ASCL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

About

ASCL Annual Conference 2025 offers exceptional professional learning and development opportunities for all senior leaders and aspiring leaders.


Keynote addresses
Hear from policymakers, educationalists and inspirational leaders from other sectors.

Workshops
Get involved in sessions covering various topics including business leadership, primary, post-16, and more. 

Conference Hub
Get practical updates from our partners and supporters and insight into the latest developments to support you and your school, college or trust.

Watch this video for an insight into our most recent Annual Conference.

Keynote Speakers

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Pepe Di'Iasio

ASCL General Secretary

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Manny Botwe

ASCL President 2024-25 and Headteacher, Tytherington School, Macclesfield

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Bridget Phillipson MP (invited)

Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities.

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Sir Martyn Oliver (invited)

HMCI Ofsted

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Professor Becky Francis CBE

Chair of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, and CEO, Education Endowment Foundation

2024 delegate feedback

"This was a very well organised and run conference. The range of speakers was excellent and really supported me in some of my own thinking. I genuinely left feeling it had been a very worthwhile event."

"I thought the conference was excellent (and it was my first time)."

"It was good to hear from others who have a real understanding of educational leadership and understand how incredibly challenging it is but through the sense of how important it is to support each other in rising to meet that challenge."

"It was my first ASCL conference and didn't disappoint - great venue and food but more importantly, the keynotes were interesting and sometimes inspirational and the variety of workshops was impressive!"

"The day was excellent, speakers were varied in what they were presenting on and I left with good ideas, some challenging some supporting my ideas/schools steps."

Travel Information


TRAIN
ACC Liverpool is a short taxi or bus ride away from Liverpool Lime Street station and its direct services to London that take a little over two hours.

BUS
Many bus routes serve the bus station at the Liverpool ONE retail development, just a five-minute walk from ACC Liverpool.

CAR
Less than 20 minutes from the motorway network and adjacent to Liverpool’s main through road.

AIR
Liverpool John Lennon Airport features charter and low-cost scheduled flights to a range of domestic, European and international destinations.

Accommodation

The Conference is non residential and accommodation is not included in the conference fee. Accommodation (if required) can be booked through our agent, Reservation Highway. We have several hotels near the ACC in Liverpool to suit all tastes and budgets.
 
You can book your accommodation online here by email admin@reservation-highway.co.uk or by phone on 01423 525577. 

Hotel list
 

Main sponsors

ASCL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025