ASCL Cymru response to the consultation on the draft STPC(W)D 2024, the IWPRB's 5th report and the Cabinet Secretary's response to it. 

• Pay
• Cymru
• Consultation
• STPC(W)D
• IWPRB

ASCL response to the STRB 34th report and Ministerial Response. 

• Pay
• STRB
• Consultation

ASCL response to the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee's inquiry into skills policy, focusing on apprenticeships and training in the context of the skills the UK economy needs for the future. 

• Post-16
• Post-18
• Apprenticeships
• Consultation

ASCL response to HM Treasury on the  consultation on applying VAT on private school fees and removing the business rates charitable rates relief for private schools: technical note.

• Finance
• Independent
• Consultation
• Independent schools VAT levy

ASCL submission to HM Treasury for the Autumn Budget 2024. 

• Funding
• Budget

ASCL response to the government consultation on the relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE), and health education statutory guidance.

• RSE
• Consultation

ASCL response to the DfE's consultation on strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision. 

• Alternative provision
• Consultation

ASCL response to the call for evidence on improving non-medical help for disabled students in higher education. 

• Inclusion
• SEND
• HE
• Consultation

ASCL response to government consultation on faith designation reforms for new and existing free schools and special academies. 

• Consultation

ASCL response to the DfE's call for evidence on safeguarding children inschools and colleges. 

• Safeguarding
• Consultation

ASCL's response to Ofsted's 'Big Listen'.

• Ofsted
• Consultation

ASCL response to Education Select Committee inquiry into boys' engagement and attainment in education.

• Consultation
• Attainment Gap

ASCL response to the DfE consultation on national standards for personal, social, and employability qualifications.

• Qualifications
• Consultation

ASCL response to the call for evidence from the Commission on the future of Oracy Education in England. 

• Consultation
• Oracy

ASCL response to the DfE's survey on teacher degree apprenticeship pay.

• Pay
• Consultation

ASCL response to the DfE's consultation on further education residential settings: national minimum standards. 

• FE
• Consultation

ASCL response to the DfE's Teacher Degree Apprenticeship consultation. 

• Recruitment and Retention
• Apprenticeships
• Consultation

Our response to the government's consultation  'A world-class education system: The Advanced British Standard'.

Following consideration of the evidence of other statutory consultees, we have now submitted our supplementary evidence to the STRB. 

• Pay
• STRB

ASCL response to government consultation on gender-questioning children. 

• Transgender pupils

ASCL's submission of evidence to the STRB 34th remit. 

ASCL response to the DfE's consultation on minimum service levels.

• Industrial action
• Consultation

ASCL submission to HM Treasury for the Spring Budget 2024. 

• Funding
• Consultation

ASCL response to the DfE consultation on elective home education guidance review. 

• DfE
• Home schooling

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on Sector Subject Area 6 title change. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• Ofqual

ASCL response to Department for Business and Trade consultation on hiring agency staff to cover industrial action.

• Industrial action

Our report highlighting 20 quick wins for an incoming Labour government.  

• Government
• Policy

ASCL response to DHSC consultation on creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. 

• Health and Wellbeing
• Consultation

ASCL response to the Home Office consultation on the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

• Safeguarding
• Consultation

Our initial thoughts on Labour's proposed Curriculum and Assessment Review. 

• Assessment
• Curriculum
• Strategy

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2024.

• Assessment
• GCSE
• Ofqual
• Consultation

ASCL response to the consultation on the inclusion of higher technical qualifications in the Office for Students' student outcome measures. 

• Post-16
• Post-18
• Qualifications

ASCL response to government consultation on further eduction (FE) Initial Teacher Training (ITT) reform. 

ASCL response to Education Select Committee inquiry Screen Time: Impacts on education and wellbeing. 

• Digital

ASCL response to the information request for the modelling the costs and benefits of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement. 

• Post-16
• Post-18

ASCL submission prior to Autumn Statement 2023.

• Funding
• National Funding Formula

ASCL response to Department of Business and Trade consultation on mimimum service levels: Code of Practice on reasonable steps. 

