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PISA results “should not be used for cheap political point-scoring”

Minimum service levels represent the worst type of politics

ASCL responds to reports of mandatory minimum service levels

What the Autumn Statement really means for schools and colleges

ASCL NI president warns of ‘a sense of injustice’ in education

ASCL comment on HEPI report calling for a clear skills strategy

ASCL comment on Ofsted annual report

ASCL response to Autumn Statement 2023

Gender pay gap for secondary heads widest for a decade, warn education organisations, on Equal Pay Day

ASCL Cymru response to consultation on school calendar

ASCL comment on PAC report on deteriorating school estate

We don’t agree with Nick Gibb on much – but on this he is right

ASCL comment on additional GCSE support materials

ASCL comment on Teacher Wellbeing Index 2023

School Cuts website relaunched as funding crisis in education deepens

ASCL comment on 89% of schools being ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’

ASCL comment on report from parliamentary inquiry on young carers

The problem isn’t accountability. It is the ham-fisted way it is done

ASCL comment on Sutton Trust report on lack of mental health support

ASCL responds to NFER report on teacher training bursaries

Schools on brink unless Chancellor delivers £1.7 billion in Autumn Statement for 2024/25, says joint letter to Chancellor from four education unions

ASCL comment on King’s Speech

Why next week’s resits show our assessment system is broken

ASCL responds to EEF teacher workload reports

ASCL responds to new research from Beyond Ofsted

ASCL comment on NFER evaluation of tutoring programme

ASCL comment on Ofsted press release about schools focusing tutoring on exam students

ASCL comment on £2m investment in Oak for AI development

ASCL responds to Education Secretary’s letter on RSHE materials

There will be sunshine after the rain

ASCL comment on minimum service levels

ASCL comment on NFER’s impact evaluation of the second year of the National Tutoring Programme

ASCL NI comment on Department of Education’s corporate plan

ASCL comment on digital exams

ASCL comment on government’s refusal to restore £370m of school funding

ASCL comment on EPI report showing widening disadvantage gap

ASCL comment on phonics screening check results

ASCL Cymru comment on sector summaries section of Chief Inspector’s Annual Report

Education unions call on Government to restore £370m NFF funding

ASCL responds to Labour’s plan to encourage stronger lifelong numeracy

ASCL comment on IFS report showing rise in school costs outpacing inflation

ASCL responds to NFER report on post-Covid learning gap

ASCL comment on Rishi Sunak’s ‘Advanced British Standard’

ASCL comment on mobile phone ban during school day

ASCL responds to AQA’s call for a new approach to numeracy, literacy and digital fluency

ASCL comment on announcement of four new attendance hubs

ASCL comment on Education Select Committee’s report on school absence crisis

Education organisations outline new commitments for action on equality, diversity and inclusion in education

ASCL comment on Jo Saxton stepping down as chief regulator

Pepe Di’Iasio confirmed as next ASCL General Secretary

Eight unions and the NGA call on the Prime Minister to invest £4.4bn+ per year to get a grip on the school buildings crisis

ASCL comment on Prime Minister’s plan for ‘British Baccalaureate’

ASCL comment on NFER report on teaching assistants leaving to work in better paid roles

Education unions in united call to Secretary of State for urgent measures to improve teacher pay and conditions

ASCL comment on IFS report on applications to secondary schools

ASCL comment on updated list of RAAC-affected schools

Risks Posed by RAAC: Implications for schools

ASCL comment on new teacher workload taskforce

ASCL comment on NFER report on schools with in-year deficits

ASCL comment on NFER report on impact of cost-of-living crisis on schools

ASCL statement on RAAC surveys

School leaders’ unions write to Education Secretary demanding apology for her ‘insulting’ and ‘unacceptable’ remarks

ASCL calls for consultation on single-phrase judgements following Ofsted complaints reform

ASCL comment on Labour’s plan to reintroduce School Support Staff Negotiating Body

ASCL calls for urgent answers over crumbling concrete crisis

ASCL Cymru calls for urgent answers over use of RAAC in Welsh schools and colleges

