ASCL responds to Sutton Trust report on school spending cuts

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a survey conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research for the Sutton Trust, showing a sharp increase in school leaders reporting spending cuts.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-responds-to-Sutton-Trust-report-on-school-spe 19/04/2024 00:00:00

Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision

ASCL response to the DfE's consultation on strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision. 

/Our-view/Consultation-responses/Strengthening-protections-in-unregistered-alternat 05/07/2024 00:00:00

ASCL comment on reported teacher pay award recommendation

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on a report in The Times that the independent pay review body has recommended a teachers’ pay award of 5.5 per cent.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-reported-teacher-pay-award-recomme 20/07/2024 00:00:00

ASCL welcomes the scrapping of single headline grades

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on the announcement that single headline grades for schools inspected by Ofsted will be scrapped with immediate effect.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-welcomes-the-scrapping-of-single-headline-gra 02/09/2024 00:00:00

ASCL responds to EPI report on mental health support gaps

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on a report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) which finds significant gaps in early mental health support for young people across England.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-responds-to-EPI-report-on-mental-health-suppo 24/09/2024 00:00:00

EPI report on isolated schools shows collaboration is key

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to the research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) which finds that some schools are isolated and find it harder to attract highly effective headteachers.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/EPI-report-on-isolated-schools-shows-collaboration 26/11/2024 00:00:00

NFER study shows more must be done to close skills gaps

Julie McCulloch, Director of Strategy and Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on a study from the National Foundation for Educational Research on the importance of addressing skills gaps which emerge during the early years of childhood.  

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/NFER-study-shows-more-must-be-done-to-close-skills 20/02/2025 00:00:00

ASCL comment on IFS report on impact of Sure Start

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), examining the benefits of the Sure Start programme.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-IFS-report-on-impact-of-Sure-S-(1) 22/05/2025 00:00:00

In the news

Concerns around toxic influencers pushing misogynistic narratives via online platforms have been building over recent years. ASCL was previously involved with the Safer Scrolling report , which traced how extremist misogynistic ideas spread from social media and become embedd...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Summer-Term/In-the-news 12/06/2025 11:31:36

Personal Insurance Cover

As an added benefit to your membership, ASCL have secured a new and improved insurance package underwritten by one of the UK’s leading insurers. The cover provides for damage to private vehicles, loss of personal possessions including bicycles and spectacles, loss of money a...

/Membership/Member-benefits/Personal-Injury-Insurance 25/06/2019 14:58:15