Eligibility for free school meals and the early years pupil premium under Universal Credit

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

/Our-view/Consultation-responses/Eligibility-for-free-school-meals-and-the-early-ye 08/01/2018 00:00:00

Prioritising schools for the school rebuilding programme

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

/Our-view/Consultation-responses/Prioritising-schools-for-the-school-rebuilding-pro 28/09/2021 00:00:00

ASCL responds to EPI report on school groups

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to the Education Policy Institute’s benchmarking tool comparing different types of school groups, and an accompanying report on the findings.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-responds-to-EPI-report-on-school-groups 16/04/2024 00:00:00

ASCL responds to Sutton Trust report on school spending cuts

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a survey conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research for the Sutton Trust, showing a sharp increase in school leaders reporting spending cuts.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-responds-to-Sutton-Trust-report-on-school-spe 19/04/2024 00:00:00

Early intervention key to improving school attendance

Margaret Mulholland, SEND and Inclusion Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from Centre for Mental Health and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, which explores the mental health barriers to school attendance.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/Early-intervention-key-to-improving-school-attenda 24/04/2024 00:00:00

ASCL comment on IFS report on pressures on school funding  

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which highlights a growing list of pressures on school funding.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-IFS-report-on-pressures-on-school 04/06/2024 00:00:00

ASCL comment on HEPI report on school and college curriculum

Tom Middlehurst, Deputy Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) examining how well the school and college curriculum prepares young people for higher education.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-HEPI-report-on-school-and-college 13/02/2025 00:00:00

ASCL welcomes free school meal expansion

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on government plans to expand free school meal eligibility to all children in households on universal credit.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-welcomes-free-school-meal-expansion 04/06/2025 00:00:00

ASCL comment on cost of school uniform  

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a Department for Education press release on the cost of school uniform.  

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-cost-of-school-uniform 19/08/2025 00:00:00

Cymru

Wales Council Representatives Name Position School/College/Trust     Information Neil Foley Headteacher Prestatyn High School Cymru President 2025-26 Hywel Parry Headteacher Ysgol John Bright Cymru Vice President 2025-26

/About-us/Organisation-and-Governance/ASCL-Council/Council-Reps/Cymru-Region-10 04/07/2019 14:38:06