• Consultation
• Trade Union

ASCL response to the Secretary of State's response to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) 33rd Report. 

• Pay
• STRB

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on regualting level 2 and below progression qualifications. 

• Post-16
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the DfE consultation on WorkingTogether to Safeguard Children: Changes to statutory guidance.

• Safeguarding

ASCL response to consultation on changes to Ofsted’s post-inspection arrangements and complaints handling: proposals 2023.

ASCL response to the consultation on early years funding: extension of the entitlements. 

ASCL response to Acas consultation on flexible working code of practice. 

• Flexible working

ASCL response to call for evidence on generative AI in education. 

• Digital
• Technology
• AI

ASCL response to the call for evidence on how implementing a duty to report child sexual abuse is likely to impact children, organisations, and affected workplaces and volunteers; and how different aspects could be implemented. 

ASCL NI response to DE resource budget 2023-24 equality impact assessment consultation.

• Funding
• Northern Ireland

ASCL response to the DfE and Ofqual consultation on ensuring the resilience of the qualifications system. 

• Assessment
• Ofqual

ASCL response to government consultation on EYFS regulatory changes.

• Primary
• Early years

ASCL submission to Education Select Committee's Call for Evidence: Teacher recruitment, training and retention.

• Conditions
• Pay
• Funding
• Recruitment and Retention

ASCL response to the Home Office Shortage Occupation List: Call for evidence 2023. 

• Recruitment and Retention
• Consultation

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on regulating level 2 and below qualifications supporting progression to higher levels of study.

ASCL response to the consultation on the Teachers' Pension Scheme transitional protection regulations. 

ASCL response to House of Lords Committee on Education for 11-16 year-olds: Inquiry into education for 11-16 year-olds.

• Curriculum
• Key Stage 3
• Key Stage 4
• GCSE
• Secondary

ASCL response to the APPG on Youth Affairs inquiry into skills gaps and youth employment. 

• Post-16
• Careers Advice

ASCL response to the DfE's call for evidence on use of reasonable force and restrictive practices in schools. 

• Health and safety
• Behaviour

ASCL response to Office for Students consultation on a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education. 

• Post-16
• Health and Wellbeing
• Health and safety
• HE
• Sexual harassment

ASCL have submitted supplementary evidence to the STRB following consideration of the evidence of other statutory consultees

ASCL response tothe House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee enquiry into the Office for Students.

• Post-16
• HE
• Post-18

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on regulating level 2 qualifications supporting progression to T levels. 

• Assessment
• T Levels
• Ofqual
• Qualifications

ASCL response to government consultation on the draft code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement. 

• Leadership
• Professional Standards
• Conduct
• Disciplinary
• Performance management

ASCL submission of evidence to the STRB 33rd remit. 

• Pay
• STRB

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on regulating level 1 and 2 qualifications designed to lead to employment. 

• Examinations
• GCSE
• Ofqual
• College
• FE
• VTQs

ASCL response to government consultation on calculating holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers.

• Pay

ASCL response to government consultation on the Quality Assurance Agency for higher education: de-designation.

• HE

ASCL response to the Engineering UK call for evidence on engineering, manufacturing and technology apprenticeships. 

ASCL response to the Education Select Committee inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils. 

• Attendance
• Education recovery
• Disadvantage Gap

ASCL response to Ofqual survey of VTQ results.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• Ofqual
• College
• FE
• VTQs

ASCL response to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) consultation on proposed updates to the mandatory qualifications criteria.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• College
• Apprenticeships
• FE

ASCL response to the National Audit Office examination of the school estate. 

• Funding
• Business Leadership
• Resources
• Estates

ASCL response to DfE and Ofqual consultation on the sector subject area classification system in England.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Ofqual
• College
• FE

ASCL Cymru response to the Independent Welsh Pay Review body (IWPRB) 4th remit Part C strategic review. 

• Conditions
• Pay
• Cymru
• Wales

ASCL response to OfS consultation on a new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in English higher education (including regulation of access and participation plans). 