Unions write to education secretary to demand answers on RAAC in schools

ASCL comment on crumbling concrete guidance

To pass or not to pass: the dilemma of GCSE grading

ASCL NI comment on report into children’s mental health and wellbeing

ASCL comment on GCSE and Level 2 VTQ results

ASCL Cymru comment on GCSE and vocational qualification results

ASCL NI comment on GCSE and vocational qualification results

ASCL leader calls for a more humane GCSE system

ASCL comment on A level and VTQ results

ASCL comment on Labour analysis of regional attainment gap

ASCL Cymru comment on A-level and vocational qualification results

ASCL NI comment on A-level and vocational qualification results

ASCL calls on government to talk to employers about grading changes

ASCL comment on Sutton Trust report on stay-at-home students

ASCL launches manifesto for the 2024 General Election

ASCL comment on fall in percentage of trainees awarded qualified teacher status

ASCL comment on Education Committee’s report on childcare

ASCL halts ballot on strike action

ASCL comment on new Chief Inspector of Ofsted

What happens when your hard-earned qualifications are not acceptable?

Pepe Di’Iasio nominated for ASCL General Secretary

ASCL comment on guidance over minimum school week

ASCL comment on school funding allocations

Joint statement on teachers' pay

ASCL comment on NFER analysis on teacher pay

ASCL comment on SATs results

ASCL comment on Labour’s plan to reform education

ASCL comment on teacher strikes

College associations back Commons call for post-16 funding review

Union leaders call on Education Secretary to stop delaying school pay review body recommendations

ASCL response to Sutton Trust report on disadvantage

ASCL responds to NAO report on neglect of school estate

Joint union letter to MPs on STRB

ASCL comment on Kemi Badenoch’s letter to Ofsted

ASCL comment on NFER report on National Tutoring Programme

Brewing crisis in education can only be solved if Gillian Keegan reopens talks with unions

ASCL launches #VoteForEducation ballot

ASCL comment on HEPI report on UCAS personal statements

ASCL comment on launch of inquiry into Ofsted inspections

ASCL comment on changes to Ofsted inspections

ASCL comment on EEF review into teacher recruitment and retention

ASCL comment on growing number of teacher vacancies

Newly updated Burgundy Book launched for school teachers

ASCL comment on PAC report on ‘lost decade’ in education

Education unions to hold joint industrial action campaign meetings in every school in England

ASCL comment on review of Relationships, Sex and Health Education

Behaviour and why life is better offline

ASCL announces dates of strike ballot

ASCL comment on latest findings from Covid Social Mobility study

ASCL responds to NFER report on essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce

Education unions call on government to publish pay recommendation

Education coalition to stage ‘save our schools’ lobby of parliament

ASCL responds to changes to National Tutoring Programme

ASCL responds to report of 6.5% teacher pay recommendation

What a rogue reading paper tells us about the problem with SATs

ASCL responds to guidance on the involvement of special schools in Initial Teacher Training

ASCL responds to government’s press release on new pupil attendance measures

ASCL comment on England’s success in PIRLS

ASCL Cymru comment on plans to reduce workload

ASCL Cymru comment on review of the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers

ASCL responds to calls to create a register of home-schooled children

If even Ofsted is highlighting workload the government must surely act

ASCL responds to Education Policy Institute’s report on post-pandemic learning loss

ASCL responds to Education Support’s report on the growing demands on teachers

ASCL responds to Ofsted’s report on the impact of teacher workload on professional development opportunities

What we need to know is why behaviour is a significant issue

ASCL comment on Education Select Committee’s report on plans to withdraw funding from AGQs

ASCL comment on Labour’s pledge to recruit more teachers

Unions to announce they will co-ordinate industrial action going forward

ASCL NI comment on Stormont budget

ASCL comment in response to government press release on school funding

ASCL response to Sutton Trust report on school cuts

ASCL comment on Ofsted’s report on how trusts are involved in school inspections

ASCL NI comment ahead of strike action

Why a national strike is the only option left

ASCL responds to HMCI statement on calls for Ofsted reform

ASCL comment on National Tutoring Programme statistics

ASCL to hold formal strike ballot

Using video content safely in the classroom

Universal free school meals: idealism or the way forward?

