The next chapter

It is a great honour to have been appointed to succeed Geoff Barton as General Secretary of ASCL from April this year, and to lead our superb team across the UK in representing and supporting our members. I am delighted to have this opportunity to set out a little about my ...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Spring-term/The-next-chapter 26/02/2024 14:50:12

School cuts are more damaging than potholes

By Geoff Barton General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders   Let’s talk about potholes. Because they are everywhere. If you haven’t personally rattled across a few of them on your latest car ride to anywhere, you can hardly miss (unlike the poth...

/News/Blog/March-2024/School-cuts-are-more-damaging-than-potholes

Short-sightedness

By Stephen Brierley ASCL Vice President Ageing. Granted, it’s not a popular subject, but bear with me; as someone who’s nearer 60 than 50, it’s something I have to think about from time to time.   I learned on Monday that the three things that deteriorate with ag...

/News/Blog/November-2024/Short-sightedness

Mending the broken social contract between schools and parents

Over the Easter break I have been busy preparing my speech for the upcoming Schools & Academies Show (SAAS) . I’m really pleased that ASCL is an official partner of the event, and look forward to addressing delegates at Excel London on 15 May.  One of the great things a...

/News/Blog/April-2025/Mending-the-broken-social-contract-between-schools

BUILDING BLOCK 5 | STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS

BUILDING BLOCK 5 | STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS   Structures and systems which support and reward schools and colleges for providing all children and young people with a high-quality, broad and challenging education. These structures and systems encourage and enable ev...

/Microsites/ASCL-Blueprint/Home/BUILDING-BLOCK-5-STRUCTURES-AND-SYSTEMS 10/09/2021 10:24:36

ASCL Cymru

Welcome to ASCL Cymru / Croeso i ASCL Cymru In Wales we do things differently and this starts and ends with working together and supporting each other to allow our children to thrive.     School and college leadership in Wales is not, and has never been, a solo sport; it ...

/Membership/ASCL-UK/ASCL-Cymru 07/08/2019 16:25:24

Teacher apprentices: Too much spin and not enough substance

by Geoff Barton General Secretary of the ASsociation of School and College Leaders   Last weekend, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced a small pilot scheme to test out the idea of teacher degree apprenticeships – a scheme primarily aimed at providing teaching ...

/News/Blog/February-2024/Teacher-apprentices-Too-much-spin-and-not-enough-s

Guidance

Pupil registration and attendance The DfE has updated its guidance on school attendance and registration, making it statutory for all schools and academies in England since August 2024. It sets out legal requirements for schools and academies in relation to attendance an...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Autumn-term/Guidance 08/10/2024 15:52:22

Making a connection

Q: Why did the school leader install AI in every classroom? A: Because in their school they had a plan, AI, AI, O! OK, it’s not Oscar Wilde but everyone’s talking about AI. Governments, the media, employers, even AI’s talking about AI (if you ask it) and most of us hav...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Making-a-connection 03/10/2025 11:07:55

Part three | Working with vulnerable pupils (SEND and disadvantage)

Part three | Working with vulnerable pupils (SEND and disadvantage)  The material in this section is linked with the following section of the Teaching and Curriculum Excellence Content Area.   Learn how to: Learn about: Assessment Criteria: Tested in: Assess and i...

/professional-development/Events/Resources/NPQEL-cohort-4/ASCL-NPQEL4/Content-area-2-Teaching-Curriculum-Excellence/Part-three-Working-with-vulnerable-pupils 11/09/2020 11:52:05