• Equalities
• HE
• England

ASCL response to the DfE and Ofqual consultation on proposed changes to the assessment of modern foreign languages GCSEs.  

ASCL response to the DfE and Ofqual consultation on changes to the subject content for modern foreign languages GCSEs. 

ASCL response to DfE and Ofqual consultation on ensuring the resilience of the qualifications system in 2023. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• Ofqual

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on changes to maths, physics and combined sciences GCSE assessment in 2023. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• GCSE
• Ofqual
• Secondary

ASCL response to the consultation on the administrative controls process for public sector exits.

• Conditions
• Pay
• Pensions
• Teachers' Pension Scheme

ASCL response to the government consultation on Skills for Jobs: Implementing a new further education funding and accountability system.

• Funding
• Accountability
• Finance
• HE
• College
• FE

ASCL response to the Secretary of State’s Response to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) Thirty Second Report 2022.  

• Pay
• Funding
• STRB
• Financial planning
• Finance
• DfE

ASCL response to the Minister for Education's response to the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB) 4th report.

• Conditions
• Pay
• Funding
• Cymru
• Wales
• Recruitment and Retention

ASCL response to government consultation Childcare: regulatory changes.

• Primary
• Early years
• Coronavirus
• Education recovery

ASCL response to government consultation on early years funding formulae. 

• Funding
• Finance
• Early years

ASCL response to Ofsted's consultation A new approach to area SEND inspections. 

• Inspection
• Ofsted
• SEND

ASCL response to the DfE consultation on implementing the Direct National Funding Formula. 

• Funding
• National Funding Formula

ASCL response to the consultation on reviews of Education, Health and Care plans: proposed timescales

The fact that this is a second open consultation on regulatory approaches to alternative qualifications at level 3, which runs parallel to an alternative technical qualifications consultation being run by IfATE, reflects the importance of achieving fairness and consistency in the approaches to both academic and technical qualifications used by different awarding bodies.

The fact that this is an open consultation on regulatory approaches to alternative qualifications at level 3, which runs parallel to an alternative technical qualifications consultation being run by Ofqual, reflects the importance of achieving fairness and consistency in the approaches used by different awarding bodies.

ASCL response to modernising school attendance and admission registers and setting national thresholds for legal intervention

ASCL response to the Government consultation on Appropriate Body reform and induction assessment

ASCL response to the SEND review consultation.

• Inclusion
• SEND
• Alternative provision

ASCL response to the government consultation on supporting schools that are not making necessary improvements.

• Governance
• Accountability
• Inspection
• Ofsted
• School Improvement
• DfE

ASCL response to the consultation on lifelong loan entitlement. 

• Post-16
• Professional Development
• Post-18
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the higher education policy statement and reform consultation. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Post-18
• College
• FE
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on regulating academic and technical qualifications at level 3

ASCL response to the DfE's consultation on the review of post-16 qualifications at level 2 and below. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• BTEC
• College
• FE
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the consultation on the Subject Level Conditions Content for Reformed GCSE in Modern Foreign Languages

ASCL Northern Ireland response to the consultation on the draft Strategic Area Plan 2022-27 'Planning for Sustainable Provision'.

• Curriculum
• Planning
• Northern Ireland
• Strategy

ASCL response to government consultation on revised behaviour in schools guidance and suspension and permanent exclusion guidance. 

• Inclusion
• Parents
• Mental Health
• SEND
• Behaviour

ASCL response to the government consultation on changes to the School Admission Appeals Code.

• Leadership
• Parents
• Appeals

ASCL supplementary evidence submitted to the STRB 32nd remit.

• Employment
• Pay
• STRB

ASCL submission of supplementary evidence to the IWPRB 4th remit. 

• Conditions
• Pay
• Cymru
• Wales

ASCL response to the government consultation on disability workforce reporting. 

• Conditions
• Inclusion
• Recruitment and Retention
• Health and safety
• Disability
• Organisational culture

ASCL response to consultation on constructing student outcome and experience indicators for use in Office for Students regulation. 