ASCL comment on Prime Minister’s reaffirmation of maths to 18

ASCL comment on Working lives of teachers and leaders report

Improving diversity and inclusion in STEM

ASCL members overwhelmingly reject government’s pay and conditions offer

Gillian Keegan’s insistence that schools can afford the pay offer cannot alter reality

ASCL comment on rising school vacancies

ASCL responds to review of RSHE guidance

ASCL comment on IFS report on falling college teacher pay

ASCL responds to More Than A Score surveys on SATs

ASCL comment on defunding of further vocational qualifications

ASCL comment on IFS report on free school meals

ASCL comment on funding for school buildings and places

ASCL comment on government pay offer

Ruth Perry’s death is a watershed moment that must not happen again

ASCL responds to Chief Inspector’s statement on death of Ruth Perry

ASCL response to NFER report on school workforce crisis

ASCL comment on submission of evidence to the STRB

ASCL calls for pause to Ofsted inspections following death of Ruth Perry

ASCL calls for rethink on cull of BTECs

Joint statement from the government and education unions to move into intensive talks

ASCL comment on Spring Budget 2023

ASCL comment on meeting with Gillian Keegan

ASCL comment on Labour plans to reform Ofsted

ASCL General Secretary calls on Gillian Keegan to stop ‘trading fatuous soundbites’

ASCL General Secretary speech to Annual Conference 2023

ASCL President condemns government for ‘deplorable’ state of children’s support services

ASCL President's speech to ASCL Annual Conference 2023

Urgent action needed to address crisis in teacher pay and supply

ASCL comment on delay to return of SATs results

ASCL comment on Sutton Trust report on private and in-school tutoring

ASCL comment on new standards for equal access to sports

Attempt to break deadlock in industrial action dispute ignored, say education unions

Williamson’s WhatsApp defence is just more tribal politics

Education Secretary turns down invitation to speak to school and college leaders

ASCL comment ahead of publication of SEND and AP Improvement Plan

360 headteachers and principals ask for a delay to planned cull of BTEC courses

ASCL comment on messages between Matt Hancock and Gavin Williamson

ASCL comment on secondary school offer day

What Labour will need to do to raise education standards

Broadening horizons: how can we help young people make better decisions about their future learning and careers?

ASCL comment on the Government’s submission to the STRB

ASCL comment on further talks with the Department for Education

ASCL NI comment ahead of half-day strike

The government is taking a wrecking ball to 16-19 education by scrapping BTECs

ASCL comment on latest talks with Gillian Keegan

Wales leads the way in resolving strike action

ASCL Cymru response to improved teacher pay offer

ASCL comment on State of the Nation report

ASCL comment on plans to advertise apprenticeships through UCAS

ASCL NI calls for fair and fully funded pay award to end industrial dispute

Arguments about wages and inflation are spiralling out of control

ASCL comment on Children’s Social Care Implementation Strategy

ASCL comment on NAO report on education recovery in schools in England

Snapshot survey suggests majority of schools affected by teacher strike

ASCL comment on last-ditch strike talks

School leaders are stuck in the middle as strike action looms

ASCL comment on Chancellor’s speech

ASCL comment on JRF annual poverty report

ASCL comment on NFER report on the transition to an all-MAT system

ASCL comment on Ofsted inspections during industrial action

Strikes need a lot more votes than Conservative leadership elections

ASCL calls for end to overall graded judgements in new paper on the future of inspection

ASCL comment on Friday’s talks with DfE officials

ASCL Cymru comment on reintroduction of Capped 9 school performance measure in Wales

ASCL comment on latest talks with Education Secretary

Perpetual under investment in the school estate has left a crumbling legacy

ASCL comment on IFS report on teacher pay

ASCL comment on talks with Education Secretary

Rishi Sunak’s maths-to-18 pledge is utterly out of touch

Results of ASCL consultative ballot on industrial action in England

Results of ASCL consultative ballot on industrial action in Wales

ASCL comment on Prime Minister’s ambition of maths to 18

ASCL comment on Prime Minister’s New Year speech

ASCL comment on new school buildings

ASCL comment on EPI report on the disadvantage gap

ASCL comment on National Tutoring Programme performance statistics

ASCL comment on reviews into delayed VTQ results

Pensions: What just happened?

