16

As a college leader, you are committed to providing your students with outstanding learning experiences, so it is vital that you have access to reliable information and advice which is relevant to your role. In today’s challenging post-16 education landscape it is also...

/Membership/Join-us/Who-can-join/FE-and-Post-16 13/06/2019 15:41:56

Effective use of assessment data across a MAT

By Sue McGregor, Director of Education, and Jevon Hirst, Director of Training, Alps   For a MAT leader, developing robust trust-wide monitoring systems for assessment data across your schools can be complicated and time-consuming. There are many benefits to developing a ...

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September to December 2025

18 December 2025 (including SEN statutory assessment process, ASCL NI policy forum, RBAI wellbeing event, consultations on onscreen exams and school attendance, basedata for summer 2026 exams) 11 December 2025 (including the new Literacy Framework, consultation on Con...

/News/Newsletters/Northern-Ireland-News/September-to-December-2025 08/01/2026 15:59:47

T Levels: What are they and who are they for?

This webinar will enable delegates to understand how vocational policy has evolved to where it is now and how it is likely to evolve in the immediate future. In this fast-changing vocational landscape, the webinar will include the very latest government updates on T Levels...

/professional-development/Events/T-Levels 04/02/2021 14:05:14

A look back through time

Origins The roots of primary education can be traced back to the medieval era when education was a privilege reserved for the elite. Monasteries played a pivotal role, serving as the primary centres of learning. However, it wasn't until the 16th century that the first rudi...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Spring-term/A-look-back-through-time 26/02/2024 15:18:05