Join our policy specialists, for our new series of short engaging and informative podcasts aimed at giving you a quick digest of key issues. The plans for report cards are the first subject that ASCL’s Director of Public Affairs Richard Bettsworth and ASCL’s Deputy Director of Policy Tom Middlehurst tackles.

In this edition, Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, discuss cyber crime with Dave Cobb, Business Manager, Saint Cecilia's Church of England School and Aston Smith, Headteacher, Charles Darwin, Biggin Hill. www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch

Listen to our policy specialists as they give a brief outline of what to expect at the upcoming Autumn Leadership Conference 2024 October-November 2024 Book your place now www.ascl.org.uk/alc

In this edition, Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, and Louise Hatswell, ASCL Conditions of Employment Specialist: Pay, discuss flexible working in the education sector for all staff with Antonia Spinks, CEO, Pioneer Educational Trust.

Richard Bettsworth, ASCL Director of PR, and Julie McCulloch, ASCL Director of Policy, discuss the pre-election debate, ASCL's General Election campaign for education, and how school and college leaders can get involved via the hashtag #EducationMatters www.ascl.org.uk/manifesto

Julie McCulloch, ASCL Director of Policy and Richard Bettsworth, ASCL Director of PR, discuss what the political parties are saying on education. www.ascl.org.uk/manifesto | #educationmatters

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Soofia Amin, Assistant Headteacher, Kensington Primary School and John Claughton, Retired Headmaster, King Edward’s School Birmingham and Co-founder of WoLLoW about languages and highlighting the fundamental opportunities that school leaders face around inclusion, as well as celebrating young people and their potential. www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/send

In this edition, Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, and Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist, discuss PFI contract in schools with Cheryl Campbell from Thomas Tallis School and Sian Turner from The Co-operative Academies Trust.

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks to Clare Belli who is an SEND leader for Southampton Inclusion Partnership, Whole School SEND and HISS. Clare shares the learning and impact of the Autism in Schools Project in which all Southampton Schools have participated. Having seen the impact of the programme on school improvement and family engagement, Post-16 Settings are now taking up the opportunity.

In this edition, Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, and Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist, discuss allergy awareness and management in schools with Helen Blythe from The Benedict Blythe Foundation. https://www.benedictblythe.com/

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland discusses family hubs with Julie Greer, Regional Coordinator and SEND Advisor, National Centre for Family Hubs, and Sally Kendrick, who leads on family hub development in Plymouth.