April - May 2025

23 May 2025 Welsh translation (including ASCL Cymru Executive, Council and AGM, Behaviour summit survey of education providers and support staff, Education Wales blog, ASCL Cymru groups on leading in areas of poverty and Estyn headteachers' group, Business Leader Roadsh...

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Taking care of you

“How come you are always happy, Miss?” a Year 10 student asked during my last week as headteacher. The question revealed how my exterior had been interpreted. The truth was, while I loved my job, there were times when my happiness was just a façade. Beneath the surface, I was ...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Autumn-term/Taking-care-of-you 08/10/2024 15:32:29

Lifesaver

A meeting of sad and unfortunate events left headteacher Sian Lacey and her family relying on the local food bank. Here, Sian talks to Dorothy Lepkowska about how the ASCL Benevolent Fund has been a lifeline for her and her family ever since. At 43 and a secondary headtea...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Summer-Term/Lifesaving-support 12/06/2025 10:28:27

Averting Disaster: The impact of poverty on disadvantaged children is a crisis we can’t ignore

By Dr Angela Donkin Chief Social Scientist, National Foundation for Educational Research   I am certainly not alone in worrying about the impacts rising living costs may have on children’s welfare, particularly those who are disadvantaged. But how much evidence is th...

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Objectivity and justice

Carolyn Roberts is chair of ASCL’s Ethical Leadership Commission which was launched at ASCL Annual Conference 2017. In this latest series of blogs, Carolyn explores some of the principles and virtues which feature in the Commission’s Framework for Ethical Leadership. OBJEC...

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Support for Members

To ensure members are put in touch with the most appropriate person as quickly as possible, the first point of contact for advice and support is ASCL’s hotline, 0116 299 1122 .   ASCL’s hotline team is able to provide impartial and confidential support and guidance to mem...

/Help-and-Advice/Support-for-Members 04/06/2019 08:23:27

ASCL Annual Report 2024

A momentous year It has been another eventful year in education, often challenging, occasionally uplifting, and, unfortunately, at times tragic. In the latter category, the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry brought into sharp focus the problems that have long existed with ...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Autumn-term/ASCL-Annual-Report-2024-Working-together-for-educa 08/10/2024 16:03:09

September to December 2025

19 December 2025 Welsh translation (including free TPS webinar for Cymru members, attendance for Sept to December 2025 and 2024-25, reminder of application deadline for NPQH Wales, wave 2 sample assessment materials, evaluation of virtual school model pilot funding) 16...

/News/Newsletters/Cymru-News/September-to-December-2025 07/01/2026 12:24:08

You hold the power

A decade since they were introduced, the Gatsby Benchmarks for good careers guidance have been updated. Strong leadership will be crucial to making these updates a success. The updated benchmarks emphasise how important it is for education leaders to embed good careers guidanc...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Spring-term/You-hold-the-power 04/03/2025 10:45:13

Essential support for You

There are countless reasons why education leaders across the UK choose to join ASCL as their trade union. Yet, one sentiment rises to the top: it’s the unparalleled quality of individual support that ASCL offers to its members. At the core of our mission is a commitment to sta...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Essential-Support-for-You 03/10/2025 11:12:03