As I reflect on the first half of my year as ASCL President, what stands out most is the privilege of listening. Over recent months, I have spoken with colleagues from across the UK, and I have been struck by the consistency of the messages they have shared. One of the high...
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The government’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Improvement Plan, announced in March 2023, was intended to signal major changes on how the government would resolve the crises in the SEND system. It set out proposals to improve outcomes for children and youn...
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Hot topics Curriculum and assessment Welcome to the ASCL Curriculum and Assessment Zone. Explore the topics below where you'll find a wide range of information and advice to support you on issues across all phases.  KS2 assessment week FAQs 2025 Supporting Students with Ho...
/Help-and-Advice/Curriculum-and-assessment 04/06/2019 08:46:19
You can contact ASCL by calling 0116 2991122. Our phone lines are open from 8.30am to 5pm term time, and 9am to 5pm during school holidays. Whether you need help from the ASCL Member Support Hotline, have questions about membership, need more information on an event or have...
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ASCL Cymru submission of evidence to the IWPRB 6th Remit.
/Our-view/Consultation-responses/ASCL-response-to-the-IWPRB-6th-remit 07/03/2025 00:00:00
By Neil Smith , ASCL Independent Sector Specialist  When putting together my workshop for this year’s ASCL Annual Conference, envisaging what the sector might look like in a decade’s time, I quickly realised that it was critical to devote the first part of the presentation...
/News/Blog/March-2026/What-main-drivers-of-change-are-likely-to-impact-u
This blog is a reflection of the coaching conversation between Steve Playford, ASCL leadership consultant, and Sarah Holman, Headteacher at Eggar’s School , during her first year of headship. The blog reflects on the key questions Steve asked Sarah during the coaching session...
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By Annette Montague, Chief Education Officer, Greenwood Academies Trust What’s not to like? Of course, all parents will be attracted to the principle of having childcare available at their child’s school.  If you stop anyone in the street and ask, ‘Do you think having free ...
/News/Blog/March-2025/Breakfast-clubs-in-primary-schools-a-no-brainer
Those more recently appointed to sixth form leadership may have never experienced the ‘joy’ of the annual publication of 16–18 performance measures . Until 2019, the results for every school or college in England were published on a government ‘find and compare’ performance t...
/Leader/Issues/2023-Autumn-term/What-counts 09/11/2023 17:16:35
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