• Post-16
• Data
• Post-18
• College
• FE

ASCL response to the Education Select Committee inquiry into careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG).

• Curriculum
• Post-16
• HE
• Post-18
• College
• FE
• Careers Advice

ASCL response to the government consultation on Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022.

• Leadership
• Pastoral
• Health and Wellbeing
• Health and safety
• Safeguarding
• Parents
• SEND
• Risk assessment
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual violence

ASCL Cymru submission of evidence to the IWPRB 4th remit.

• Conditions
• Pay
• Funding
• Cymru
• Wales

ASCL submission of evidence to the STRB 32nd remit. 

• Pay
• Business Leadership
• STRB

ASCL response to government consultation on school attendance: improving consistency of support.

• Safeguarding
• Parents
• Attendance

ASCL response to the DfE's consultation on the Sustainability and Climage Change draft strategy. 

• Leadership
• Business Leadership
• Health and safety
• Planning
• DfE
• Climate change

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on designing and developing accessible assessments.

• Assessment
• Examinations
• Ofqual

ASCL response to the inquiry into the future of post-16 qualifications.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• BTEC
• FE
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the government consultation on the Teachers' Pension Scheme and proposed changes to scheme regulations. 

• Pay
• Pensions
• Teachers' Pension Scheme

ASCL Northern Ireland response to government consultation on proposed changes to scheme regulations for NI Teachers' Pension Scheme. 

• Pensions
• Northern Ireland
• Teachers' Pension Scheme

ASCL response to consultation on regulating digital functional skills. 

• Learning
• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• Digital

ASCL response to the government consultation on reforming how local authorities' school improvement functions are funded. 

• Funding
• Business Leadership
• Finance
• School Improvement
• Resources

Submission to the Independent Review of Education by ASCL Northern Ireland. 

• Planning
• Northern Ireland
• Policy
• Organisational culture
• Education system

ASCL response to the DfE and Ofqual consultation on contingency arrangements for GCSE, AS and A levels, 2021-22.

• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual
• DfE

ASCL response to the government consultation on Skills for Jobs: A Further Education Funding and Accountability System. 

• Funding
• Accountability
• Community
• Post-18
• College
• FE
• Qualifications

Submission of the Association of School and College Leaders to HM Treasury for the Spending Review 2021.

• Funding
• Finance
• Resources
• Education recovery
• DfE
• Education system

ASCL response to the government consultation on fair school funding for all: completing our reforms to the National Funding Formula. 

ASCL response to the government consultation on prioritising schools for the school rebuilding programme. 

• Funding
• Business Leadership
• Finance
• Resources
• Estates

ASCL response to the government consultation on the National Skills Fund. 

• Funding
• Post-16
• Careers
• HE
• Post-18
• College
• FE
• Qualifications

ASCL response to HM Treasury's consultation on cost control mechanisms for public sector pensions. 

• Employment
• Pensions
• Income

ASCL response to HM Treasury consultation on discount rate methodology for public sector pensions.

• Employment
• Pensions
• Income

ASCL response to the DfE's Initial Teacher Training Market Review consultation.

• Leadership
• Teaching
• Recruitment and Retention
• Professional Development
• NQTs
• Early Career Framework
• Training

ASCL response to government consultation on new Best Value Staturoy Guidance: Special Severance Payments.

• Conditions
• Employment
• Pay

ASCL response to the government call for evidence on behaviour management strategies, in-school units, and managed moves.

• Leadership
• Inclusion
• Pastoral
• Health and safety
• Safeguarding
• Behaviour

ASCL response to DfE and Ofqual consultation on the proposed changes to the assessment of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2022.

• Assessment
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual

ASCL response to government consultation on Fire Safety Design for Schools - Building Bulletin 100. 

• Business Leadership
• Regulations
• Health and safety
• Risk assessment

ASCL response to Ofqual consultation on arrangements for the assessment and awarding of vocational, technical and other general qualifications: 2021 to 2022.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• Ofqual
• HE
• College
• FE
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the Isle of Man Public Sector Pensions Administration (Fees Order) 2021 consultation. 

