Challenges in Recruitment and Retention: School business and support staff

By Christine Ellis, COO, Cranmer Education Trust Across the sector, from a school business and support perspective, just as for teaching staff, recruitment is getting harder. There are the ever-expanding expectations on our core purpose and accountability, and a reducing ...

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Screen Time: Impacts on education and wellbeing

ASCL response to Education Select Committee inquiry Screen Time: Impacts on education and wellbeing. 

/Our-view/Consultation-responses/Screen-Time-Impacts-on-education-and-wellbeing 30/10/2023 00:00:00

The Pride in Place Programme: How schools and colleges can support local regeneration

By Neil Smith , ASCL Independent Sector Specialist In March 2025, the government announced the introduction of its Plan for Neighbourhoods programme , in which £20 million would be directed to each of 75 identified local areas to rejuvenate some of the most disadvantaged ...

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All pain, no gain?

I’m all in favour of banning mobiles in schools. Teaching in proper classrooms is much better. I’m far more productive in a room where I don’t have to wear my coat all the time and I think most kids are the same. Get rid of the leaks in the roof and the odd spot of RAAC and...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Summer-term/All-pain,-no-gain 31/05/2024 14:43:13

A Blueprint for a Self-Improving System

A Blueprint for a Self-Improving System Executive Summary As the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), we believe that we can move our currently good education system to become a great one, which delivers quality and equality for all children and young people....

/Our-view/Campaigns/ASCL-Blueprint/A-Blueprint-for-a-Self-Improving-System 10/03/2020 11:47:13

ASCL influence

Looking back at my article in the last edition of Leader , I described a palpable and positive change in how the (still relatively new) government was engaging with ASCL, and with the profession as a whole.   I also recognised, though, that the decisions the new governm...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Spring-term/ASCL-influence 04/03/2025 15:45:24

The Circuit

  The Circuit, the national defibrillator network – delivered by British Heart Foundation and partners. Stand 49 Can 999 see your school’s defibrillator when every second counts?   Visit The Circuit stand to check that your device is visible to ambulance servic...

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I would like to bring a colleague/my team - do you offer group discounts?

/Microsites/Annual-Conference/FAQs-(1)/I-would-like-to-bring-a-colleague-my-team-do-you-o 10/04/2024 12:56:26

Personalised Professional Development: The key to retaining and upskilling teachers

by Matt Newell, Co-Founder, IRIS Connect  As a school or college leader, you juggle many demands: raising standards, retaining great staff, building future leaders, and ensuring consistent high-quality teaching, all while managing tight resources and workload pressures. ...

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Help and advice for members in Cymru

Help and advice for members in Cymru Below are links to news and advice on issues specifically relevant to members in Cymru. Visit the Help and Advice section for more advice on a range of topics.

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