With another heatwave affecting much of the country, we call for a more strategic approach to modernising the school estate. 🎧 Pepe Di’Iasio interview on BBC Radio 4 Today (22/6): https://ow.ly/ioIy50Zfwwn ℹ️ Joint Union Heatwave Protocol for schools and colleges: https://ow.ly/vPLi50Zfwwo

#ASCLmembers in #Wales: here's today's video briefing with @catherine-falcus.bsky.social and including details of next week's free webinar for ASCL #Cymru members on coaching and team building, plus the ASCL Cymru Business Leaders' Roadshow with Education Mutual: https://ow.ly/9rFH50Yowyz

ASCL Cymru briefing 3 March 2026

ASCL Cymru Education Policy Officer, Cath Falcus, updates school and college leaders with the latest information.

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📢 BREAKING NEWS The @ascl-uk.bsky.social & Education Mutual Business Leader Roadshows are back for 2026 and bookings are now live. 📍 Wednesday 24 June, Birmingham lnkd.in/e5Texkyw 📍 Wednesday 1 July, Cardiff lnkd.in/eJJMtnXR Prices held at the same price as 2025 Book now!

Join now for our @ascl-uk.bsky.social Business Leader Online Forum on: 11 March at 9.00 am for ASCL Cymru 18 March at 9.00 am 4.00 pm England - DfE updates

Exciting news! I am looking forward to delivering a workshop "The Power of Three: Moving from Individual Leadership to Institutional Strength" with Sam Henson, @ngauk.bsky.social and Bethan Cullen, ISBL. It follows up from our recently published work. @ascl-uk.bsky.social #ascl2026

Delighted to be at the #BettUK2026 today and until 23 January. Come and see us at Stand SR89 where Sean, Luke and Janae are looking forward to meeting you. Emma Harrison is also there today to speak with you about all things business leadership. If you're attending, please do come and say hello.

20 weeks today until World Environment Day and 20 weeks today until the @ascl-uk.bsky.social #sustainabilityconference in Birmingham. A great lineup of speakers. Booking are open!

#ASCLmembers: look out for January's Business Matters by Emma Harrison which includes details of the next Business Leader Online Forum on 27 January focusing on the joint research exploring the three strands of leadership by ASCL, NGA For Schools & Trusts and ISBL.

Calling all @ascl-uk.bsky.social Business Leaders, don't forget to sign up to the first Business Leader Online Forum of the year ⬇️

The financial landscape in education is not just complex; it is constantly moving, writes @ascl-uk.bsky.social's Julia Harnden, as she looks ahead to what 2026 might bring for schools

School funding: what will 2026 bring?

What difference will the Employment Rights Bill, schools White Paper and pay awards have on school finances this calendar year? Julia Harnden looks to the challenges ahead

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🎧 Well worth a listen to the latest business brunch podcast on pensions @melmoff.bsky.social #pensionspensionspensions

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)@ascl-uk.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Do you have questions about your #pension? In the latest Business Brunch #podcast, Emma Harrison is joined by ASCL pensions specialist Melanie Moffatt to help you navigate your way through this often complex area, and including the TPS and LGPS. Listen and download: www.ascl.org.uk/businessbrunch

#ASCLmembers: December's Business Matters by Emma Harrison includes details of the Business Leader Online Forum meetings coming up in early 2026, the support staff pay claim for 2026-27, and changes to the STPCD Subscribe to this and all our newsletters at www.ascl.org.uk/MyASCL via 'Preferences'.

Delighted to announce we've 5 new speakers added to our #ASCL2026 programme: Katriona O'Sullivan, Sal Naseem Evelyn Forde MBE Bridget Phillipson MP (invited)& HMCI Sir Martyn Oliver (invited). Join us in Liverpool for this unforgettable event: www.ascl.org.uk/annualconference

A great article from my colleague @mmulholland.bsky.social

Jon Severs@jonsevers.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Are EHCPs driving the SEND crisis or a symptom of it? Is SEND demand in 2025 any larger than it was in 2010? Will scrapping EHCPs actually achieve anything productive? One of the best analyses of the SEND crisis I have read from Margaret Mulholland www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Great to be on home turf in Durham today! #ASCLAutumnConfs @ascl-uk.bsky.social

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)@ascl-uk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

At today's #ASCLAutumnConfs in Durham, @pepediiasio.bsky.social reflects on the range of challenges currently facing schools and colleges, and ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist @mmulholland.bsky.social outlines what to expect from the #SEND white paper.

