Ofsted should champion disadvantaged schools – not penalise them

by Geoff Barton General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders The new Chief Inspector Sir Martyn Oliver has rapidly implemented changes during inspections to improve the focus on staff wellbeing. We welcome this. It is an important and overdue step....

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BUILDING BLOCK 3 | ASSESSMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

BUILDING BLOCK 3 | ASSESSMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS   National assessments and qualifications which link seamlessly to the core curriculum and post-16 pathways. These are constructed in a way which enables all children and young people to demonstrate their knowledg...

/Microsites/ASCL-Blueprint/Home/BUILDING-BLOCK-3-ASSESSMENTS-AND-QUALIFICATIONS 10/09/2021 09:25:03

Short Lists: The crisis in education recruitment

Latest research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) reveals that the education system in England is facing a renewed challenge to ensure there are enough high-quality teachers. Here, Jack Worth reveals the findings. Teacher recruitment and retentio...

/Help-and-Advice/Leadership-and-governance/Recruitment-and-Retention/Short-Lists-The-crisis-in-education-recruitment 05/04/2023 15:59:46

Workshop | We don’t prioritise skill development: here’s why we should

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We don’t prioritise skill development: here’s why we should

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Dr Paul Phillips CBE

https://ascl.org.uk/ 10/07/2020 17:40:16

Catherine McKinnell MP

https://ascl.org.uk/ 07/05/2025 10:09:35

Who can join

We also welcome colleagues who have whole-school, college or cross-trust responsibilities, such as SENDCOs, ALNCOs in Wales, HR managers, and trust curriculum leaders.  And we welcome those working at a senior level in other education organisations, such as education chariti...

/Membership/Join-us/Who-can-join 12/06/2019 16:28:05

Joint advice on school teachers' pay in England 2024-2025

In previous years, ASCL, along with other teaching unions, have produced joint advice on teachers’ pay. This year, along with Community, NAHT, and NEU, we set out here the organisations’ joint advice on the application of the proposed changes to teacher pay in England, inclu...

/Help-and-Advice/my-employment-pay-conditions-and-pension/Pay-and-conditions/Joint-advice-on-school-teachers-pay-in-England-(1) 22/09/2023 09:14:36

ASCL response to STRB 34th Report and Ministerial Response

ASCL response to STRB 34th Report and Ministerial Response As a statutory consultee, ASCL has submitted a response to the consultation on the draft School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) 2024, the STRB’s 34th Report, and the Secretary of State’s response to it.  ...

/Help-and-Advice/my-employment-pay-conditions-and-pension/Pay-and-conditions/ASCL-response-to-STRB-34th-Report-and-Ministerial 10/10/2024 10:22:15