• Conditions
• Pensions
• Isle of Man

ASCL response to consultation on the terms of reference for EPRS in summer 2021. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• Appeals
• Ofqual
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on arrangements for non-exam assessment and fieldwork requirements for students entering qualifications in 2022. 

• Assessment
• MFL
• Examinations
• GCSE
• Ofqual
• Qualifications

ASCL response to the Government consultation: Teachers’ Pension Scheme: proposed changes to scheme regulations.

• Conditions
• Employment
• Pay
• Pensions

ASCL response to the consultation on attaching conditions to the local authority school improvement monitoring and brokering grant. 

• Funding
• Financial planning
• Finance
• Resources
• Government

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on changes to the assessment arrangements for GCSE French, German and Spanish.

• Curriculum
• Assessment
• MFL
• Examinations
• Ofqual

ASCL response to the government consultation on Post-Qualification Admissions Reform. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• A Levels
• Government
• UCAS
• HE
• University
• FE

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on guidance in relation to appeals under the GQAA framework in 2021. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• Appeals
• Ofqual

ASCL response to the government consultation on changes to the payment process of schools’ business rates.

• Funding
• Business Leadership
• Financial planning
• Finance
• Government

ASCL response to the consultation on increasing the normal minimum pension age: consultation on implementation. 

• Conditions
• Pay
• Pensions

ASCL's response to the consultation on schools NFF: Proposed changes to sparsity funding from 2022/23.

• Funding
• Finance
• Government

ASCL response to the consultation on the proposed Condition VCR8 assessment opportunity in autumn 2021. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• Ofqual
• HE
• College

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on arrangements for an autumn 2021 exam series.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual
• Secondary

ASCL response to the review of national funding formula allocations of high needs funding to local authorities: changes for 2022/23. 

• Funding
• Finance
• Resources
• SEND

ASCL response to the consultation on the detail of the new contingency regulatory framework for VTQs in 2021 - the VCRF technical assessment.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations

ASCL response to the Ofqual technical consultation on the General Qualifications Awarding Framework 2021. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual

ASCL respose to the government consultation on the launch of the Get Help Buying for Schools Service. 

• Funding
• Business Leadership
• Financial planning
• Budget
• Finance
• Procurement

Following consideration of the evidence of other statutory consultees, we have now submitted our supplementary evidence to the STRB. 

• Employment
• Pay
• Recruitment and Retention
• STRB
• Government

ASCL response to the government consultation on Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021.

• Pastoral
• Legislation
• Health and safety
• Safeguarding
• Risk assessment

ASCL response to the STRB 31st remit.

• Employment
• Pay
• Recruitment and Retention
• STRB
• Government

ASCL response to the government's call for evidence on post-16 level 2 study and below study and qualifications in England.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• BTEC
• T Levels
• Ofqual
• HE

ASCL response to the DfE and Ofqual consultation on how GCSE, AS and A level grades should be awarded in summer 2021. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual
• Government
• Coronavirus
• Secondary

ASCL response to the DfE and Ofqual consultation on alternative arrangements for the award of VTQs and other general qualifications in 2021. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• BTEC
• T Levels
• Ofqual
• Coronavirus
• College

ASCL response to the review of post-16 qualifications in England: second stage. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• BTEC
• T Levels
• Ofqual
• HE

ASCL response to the consultation on proposals for the publication of statistics on further education and skills inspections and outcomes. 

• Post-16
• Accountability
• Ofsted
• Data

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on the use of advanced information and support materials in summer 2021 general qualifications. 

• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual

ASCL response to the consultation on draft non-statutory guidance on Section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008.

• Conditions
• Governors and Trustees
• Allegations

ASCL response to the Public Accounts Committee investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme. 

• Funding
• Government
• Coronavirus
• Free school meals

ASCL response to Education Select Committee inquiry into home education. 

