What is the background? It was David Cameron’s government, back in 2016, that first established the proposals for Level 3 reform with the Sainsbury Review . New qualifications, T levels, were the future, at the heart of a move towards a binary system. Applied General Qual...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Spring-term/Rising-from-the-ashes 04/03/2025 15:39:59
 The claim that “leaders know they are doing something right if staff are unhappy” made by Sir Michael Wilshaw is long out of date – in fact, it’s fair to say that in 2012, when he made the comment, those types of management approaches were ready for the history books.   ...
/Leader/Issues/2024-Summer-term/Taking-care-of-your-team 31/05/2024 16:55:58
Regional Day 1 Introduction There will be four main parts to this first regional hub day.  The first part will focus on an induction to the programme including:  the structure of the programme  the best way to access the information on iTunesU  the use of the on...
/professional-development/Events/Resources/ASCLPD-NPQEL/ASCL-NPQEL/Regional-Days/Regional-Day-1 20/02/2020 09:39:06
Geoff Barton looks beyond the issues of the ongoing pandemic and focuses instead on what another year in education may have in store. I suppose it’s fair to say that people have mixed feelings about January. Some people miss the garish glitz of the festive season, as the...
/Help-and-Advice/Curriculum-and-assessment/Teaching-and-learning/Change-Dynamics 27/01/2022 12:09:21
Nicolas Hamilton was born with cerebral palsy, but it hasn’t stopped him striving for success on the world stage in the adrenaline-packed sport of motor racing. He talks to Julie Nightingale about the thrill of the racetrack, celebrating uniqueness and tackling bullies with ...
/Help-and-Advice/Inclusion/Diversity/The-Drive-to-Succeed 27/01/2022 14:34:18
By EAL Inclusive Across the UK, classrooms are rapidly evolving, with 21.4% of pupils officially recorded as having a first language other than English , double the proportion from 20 years ago. The real figure is likely higher, as many pupils grow up using more than one...
/News/Blog/October-2025/Inclusive-Multilingual-Reading-From-Research-to-Cl
The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper outlines a bold plan to strengthen England’s post-16 and skills system. Its aim is to better align education with economic and workforce needs, creating pathways into employment, higher-level learning, and lifelong skills. The refor...
/Leader/Issues/2026-Spring-term/Strengthening-post-16-pathways 02/03/2026 15:21:58
Supporting members who are experiencing issues relating to their personal terms and conditions of service is at the core of what ASCL does. A member’s case has highlighted the entrenched inequality of access to qualifications by a highly experienced leader with prior qualifica...
/Leader/Issues/2023-Autumn-term/Qualifications-taken-abroad 09/11/2023 17:32:12
At 16, I started my first ‘proper job’ for the local authority. Hidden among pages of the new employee paperwork, I came across information from the trade union. Having gained little (if any) knowledge from my schooling about trade unions I asked my dad if I should join. This ...
/Leader/Issues/2024-Spring-term/Perfect-match 26/02/2024 14:45:00
Clause 21 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill  aims to deliver Labour’s manifesto ambition that “[schools] in England must secure that breakfast club provision is available, free of charge, for all qualifying primary pupils at the school”. The word ‘secure’ means her...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Spring-term/Free-breakfast-clubs-–-good-for-everyone 04/03/2025 15:22:45
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