ASCL Autumn Leadership Conferences 2025 - South West

Holiday Inn Taunton

'Comprehensive and relevant insight across all of the topics schools are working with, delivered with clarity and authority by presenters.' Delegate feedback from the 2024 series. 

These popular conferences feature essential updates by our policy specialist team, delving into the latest developments in policy and procedures and how these will impact on you and your organisation, helping you plan with confidence for the year ahead.

Suitable for all leaders and decision makers working in all phases of education and types of school, these conferences are an essential event in the education calendar.

We are working on the programme at the moment so please do return to this page for updates.
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Pepe Di'Iasio

ASCL General Secretary

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Gurpall Badesha

ASCL Vice President 2025-26 and Deputy Headteacher, Crofton School

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Julia Harnden

Deputy Director of Policy

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Chris Ingate

Conditions of Employment Specialist: Pay

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Tom Middlehurst

Deputy Director of Policy

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8.30         Arrival and exhibition
 
9.30         Welcome
ASCL Presidential Trio
 
9.40         General Secretary Address: State of the Nation
 
10.10         Curriculum, assessment, SEND and behaviour update
 
10.50         AP update
 
11.00         Break and exhibition
 
11.20         Workforce, pay and conditions update
 
12.00         Funding and operations 2025/26: Building organisational resilience
We will take you through the latest policy developments relating to funding and business leadership for the current academic year.
12.40         Sponsor
 
12.50         Introduction to lunch discussion questions
 
13.00         Lunch and exhibition
 
13.50         The new Ofsted framework
 
14.30         Accountability, RISE and data update
 
15.10         Q&A and final remarks 
 
15.30         Close
 

The conference fee for this event has been frozen at 2024 rates and we would encourage you to bring colleague(s) to increase the benefits for your organisation.

Standard rates for bookings 

  • £285 (ASCL member)
  • £315 (non-member)
  • ASCL Council members £210 - 25% discount
  • ASCL Local Representatives – free of charge
  • Additional colleague from your leadership team £150
ASCL Local Representatives and Council members will also have the opportunity to attend a private meeting with the General Secretary and representatives from our member support team on the morning of the conference.

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