• Teaching
• Learning
• Curriculum
• Pastoral
• Parents
• Remote learning

ASCL response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consultation on the reform of exit payments in local government. 

• Conditions
• Pay
• Pensions

ASCL response to Ofqual's consultation on conditions and requirements for assessment of GCSE modern foreign languages in 2021.

• Curriculum
• Assessment
• MFL
• Key Stage 4
• GCSE
• Ofqual

ASCL response to JCQ's consultation on the provisional GCE, AS, A level and GCSE summer 2021 timetable. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• Key Stage 4
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual

ASCL response to the government consultation on changes to the school admissions code. 

• Inclusion
• Learning
• Parents

ASCL Northern Ireland response to consultation by the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement.

• Teaching
• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Northern Ireland

ASCL Northern Ireland response to the consultation on transitional arrangements to the 2015 public sector schemes following the ruling in the McCloud and Sargeant case

• Conditions
• Pensions
• Northern Ireland

ASCL response to the consultation on proposals to remedy the transitional arrangements to the LGPS (England and Wales) statutory underpin. 

• Conditions
• Pay
• Pensions

ASCL response to the consultation on transitional arrangements to the 2015 public sector schemes following the ruling in the McCloud and Sargeant case. 

• Conditions
• Pay
• Pensions

ASCL Northern Ireland welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation by CCEA.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• Northern Ireland

ASCL submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review 2020.

• Funding
• Financial planning
• Finance
• Resources
• Government

ASCL response to the Ofqual consulation on arragements for the assessment and awarding of vocational, technical and other general qualifications in 2020/2021.

ASCL response to the Secretary of State's response to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) 30th report 2020.

• Conditions
• Pay
• Funding
• STRB
• Government

ASCL response to the Minster for Education's response to Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB) 2nd report

• Conditions
• Pay
• Cymru
• Wales

ASCL Northern Ireland response to CCEA consultation on proposed changes to the assessment of CCEA GCSE, AS and A level qualifications for summer 2021.  

• Assessment
• Health and safety
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Northern Ireland
• Coronavirus

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on arrangements for the assessment and awarding of VTQs in 2020-21. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• T Levels
• HE

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation: Proposed changes to the assessment of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2021

• Post-16
• Accountability
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual

ASCL response to Ofqual's consultation on an additional GCSE, AS and A level exam series in autumn 2020. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• Key Stage 4
• GCSE
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• Ofqual

ASCL response to the IfATE consultation on the EQA framework. 

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Examinations
• T Levels

ASCL response to the Ofqual consultation on exceptional arrangements for exam grading and assessment in 2020. 

• Assessment
• Examinations
• GCSE
• A Levels
• Ofqual
• Coronavirus

ASCL response to the ITE consultation 

• Recruitment and Retention
• Accountability
• Inspection
• Ofsted

ASCL consultation proposals for changes to Ofsted's post-inspection processes and complaints handling. 

• Accountability
• Inspection
• Ofsted
• Complaints

ASCL response to the government consultation looking at reforms to subcontracting education for learners over 16.

• Post-16
• A Levels
• AS Levels
• BTEC

ASCL response to the Department for Education's consultation on removing the exemption of mainstream schools judged outstanding by Ofsted. 

• Accountability
• Inspection
• Ofsted

Following consideration of the evidence of other statutory consultees, we have now submitted our supplementary evidence to the STRB.  

• Leadership
• Conditions
• Pay
• Recruitment and Retention
• STRB

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to respond to the questions in the Commission’s progress report. This response represents the views our members who work in the FE sector, represented by the ASCL FE Committee, which met on 6 February and discussed the work of the Commission.

Consultation on proposed changes to the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

• Primary
• Key Stage 1
• Early years

ASCL response to the STRB remit for the 30th report. 

• Pay
• Recruitment and Retention
• STRB
• Finance

The exams regulator Ofqual already has a general oversight of technical awards (such as Level 2 BTECs and OCR Nationals). This consultation was concerned with greater regulatory powers, such as the ability to specify assessment styles and weighting and, ultimately, to intervene in the allocation of grade boundaries.

