When Kevin Gilmartin, former ASCL post-16 and colleges specialist, penned his final Leader article in February, he offered a cautiously optimistic view of the future for post-16 qualifications. The outcome of the government’s Rapid Review had just been published, giving educ...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Summer-Term/Where-are-we-now 10/06/2025 15:34:30
We all know ageing is inevitable. From anti-ageing creams to the rise in popularity of Botox, society tries to hold back time. But, for all our efforts, the goal remains the same: to make it to retirement and enjoy it – perhaps sipping cocktails somewhere warm and sunny. Un...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Summer-Term/Securing-your-future 10/06/2025 15:44:58
By Ian O’Flynn, Assistant Principal, Crown Hills Community College , Leicester, and Youth Sport Trust advocate. I have been at Crown Hills Community College, in the heart of the city of Leicester, for four years now. It has proudly kept its title of ‘Specialist Sports Coll...
/News/Blog/August-2025/Well-Schools-What-is-the-experience-like-for-a-stu
The new Keeping children safe in education 2025 (KCSIE 2025) guidance includes several key changes and updates from the September 2024 version, (outlined in the table in Annex F of the document). It comes into force in September 2025.  These changes primarily focus on ref...
/Help-and-Advice/Leadership-and-governance/Health-safety-and-safeguarding/Keeping-children-safe-in-education-2025 10/07/2025 20:25:40
Autumn term is a key time for employers to review their pay and appraisal policies, including other statutory requirements. This article outlines key changes in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) and the implications these are having on changing the cultu...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Apprised-about-appraisal 03/10/2025 10:49:19
Qualifications reform of vocational provision has taken many forms over the years, but political parties have tended to disagree with one another over titles and what they should include. T levels, however, have consistently been agreed by the previous government, as well as t...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Where-next-for-AGQs 03/10/2025 10:53:56
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
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
Lessons in leadership: What to do – and what to avoid I have discovered during my career you can learn just as much (if not more) about how not to lead than how to lead from the heads you work for. Having said that, these three pieces of advice from heads have stuck with...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Words-of-wisdom 03/10/2025 11:18:34
A catering manager once said to me, “What better job is there than serving meals to children?” A great question. We know that school food plays a vital role in children and young people's health and wellbeing and in their academic and behavioural outcomes. In England, the S...
/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Feeding-the-future 03/10/2025 11:28:02
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