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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April - May 2025

23 May 2025 Welsh translation (including ASCL Cymru Executive, Council and AGM, Behaviour summit survey of education providers and support staff, Education Wales blog, ASCL Cymru groups on leading in areas of poverty and Estyn headteachers' group, Business Leader Roadsh...

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Keeping children safe in education 2025

The new Keeping children safe in education 2025 (KCSIE 2025) guidance includes several key changes and updates from the September 2024 version, (outlined in the table in Annex F of the document). It comes into force in September 2025.  These changes primarily focus on ref...

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Could your students represent Great Britain in the Olympic Esports Games?

by the British Esports Federation What started out in bedrooms and halls full of computers has gone on to become a billion-dollar industry. Esports (or electronic sports) is the act of playing video games competitively to spectators, either online or in-person. For ...

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Essential support for You

There are countless reasons why education leaders across the UK choose to join ASCL as their trade union. Yet, one sentiment rises to the top: it’s the unparalleled quality of individual support that ASCL offers to its members. At the core of our mission is a commitment to sta...

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