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Associates Social Activities

The ASCL Associates Committee organise regular events and reunion activities which are open to all Associate members.

ASCL Associates Reunion in London | Wednesday 19 November 2025

ASCL Associates, partners and friends are invited to meet up for an interesting, historical and social day together in London in November.

The day will begin and end at the café in Southwark Cathedral at 10:30. It will include a guided circular walk in and around the South Bank of the river Thames, lunch at the swan restaurant in its ‘River Room’ overlooking the Thames (which is located next door to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre), then continuing the guided walk back to the cathedral, with afternoon tea/coffee and opportunity to tour the cathedral with our guide.

Theme of the Guided Walk: Booze, Brothels and the Bard on Bankside.
Join the official Southwark Cathedral and Footprints of London guide Neil Sinclair on a fascinating and occasionally shocking walk around London’s original red light district.

Follow in the footsteps of celebrated 17 century diarist and infamous lecher Samuel Pepys around the Bankside area of Southwark. Find out why Bankside prostitutes were known as Winchester geese, how there working women became licensed by a saint, and what five pence bought you in a Thameside stew or brothel. See where Pepys supped ale while the City of London burned to a crisp on the north side of the river. Stroll through Borough Market, one of London’s largest and oldest food markets, with a history dating back to at least the 12^th century. Visit the site of one of London’s foulest prisons and rake over the historical embers of Southwark’s famous Globe Theatre where Bankside resident William Shakespeare trod the boards.

Cost for the day will be £55 per person
Lunch will be pre-selected Two-Course Meal (Main and Dessert)
Guided walk of Bankside
Afternoon Tea/Coffee
Optional Guided Tour of Southwark Cathedral. (Donation)

Please complete the booking form below and return this with the payment of £55 per person to ASCL Headquarters as soon as possible and no later than Monday 20 October 2025.

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Cheque: please make payable to ‘ASCL’ for the total amount and send to Corporate Administration, (Associates’ London Reunion), ASCL, 2nd Floor, Peat House, 1 Waterloo Way, Leicester LE1 6LP

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Meet the Associates

"I joined SHA in 1986 and then became a member of ASCL. I worked in comprehensive schools in London as a deputy headteacher and was encouraged to join by my head.

During my time as a full member working in schools I had roles on ASCL Council and was a district convener.

The most important things about Associate membership to me is the support and sense of companionship. I also continued to benefit from the professional support and information in my role as a school governor post-retirement.

I am now deputy editor of Associates News, a member of the Associates Committee and a trustee of the ASCL Benevolent Fund.

I have also been involved in the ASCL Associates Voluntary Service and have supported members in various challenging situations.

Being an Associate member has also allowed me to attend information seminars which has been very useful.

I would encouraging any member approaching retirement to become an Associate member. I will help to keep a professional link and offers social activities and other opportunities to stay involved with the education community."

Christine Shellard