Guidance

Pupil registration and attendance The DfE has updated its guidance on school attendance and registration, making it statutory for all schools and academies in England since August 2024. It sets out legal requirements for schools and academies in relation to attendance an...

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The Association of School and College Leaders is the leading trade union and professional association representing  primary , secondary , independent , business , and post-16  leaders and we'd love to welcome you to our community.  Unsure if you're eligible? Have a loo...

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What are schools for?

At this year’s Annual Conference, ASCL launched a year-long project on Ethical Leadership in Education - you can read more about the background to this in Carolyn Roberts' article Shared Values in issue 96 of Leader magazine. This is the third in a series of eight blo...

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How do the Nolan Principles compare to incentivised, exceptional leadership?

At this year’s Annual Conference, ASCL launched a year-long project on Ethical Leadership in Education - you can read more about the background to this in Carolyn Roberts' article Shared Values in issue 96 of Leader magazine. This is the fifth in a series of eight blo...

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What professional risks are attendant upon accountability?

At this year’s Annual Conference, ASCL launched a year-long project on Ethical Leadership in Education - you can read more about the background to this in Carolyn Roberts' article Shared Values in issue 96 of Leader magazine. This is the sixth in a series of eight blo...

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What makes for stability and trust?

At this year’s Annual Conference, ASCL launched a year-long project on Ethical Leadership in Education - you can read more about the background to this in Carolyn Roberts' article Shared Values in issue 96 of Leader magazine. This is the final post in a series of eigh...

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Integrity and wisdom

Carolyn Roberts is chair of ASCL’s Ethical Leadership Commission which was launched at ASCL Annual Conference 2017. In this latest series of blogs, Carolyn explores some of the principles and virtues which feature in the Commission’s Framework for Ethical Leadership. INTEG...

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Objectivity and justice

Carolyn Roberts is chair of ASCL’s Ethical Leadership Commission which was launched at ASCL Annual Conference 2017. In this latest series of blogs, Carolyn explores some of the principles and virtues which feature in the Commission’s Framework for Ethical Leadership. OBJEC...

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ASCL Council | October 2021

What is ASCL Council?  Council is ASCL’s governing body, responsible for directing and controlling the organisation.  It is also the engine room of our policymaking, representing members’ views on issues from curriculum, assessment and inclusion to governance, leadership...

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School leader unions call for government action over Covid disruption

Trade unions representing most of England’s school and college leaders have written jointly to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi calling on him to reconsider the decision to withdraw free Covid testing from pupils and staff. 

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/School-leader-unions-call-for-government-action-ov 04/04/2022 00:00:00