Emergency planning and response - guidance

It is really important you go through this guidance with great care.    It pertains to all educational and childcare settings and the link includes guidance on schools’ critical incident planning. The guidance includes reference to the following:   “ Incidents includ...

/Membership/ASCL-UK/ASCL-Cymru/Help-and-advice-for-members-in-Cymru/Emergency-planning-and-response-guidance 30/11/2022 06:39:26

Sync

Sync Unlock the Power of Apple Technology in Education Your trusted partner for digital transformation in schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Who are Sync? Sync supports schools, colleges and universities across the UK, aiding in the adoption, dep...

/Microsites/ASCL-Partners/Benefits-for-your-organisation/Sync 14/07/2025 10:25:07

Sync

Sync Your trusted partner for digital transformation in schools, colleges, and universities across the UK.   Who are Sync? Sync supports schools, colleges and universities across the UK, aiding in the adoption, deployment, and ongoing use of technology. This inclu...

/Microsites/ASCL-Partners/Benefits-for-you/Sync 14/07/2025 10:57:42

2025

December 2025 (including Business Leader Online Forum, ASCL Sustainability Conference, support staff pay claim, managing changes to the STPCD, Ofsted inspections so far, new support to help your school maximise value, new IT support standard for schools and colleges, schoo...

/News/Newsletters/Business-Matters/2025 16/01/2026 12:16:36

Social

Associates Social Activities The ASCL Associates Committee organise regular events and reunion activities which are open to all Associate members. ASCL Associates Reunion at the National Memorial Arboretum | Thursday 14 May 2026  You are warmly invited to the National M...

/Microsites/ASCL-Associates/Social 22/09/2020 10:56:33

A brighter future

I am in my tenth year as Headteacher of Tytherington School, a secondary, comprehensive school in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Prior to this, I served as a deputy headteacher in South Oxfordshire. Before teaching I worked for the University of Oxford as a schools outreach officer. ...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Autumn-term/A-Brighter-Future 08/10/2024 14:55:19

The Equity Approach

Debates over education’s equalising power have long been dogged by damaging false dichotomies. In 1970, the sociologist Basil Bernstein published a paper entitled ‘Education Cannot Compensate for Society’. It became the go-to reference for those painting an overly pessimistic ...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Spring-term/The-Equity-Approach 04/03/2025 15:04:09

January to March 2025

28 March 2025 Welsh translation (including attendance of pupils in maintained schools 2 September to 14 March 2025, NFER report on supporting returning from absence, counselling for children and young people, Qualifications Wales new regulatory framework, advance notice ...

/News/Newsletters/Cymru-News/January-to-March-2025 09/05/2025 11:13:26

VAT on Private School Fees: The impact so far

While the government projected increased revenue of £460 million for state schools in the 2024/25 financial year, rising to £1.7 billion by 2029/30, the cost to independent schools has been steep. This measure, introduced alongside the removal of business rate relief (alr...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/VAT-on-Private-School-Fees-The-impact-so-far 03/10/2025 10:27:14

Forward Together: A life shaped by education and leadership

Over 30 years, I’ve seen first-hand how education can change lives, mine included. This belief continues to shape everything I do as a teacher, leader, and advocate for a profession that remains one of the most vital pillars of our society. I began my career in 1995, teachi...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Forward-Together-A-life-shaped-by-education-and-le 03/10/2025 10:14:33