Recruiting and Retaining Generation Z

By Alex Atherton , Gen Z speaker, Leadership Coach and former Headteacher The most recent recruitment figures to the profession do not make comfortable reading. The crisis is not going away any time soon. Yet the most recent figures show that there are more teachers in ...

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Change Dynamics

Geoff Barton looks beyond the issues of the ongoing pandemic and focuses instead on what another year in education may have in store. I suppose it’s fair to say that people have mixed feelings about January. Some people miss the garish glitz of the festive season, as the...

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Part five | School estates vision and asset management, Sources of funding and income generation

Part five | School estates vision and asset management, Sources of funding and income generation The material in this section is linked with the following section of the Managing Resources and Risks Content Area.    Learn how to: Learn about:  Assessment Criteria: Te...

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ASCL Council | October 2023

What is ASCL Council? Council is ASCL’s governing body, responsible for directing and controlling the organisation. It is also the engine room of our policymaking, representing members’ views on issues from curriculum, assessment and inclusion to governance, leadership and...

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ASCL response to the STRB 35th remit

ASCL submission of evidence to the STRB 35th remit.

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School Cuts coalition to hold parliamentary briefing for MPs on school funding

Today, Monday 10 March, the School Cuts coalition are holding a parliamentary briefing for MPs on the financial crisis currently facing schools across the nation.

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Being a Head: Key questions to reflect on as you step into headship

This blog features a recent conversation between Steve Playford, ASCL leadership consultant, and Sarah Holman, Headteacher of Eggars School , as they reflect on their coaching journey and what it feels like to step into headship in 2025.  Steve poses insightful questions t...

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Qualifications taken abroad

Supporting members who are experiencing issues relating to their personal terms and conditions of service is at the core of what ASCL does. A member’s case has highlighted the entrenched inequality of access to qualifications by a highly experienced leader with prior qualifica...

/Leader/Issues/2023-Autumn-term/Qualifications-taken-abroad 09/11/2023 17:32:12

Are you ready?

Public sector procurement is changing. Since leaving the EU, the UK is no longer bound to the four current EU-based set of regulations, one of which is the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, which people engaged in procurement will be familiar with. The new Procureme...

/Leader/Issues/2024-Autumn-term/Are-you-ready 08/10/2024 16:14:30

Train to Retrain: How CPD can keep staff in the sector

As school and college leaders, you’re acutely aware of the challenges we face in retaining dedicated staff in the education sector. With teacher turnover rates climbing and budgets tightening, the pressure is on to find effective strategies that can help keep our talented educ...

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