ASCL comment on Ofsted’s annual report

Leaders Like Us

ASCL comment on IFS report on education funding

ASCL NI president writes to Secretary of State to express dismay over education funding

Goodbye and good riddance to (most of) the Schools Bill

Are you busy, burnt out - or both?

ASCL Cymru president sounds warning over school funding crisis

ASCL comment on scrapping of Schools Bill

ASCL comment on £500m for energy efficiency upgrades

Creating a Cohesive Trust: Survey results and findings

Minsters and their behaviour adviser should listen to Izzy

ONS Review of College Classification: Where does this leave post-16 education?

10 things we now know about Ofqual-regulated exams next summer

Ofsted’s shifting goalposts have hung schools out to dry

Is the Autumn Statement a new dawn for education?

The 'Messy Middle Tier': Part 2

The 'Messy Middle Tier': Part 1

School Cuts website relaunched amidst deepening funding crisis

Can the National Tutoring Programme survive the funding crisis?

Education matters to ASCL members - it should matter to politicians too

ASCL comment on school performance tables

Education leaders from 24,000 schools demand Government action on school meals

Budget Crisis: Six suggestions to help reduce annual spend

ASCL comment on National Tutoring Programme evaluation findings

Extending the school day is an interesting talking point – but that’s it for now

Cyber Security Update: Protect your organisation against cyber attacks

ASCL comment on pupil attendance statistics

ASCL comment on IFS analysis of likely public sector job cuts

Twelve education and parent organisations warn of looming funding crisis

ASCL expresses dismay at Education Secretary’s Conservative party conference speech

Education is in limbo amidst the political tumult

ASCL comment on Labour’s plan for breakfast clubs

This is no phoney war, we must fight for fairer funding

ASCL response to UCAS figures on university entries

ASCL responds to energy bill relief scheme

ASCL pays tribute to the Queen and a lifetime of service

ASCL comment on government attendance drive

Asbestos inspections in schools, colleges and trusts

Post-16 Results: Let’s forget the scaremongering and celebrate the achievements of students and staff

Conservative leadership contest misses the big issues in education

ASCL response to IFS analysis of inflation squeeze on public services

ASCL response to teachers’ pay award

The end is nigh

Pay: A race for the bottom

Education unions write to new education minister Andrea Jenkyns expressing their 'grave concern' over swearing incident

Farcical week shows education needs a long-term vision

ASCL survey shows teacher shortages at crisis point

The Transition Conversation: Top 10 tips for a smooth transition

Schools Bill U-turn is another fine mess

ASCL comment on UCAS report about the educational experience of disabled students

Creating a Cohesive Trust: Making sure all schools benefit from being in a MAT

ASCL comment on Schools Bill U-turn

Teacher shortages are the real issue – not strikes

ASCL comment on school place applications and offers

ASCL response to NFER report on teacher pay proposals

One Voice? Many Languages! The value of multilingualism in our modern world (Part 2)

One Voice? Many Languages! The value of multilingualism in our modern world (Part 1)

Is a centralised education system the government’s real priority?

ASCL Cymru comment on Estyn’s focus on equity

Curriculum for Wales, what’s the point?

ASCL NI calls for quick resolution to industrial dispute

ASCL responds to government food strategy

Independent schools and Labour’s plan to end tax exemptions

ASCL comment on rise in pupils eligible for free school meals

ASCL supports Food Foundation call for extension of free school meals provision

Education and Union leaders representing a million teachers and education specialists demand action on free school meals

The Schools Bill: Should we be worried?

