ASCL comment on rise in severe absence in schools

Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to new data from the Department for Education, which shows that more than 150,000 pupils were severely absent from school in the 2022/23 summer term.

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ASCL comment on NFER report on supporting pupils returning from absence  

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), which calls for individualised approaches to tackling pupil absence.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-NFER-report-on-supporting-pupils-r 27/03/2025 00:00:00

AP in the Primary Years: Proven potential and keys to success

By Amy Husband, Head of School Academic, Academy21   The younger a pupil is when they access alternative provision, the more likely they are to successfully return to mainstream education. This compelling finding from the Department for Education’s 2022 publication , Alt...

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ASCL Privacy Notice

Who we are The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is the leading professional body representing school and college leaders in all phases across the UK. ASCL speak on behalf of members and acts on behalf of children and young people. We offer advice, guidance...

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Part three | School to School support practices and MAT case studies

Part three | School to School support practices and MAT case studies The material in this section is linked with the following section of the Working in Partnership Content Area.   NPQEL (Leading Several Schools) Learn how to: Learn about: Assessment criteria: T...

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How to be a Green Superhero: A guide to saving energy and the planet

ASCL Preferred Supplier Zenergi and ASCL have produced a guide for primary schools which includes a range of activities with a focus on the environment. " We know that from a very young age children are aware of the environment around them and are naturally curious and wa...

/Help-and-Advice/Primary-education/Primary-Curriculum/How-to-be-a-Green-Superhero-A-guide-to-saving-ener 29/04/2021 14:37:02

Workshop | Working with Business and Local Authorities to Deliver Local Skills Solutions

/Microsites/Annual-Conference/Programme-(1)/Friday-8-March/Workshop-Working-with-Business-and-Local-Authoriti 09/01/2024 11:30:04

The Future of Inspection

There is a growing consensus that the current approach to school inspection and accountability in England is deeply flawed. While there is much that is good about the Education Inspection Framework, its implementation has been problematic. Too many school and college leaders ...

/Our-view/Campaigns/The-Future-of-Inspection 18/01/2023 11:54:19

Education unions call on government to publish pay recommendation

Education unions have today (Thurs 25 May) written to the Secretary of State for Education calling for the government to formally publish the recently leaked pay recommendation made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) and to urgently re-start negotiations in the disp...

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/Education-unions-call-on-government-to-publish-pay 25/05/2023 00:00:00

Julie McCulloch

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