• Assessment
• Post-16
• Accountability
• Data
• Examinations
• Key Stage 3
• Key Stage 4
• BTEC
• T Levels
• Ofqual

The consultation concerns proposals to change the England and Wales Teachers’ Pension Scheme rules to allow independent schools opting out of the scheme to do so more flexibly.  Under current scheme rules, an independent school electing to opt-out of the scheme results in all members becoming deferred.   

• Conditions
• Employment
• Pay
• Pensions
• Independent

The Department for Education consulted on revised statutory guidance for local authorities on home to school travel and transport. The guidance was last updated in 2014. It is important to note that there have been no changes to the law.

• Funding
• Business Leadership
• Finance
• Health and safety
• Resources
• SEND

ASCL response to the Government consultation on financial transparency of LA maintained schools and academy trusts. 

ASCL response to the government consultation on Higher Technical Education.

ASCL response to the consultation on the STRB 29th Reportand the Government's response. 

ASCL Cymru response to the consultation on the Welsh Government’s progress in developing the new Curriculum for Wales

ASCL recognises the financial issues that the country is facing and the need for HM Treasury to prioritise spending allocations. However, we are equally aware of the critical importance of our education system to the country’s long-term prosperity.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to make a written response to the Government’s proposals following the STRB’s recommendations to the 28th Remit.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to respond to this important consultation.

ASCL welcomes the review of post-18 education and funding with the aim of ensuring a system that is joined up and supported by a funding system that works for students and taxpayers.

Following the submission of evidence provided by the statutory consultees with regard to the 28rd remit of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), we wish to thank the organisations involved for the considerable thought and wisdom demonstrated in their responses.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to make a written response to the STRB following the letter from the Secretary of State dated 7 December 2017 which addresses the arrangements for the 2018 pay award.

ASCL welcomes the review of eligibility criteria for free early years entitlement for two-year-olds.

ASCL welcomes the review of eligibility criteria for free school meals (FSM) and early years pupil premium.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to this consultation. We have collected information from a range of members and discussed this matter at our recent national committee meeting to inform this response.

Response to Ofqual

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to this timely and important inquiry. We have collected information from a range of members and discussed this matter at our recent national committee meeting to inform this response.

ASCL believes that the involvement of practising teachers in the drafting, production and moderation of exam questions and papers results in significant benefits to the education system in England and the quality of assessment in particular.

ASCL submitted evidence to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on the ‘Partial review of the shortage occupation list’ on 12 September 2017. The evidence submitted at that time is still highly relevant and ASCL is grateful for the opportunity to be able to add to our evidence as part of this review.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposals on the Certification Officer’s levy.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence on value for money in Higher Education (HE).

A response from ASCL Cymru.

A response from the Association of School and College Leaders.

A consultation response from ASCL Cymru

The timescale for the introduction of the new Professional Standards is, at least superficially, reasonable. However, this is set against a background of schools having to cope with a period of transition and unprecedented change to curriculum and assessment reform.

ASCL is well aware of the financial issues that the country is facing and the need for HM Treasury to prioritise spending allocations. We are equally aware of the critical importance of our education system to this country’s long term prosperity.

ASCL welcomes the commitment to improving inspection, particularly regarding the conversion of short inspections to full inspections.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation, aimed at increasing understanding of ordinary working families and the link to the educational outcomes of the children and young people in those families.

In partnership with five other teacher unions, we have today submitted our response to the consultation on the STRB’s recommendations on the teachers’ pay award.  

ASCL welcomes the recommendations of the Rochford Review. They appear to have coherence with the SEND Code of Practice.

The way in which primary children are assessed, and primary schools are held to account, is deeply flawed. There are widespread concerns in schools about the accuracy and appropriateness of the national statutory assessments, the impact of these on both children’s and teachers’ wellbeing, and the unintended consequences of the current approach.

ASCL welcomes this attempt to remove ambiguities in the guidance and make it more explicit. This is important in a complex (perhaps overly-complex) regulatory framework surrounding what are often highly-charged and contested decisions.

