Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

  ASCL’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is a core and ongoing responsibility of our association.  We recognise that meaningful progress in DEIB requires continual reflection, learning and action, both within our own organisation and in h...

/Our-view/Diversity-equity-inclusion-belonging 21/10/2019 11:12:09

Colin Jackson CBE

https://ascl.org.uk/ 05/11/2025 09:29:39

Sal Naseem

https://ascl.org.uk/ 26/11/2025 11:33:23

Soulbury Officers' Pay Award 2025-26

Soulbury Officers’ Pay Award 2025-26  2025 pay claim  June 2025 The Officers’ Side of the Soulbury Committee submitted its pay and conditions claim for the period 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.   The priorities of the submission are as follows:  A pay increase...

/Help-and-Advice/my-employment-pay-conditions-and-pension/Pay-and-conditions/Soulbury-Officers-Pay-Award-2025-26 04/09/2025 14:46:20

Pride in Place programme

Pride in Place programme In March 2025, the government announced the introduction of its Plan for Neighbourhoods programme , in which £20 million would be directed to 75 local areas to rejuvenate some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country. Six months later, in ...

/Help-and-Advice/Independent-sector/Partnerships/Pride-in-Place-programme 30/04/2026 11:12:03

Independent School Standards

In April, the DfE published an updated version of the Independent School Standards: Guidance for independent schools , the non-statutory guidance on how schools can comply with the Independent School Standards. The main changes to the previous version are as follows:  1. ...

/Help-and-Advice/Independent-sector/Operations-and-issues/Independent-School-Standards 06/05/2026 10:13:21

Strategic Planning for Secondary Headteachers: Working to close the digital divide

Strategic Planning for Secondary Headteachers: Working to close the digital divide   As a secondary school headteacher, we know there are many challenges that occupy your time, such as safeguarding and security, funding pressures, improved inclusion, and developing pupils' o...

/professional-development/Events/Strategic-planning-for-secondary-headteachers-work 24/10/2025 09:33:52

Recommend a Colleague

Spread the word about the great benefits of being an ASCL member to senior leadership colleagues in your school, college, trust or local network and you'll be helping them support their own professional future as an ASCL member. For eligibility details, please visit Who c...

/Membership/Member-benefits/Recommend-a-Colleague 13/08/2019 12:37:49

Perfect match

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

Joint union response to STRB report and Government response consultation

ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT, NEU and Community have jointly responded to the consultation on the Government’s proposals for implementing the recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body 34th Report 2024. The response, which is attached , sets out the united view of the unions ...

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/Joint-union-response-to-STRB-report-and-Government 07/10/2024 00:00:00