ASCL comment on government’s refusal to restore £370m of school funding

Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, comments on the letter from Schools Minister Nick Gibb rejecting union calls to restore funding rates announced in July

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-government’s-refusal-to-restore-£3 13/10/2023 00:00:00

ASCL Cymru comment on decision not to change school holidays

Eithne Hughes, Director of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Cymru, responds to confirmation from the Welsh government that plans to change the school holidays will not happen this Senedd term.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-Cymru-comment-on-decision-not-to-change-schoo 03/06/2024 00:00:00

ASCL comment on IFS analysis of school and college funding

Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which estimates that the expected increase in costs will outstrip the growth in school funding.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-IFS-analysis-of-school-and-college 08/01/2025 00:00:00

ASCL comment on calls for auto-enrolment for free school meals

Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), which calls for all eligible families to be automatically registered by the government for free school meals.

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-calls-for-auto-enrolment-for-free 12/06/2025 00:00:00

Professional Partner Programme/School Improvement Partner

This programme supports schools and colleges by providing independent guidance covering all aspects of leadership and management. The service provides a highly professional and experienced colleague to support, advise and challenge self-evaluation and resulting school improve...

/professional-development/Tailor-made/Professional-Partner-Programme-School-Improvement 09/08/2019 15:21:04

People

ASCL is proudly run by members for members. The Presidential Team are serving school leaders elected to represent members. Alongside Council and Executive they have a close partnership with ASCL Leadership Group who manage the running of the Association. We are also proud to...

/About-us/People 04/06/2019 08:22:56

Guidance: School accountability and intervention

In September, the government published its consultation response on school accountability reform. The revised policy on intervention is a concoction of reliance on structural change (forced academisation or transfer) and Regional Improvement in Standards and Excellence (RIS...

/Leader/Issues/2025-Autumn-term/Guidance-School-accountability-and-intervention 03/10/2025 11:59:27

Tiffnie Harris

https://ascl.org.uk/ 25/06/2019 13:57:56

ASCL comment on IFS report showing rise in school costs outpacing inflation

Julia Harnden, Funding Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which states that general measures of economy-wide inflation are not providing an accurate picture of the cost pressures faced...

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/ASCL-comment-on-IFS-report-showing-rise-in-sch-(1) 05/10/2023 00:00:00

School mobile phone crackdown is a non-policy for a non-problem

Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responds to a government “ crackdown ” on mobile phones in schools with the publication of new guidance on Monday (19 February).

/News/Our-news-and-press-releases/School-mobile-phone-crackdown-is-a-non-policy-for 19/02/2024 00:00:00