ASCL Leadership Podcast

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ASCL Leadership Podcast episodes

October 15 Education, Actually | Ofsted vote at ASCL Council
In this special edition, ASCL General Seretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney discuss the events which led up to the decision by ASCL Council on 9 October to pass a vote of no confidence in Ofsted's leadership.
22 min
October 05 The ASCL Business Brunch | Data governance
In this episode, host Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, is joined by Claire Archibald, legal director in the education team at Browne Jacobson, to talk about all things data protection and data governance. They share practical insight into good practice for schools and trusts, and what it means for business leaders day to day.
19 min
October 01 Policy snapshot: Connecting, Not Competing: Literacy, inclusion and adaptive teaching
Kathryn Morgan, ASCL Leadership and Workforce Specialist, is joined by Alex Quigley, independent consultant, educator, and author to have a thoughtful conversation on literacy, inclusion and adaptive teaching. They explore how anticipating barriers, checking understanding, and adapting in response can make inclusion part of everyday practice, and why literacy, SEND, curriculum and teaching should connect rather than compete.
October 2026
www.ascl.org.uk/PolicySnapshots
31 min
October 01 Policy snapshot: Pension Valuations Explained: Busting the funding myths
ASCL Pensions Specialist Mel Moffat is joined by ASCL Deputy Director of Policy, Julia Harnden, to talk about the funding implications of the latest Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) valuations.
October 2026
www.ascl.org.uk/PolicySnapshots
11 min
September 25 Education, Actually | vocational qualifications and Ofsted
Deep dives into topical issues hosted by ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney, education expert, co-founder of Teacher Tapp and former editor of Schools Week. In this episode, Pepe and Laura are joined by Tom Middlehurst, ASCL Deputy Director of Policy, to discuss vocational qualifications and Ofsted.
27 min
September 17 Education, Actually | Schools Under Scrutiny: PISA, lunch, and student wellbeing
Deep dives into topical issues hosted by ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney, education expert, co-founder of Teacher Tapp and former editor of Schools Week. In this episode, Pepe and Laura examine the PISA results, exam pressure for students' mental health and school lunches.
33 min
September 04 Education, Actually | Schools and colleges under the new government
Deep dives into topical issues hosted by ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney, education expert, co-founder of Teacher Tapp, and former editor of Schools Week. In this episode, Pepe and Laura talk about plans for schools and colleges under Andy Burnham’s government.
26 min
September 01 ASCL Policy Snapshot Tom and Claire - August 2026
ASCL Policy Snapshot Tom and Claire - August 2026 by ASCL
12 min
August 20 The ASCL Business Brunch | Climate change
In this episode, host Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, is joined by Sophie Vipond, Director of External Affairs at the Climate Change Committee, and Paul Edmond, Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer at Heart Academies Trust, to discuss what climate change means for school and college estates and the practical steps leaders can take now.
32 min
August 20 The ASCL Business Brunch | Leadership and management of school estates
How can education leaders manage their estates effectively in an increasingly demanding landscape? In this episode of Business Brunch, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist Emma Harrison and education estates specialist Tracy Field explore the growing responsibilities surrounding estate leadership, including compliance, accountability, strategic planning and capital programmes.
Also, discover how ASCL and Tracey Field are supporting education leaders through the new Leading and Managing an Education Estate CPD-accredited programme, launching autumn 2026.
15 min

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The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is the leading professional association and trade union for all school, college and trust leaders. We are proud to support and represent more than 25,000 leaders of primary, secondary and post-16 education from across the UK.