Guidance: School accountability and intervention

In September, the government published its consultation response on school accountability reform. The revised policy on intervention is a concoction of reliance on structural change (forced academisation or transfer) and Regional Improvement in Standards and Excellence (RIS...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Guidance-School-accountability-and-intervention 03/10/2025 11:59:27

ASCL comment on NAO report on improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), examining whether the Department for Education is achieving value for money through its funding to support the attainment of disadva...

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-NAO-report-on-improving-educationa 23/07/2024 00:00:00

ASCL comment on IFS report on education spending

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) annual report on education spending.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-IFS-report-on-education-spending 21/01/2026 00:00:00

ASCL comment on NFER’s teacher recruitment report

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) School Teacher Labour Market Annual Report , which finds that recruitment and retention are improving but shortages persist ...

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-NFER’s-teacher-recruitment-report 19/03/2026 00:00:00

Flexible working

Q: I am a deputy headteacher and I have just had my first child. When I return from maternity leave I would like to reduce the number of days on which I work. Is this possible and what do I need to do to set this in motion? A: All employees have the legal right to request...

/Help-and-Advice/my-employment-pay-conditions-and-pension/Pay-and-conditions/Flexible-working-(1) 02/09/2019 16:43:39

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE

https://ascl.org.uk/ 06/12/2021 10:40:31

Funding statistics mask impact of inflation on schools

Julia Harnden, Funding Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to school funding statistics published by the Department for Education today.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/Funding-statistics-mask-impact-of-inflation-on-sch 25/01/2024 00:00:00

Workshop | Education Support: How to stay well when the work’s never done

/Microsites/Annual-Conference/Programme-(1)/Saturday-14-March/Workshop-Education-Support-How-to-stay-well-when-t 27/01/2026 14:05:09

Associates Committee

ASCL Associates Committee The ASCL Associates Committee is a representative body of ASCL Associate membership.  The Committee is made up of nine Associate Members and meets formally three times year year. All ASCL Associate members can stand for a place the committee a...

/Microsites/ASCL-Associates/Get-Involved/Associates-Committee 14/10/2020 08:18:28

Leadership and Governance Committee

Leadership and Governance Committee The Leadership and Governance Committee covers:   teacher and leader quality, standards, education and qualifications governance (including system governance) inspection performance measures Committee Chair is Martin Blain, Headte...

/About-us/Organisation-and-Governance/Committees-and-Groups/Leadership-and-Governance-Committee 25/07/2019 14:50:37