Early intervention key to improving school attendance

Margaret Mulholland, SEND and Inclusion Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from Centre for Mental Health and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, which explores the mental health barriers to school attendance.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/Early-intervention-key-to-improving-school-attenda 24/04/2024 00:00:00

ASCL comment on IFS report on pressures on school funding  

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which highlights a growing list of pressures on school funding.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-IFS-report-on-pressures-on-school 04/06/2024 00:00:00

ASCL welcomes free school meal expansion

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on government plans to expand free school meal eligibility to all children in households on universal credit.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-welcomes-free-school-meal-expansion 04/06/2025 00:00:00

ASCL comment on cost of school uniform  

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a Department for Education press release on the cost of school uniform.  

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-cost-of-school-uniform 19/08/2025 00:00:00

Cymru

Wales Council Representatives Name Position School/College/Trust     Information Neil Foley Headteacher Prestatyn High School Cymru President 2025-26 Hywel Parry Headteacher Ysgol John Bright Cymru Vice President 2025-26

/About-us/Organisation-and-Governance/ASCL-Council/Council-Reps/Cymru-Region-10 04/07/2019 14:38:06

ASCL comment on Children’s Commissioner’s school census

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to the publication of The Children's Plan: The Children's Commissioner's School Census .

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-Children’s-Commissioner’s-school-c 08/09/2025 00:00:00

Lilian Bell

https://ascl.org.uk/ 18/09/2019 15:09:24

Ben Levinson OBE

https://ascl.org.uk/ 30/09/2021 11:10:31

Matthew Cooke

https://ascl.org.uk/ 23/01/2023 09:06:20

Richard Harrison

https://ascl.org.uk/ 15/05/2023 15:03:09