ASCL is pleased to be able to contribute to the consultation in particular to the section within the Green Paper on “Developing skills”.

ASCL understands the reasons behind the proposal to apply three skills in combination - listening, reading and writing - and appreciates the difficulty in assessing the spoken element in these languages.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation. We have been campaigning for a national distribution formula for over two decades and welcome these proposals in principle.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the second stage of the high needs funding consultation.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to be consulted on the changes to GCSE drama and A level drama and theatre.

ASCL is supportive of the increased focus on increasing the availability and quality of apprenticeships and also supports the government’s ambition to raise the status of vocational and technical education.

A response from ASCL.

ASCL welcomes this inquiry. ‘Future in Mind’ rightly recommended a renewed focus on the role of education in addressing the mental health needs of children and young people. We fully agree that schools and colleges play a vital role and should continue to do so.

A response from ASCL Northern Ireland.

ASCL understands the reasons behind the proposal to apply three skills - listening, reading and writing - in combination and appreciates the difficulty in assessing the spoken element in these languages.

Response to Education Committee: The House of Commons Education Committee has published the written evidence received as part of its current inquiry into primary assessment.

ASCL welcomes this Government’s ambition to create an education system that extends opportunity to everyone.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to make a written response to the STRB following the letter from the Secretary of State dated 25 October 2016 which addresses the arrangements for the 2017 pay award.

Response to Public Bill Committee

Proposal to Education Directorate, Welsh Government from ASCL Cymru

Response to Home Office and DfE

ASCL strongly welcomes this review by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) of the place of teachers on the Shortage Occupation List.

Response from ASCL Cymru

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to comment on this matter, but it has to be said that the consultation has not been properly handled; these complex and highly significant proposals were issued in July with a deadline only four weeks ahead, a period almost entirely within the typical college summer vacation.

ASCL welcomes this consultation as we understand that the current childcare disqualification arrangements have led to a significant number of staff in school and other non-domestic registered settings being suspended for issues completely unrelated to child safety.

Response to Ofqual

ASCL welcomes this inquiry.

ASCL welcomes government’s commitment to a school-led, self-improving system.

ASCL expertise and interest is in the education service, and these remarks refer only to that part of the public service. In that context ASCL has very great concerns about these proposals, which appear to be both mean-spirited and liable to damage the public service.

ASCL welcomes the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into the performance, accountability, and governance of Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs).

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the schools national funding formula consultation.

ASCL welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the high needs funding consultation.

ASCL welcomes this timely inquiry.

ASCL welcomes this review, and strongly supports the concept of Functional Skills qualifications.

ASCL welcomes the launch of the Children’s Mental Health Commission and this call for evidence. We support the key objectives of the Commission’s work.

Response to Ofqual

Joint Educational Select Committee and Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry.

ASCL members believe that we need to have an awarding body regulator which has the confidence of the profession.

We want a system in which all children and young people achieve. We believe we can have a great education system that delivers quality and equality for all learners.

Response to Ofqual

ASCL is supportive of the government’s intention to increase the number of apprentices. But there are a great many concerns about these proposals, which present as poorly thought-out and likely to have many unintended consequences.

Response from ASCL Northern Ireland

ASCL has been warning for some time that a crisis in teacher supply was imminent, a crisis that has now arrived. Clearly, there are issues of retention as well as recruitment but for some time too few new teachers have been trained, especially teachers of some shortage subjects.

ASCL welcomes this consultation on final legacy entries to GCSEs, AS and A levels as there are a variety of reasons why the opportunities for resits presented in this consultation will be in the best interests of the pupils.

ASCL strongly believes that a school’s curriculum should be determined by school leaders and governors and we welcome the autonomy given to schools to do this. ASCL makes a number of key recommendations in response to this consultation.

ASCL welcomes the commitment to gather evidence to show that performance at Key stage 4 has genuinely improved (or declined) across the cohort.

A response from ASCL.

Response from ASCL.

A response from ASCL