At today's #ASCLAutumnConfs in Durham, @pepediiasio.bsky.social reflects on the range of challenges currently facing schools and colleges, and ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist @mmulholland.bsky.social outlines what to expect from the #SEND white paper.

It was fantastic to have my colleague @tiffharris.bsky.social on the podcast with Rob Gould from Barker discussing the latest school based nursery application phase. Do take a listen. @ascl-uk.bsky.social

Calling @ascl-uk.bsky.social Business Leaders. Our first online forum of the year is on 2 Oct. @melmoff.bsky.social Pensions Specialist will be joining us to talk all things pensions and we will be seeking your views on the #estatestandards and #schoolfoodreview. Free as part of your membership.

We launched our UK Survey report from the #esrc Sustainable School Leadership research project today. Big important findings on leaders' work (& workloads), well-being, career journeys & plans, professional learning, views on school contexts/ cultures & more! www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

#ASCLmembers - September's Business Matters by @emmajharrisonx.bsky.social includes details of our Business Leader Online Forums, the latest Business Brunch podcast, and responses to the support staff pay and SSSNB consultations. Subscribe at www.ascl.org.uk/MyASCL and 'Preferences'.

“More needs to be done to clearly distinguish where the core responsibilities of #education staff start and end." Today, we launch our new paper, A Roadmap to a Sustainable Education System. ➡️Press release: ow.ly/Nv6O50WP8HZ ➡️Download report www.ascl.org.uk/RoadmapSustainableEducation #policy

In June we released training materials, developed with Chiltern Learning Trust and DfE, to help teachers explore the opportunities and challenges of AI in education. Access free AI training and optional certification here:https://chartered.pulse.ly/lurpjievqm #AIinEducation

I wanted to share an @ascl-uk.bsky.social business brunch podcast from last year. We were joined by Helen Blythe from the Benedict Blythe Foundation. It feels timely to do so as the School Allergy Safety Bill recently had it first reading in the House of Commons. www.ascl.org.uk/News/Podcast...

#ASCLmembers - our final newsletter of this academic year includes our response to the SSSNB consultation, and RSHE guidance. We'll be back with special bulletins for results weeks, and our regular briefings will resume on 2 September. We wish you all a well-deserved break and enjoyable summer.

Calling all @ascl-uk.bsky.social Business Leaders. Please do sign up for the next Business Leader Online Forum on 9 July. We are keen to hear your thoughts on questions posed by the DfE relating to their vision and strategic aims for School Business Professionals #businessleadership

"This would be an unprecedented step for ASCL and @naht.org.uk and underlines the strength of feeling about the proposed reforms. We very much hope this is not an action we have to take.” Our joint letter today on encouraging withdrawal of #Ofsted inspectors: ow.ly/qbIV50WfqYr

We are also running a survey for our Business Leader members on your pay and conditions so that we can advocate on your behalf. Please complete it by 27 June! @louisehatswell.bsky.social

📣Calling all @ascl-uk.bsky.social Business Leaders. Following publication of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) consultation paper, we have set up two Business Leader Online Forums to hear your views on the proposals. ASCL does not believe the SSSNB will serve business leaders well.

📣Calling all @ascl-uk.bsky.social Business Leaders. Following publication of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) consultation paper, we have set up two Business Leader Online Forums to hear your views on the proposals. ASCL does not believe the SSSNB will serve business leaders well.

One week to go until @ascl-uk.bsky.social Conference for New Heads. A packed agenda to prepare you for your new role. I will be hosting a roundtable on business leadership. See you there! #NewHeads