ASCL comment on government’s teacher training announcement

A Brief Introduction to Physical Literacy

ASCL response to government’s full academisation plans

Governance of the Future: Getting your MAT board ready

ASCL comment on overhaul of children’s social care

Ofsted, trusts and the shape of things to come

ASCL comment on NFER study into ethnic disparities in teacher career progression

Student anxiety has emerged as the biggest challenge of exams season

ASCL comment on measures in new Schools Bill

ASCL comment on Schools Bill in Queen’s Speech

GCSEs must be reformed for the sake of pupils’ mental health

ASCL Cymru comment on Welsh government’s relaxation of Covid measures in schools

ASCL response to government plan to publish data on NTP take-up

ASCL Cymru comment on Estyn’s publication of peer-on-peer sexual harassment leaflet

ASCL comment on Ofsted’s publication of its 5-year strategy

Leaders and teachers have acted while government has served up only platitudes

ASCL comment on guidance on summer exams and Covid-19

ASCL comment on Labour claim that school energy bills doubled last year

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

School leader unions call for government action over Covid disruption

Living with Covid and Exams: More questions than answers

The government must stop taking school and college leaders for granted

Learning Without Artificial Walls: Stage not age

ASCL Cymru comment on extending free school meal provision to all primary school pupils by 2024

ASCL comment on SEND green paper

Creating a Cohesive Trust: What does having a shared culture really mean?

ASCL comment on schools white paper

ASCL responds to EPI report on pandemic learning loss during the first half of the 2021 autumn term

The white paper, academisation and a tidying-up exercise

ASCL comment on spring statement

ASCL Cymru comment on school attendance figures

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

Chancellor must act to avert a new education funding crisis

School Transition: Simplifying the process

ASCL General Secretary speech to Annual Conference 2022

ASCL President’s speech to ASCL Annual Conference

“Arts and creativity are at the core of what we do”

Closing the disadvantage gap

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

ASCL Cymru summary of pay award evidence presented to the IWPRB

A cause for hope

Education unions call on the Government to repair damage to teacher and school leader pay

ASCL comment on plans to reform post-16 level 2 qualifications

Online Safety: Responding to ongoing concerns affecting schools and colleges

ASCL comment on government announcement on post-qualifications admissions

Which engine type is the most efficient?

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

ASCL comment on government announcement of end to Covid self-isolation and testing rules

ASCL comment on vaccinations for 5 to 11-year-olds

Why it’s politic to teach our young people politics

ASCL comment on government’s aim to strengthen Online Safety Bill

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

ASCL comment on universities working more closely with schools to improve exam results

ASCL comment on Ofsted report into student attendance levels in schools

ASCL comment on the release of exam adaptation information

Levelling Up: Now we know what it means - lots of stuff but little substance

ASCL Cymru comment on school attendance figures

ASCL comment on government’s levelling up white paper

ASCL Cymru comment on Education Minister’s announcement of reduced Covid measures in schools

ASCL comment on government announcement on easing of Covid restrictions in schools

ASCL comment on government decision on reform of Modern Foreign Languages GCSEs

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

ASCL comment on reintroduction of face coverings in classrooms

Unions call for more government support in spring term

ASCL comment on school attendance figures

ASCL comment on Ofsted inspection results

ASCL responds to Labour warning over ventilation in schools

ASCL responds to select committee report on children’s mental health

ASCL comment on the initial teacher training census

New report shows gender pay gap in schools has worsened over the last decade

ASCL comment on reopening of Covid workforce fund

ASCL comment on school attendance statistics

ASCL comment on second Covid vaccine dose for 12 to 15-year-olds

ASCL comment on new measures in response to Omicron variant

ASCL comment on plans for on-site Covid tests in schools

ASCL comment on Teacher Wellbeing Index 2021

ASCL Cymru comment on revised curriculum

ASCL comment on SRMA pilot programme

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