‘These agreements mean that additional government funding is being channelled into deficit recovery rather than paying for SEND support for children – which is, to put it mildly, missing the point’ Safety valve council slammed over 'failing' SEND services schoolsweek.co.uk/one-of-first-s…

Come and join us to learn about leading AI in education: ascl.org.uk/professional-d… - Manchester first, then Cardiff - after the summer holidays, we'll be going to Birmingham, London and Belfast

Book here 👇ASCL #asclprimaryconference2024

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The #ASCLPrimary Conference is a great opportunity to come together and focus on the issues facing #primary leaders, today and in the future.

ASCL President John Camp OBE explains more in this short video, or visit our website for full details: ascl.org.uk/Primaryconf

A programme to test key government SEND reforms is 'nine months behind schedule', and some of the proposals are going down like ‘a bucket of cold sick’, conference told
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It is 5 weeks today until ASCL sustainability concerence, book now! #ASCLSustainability

We must do more to make this vital responsibility more ‘doable’ ⁦⁦Margaret Mulholland⁩ ASCL⁩ Solutions: How to hang on to a good SENDCO schoolsweek.co.uk/solutions-how-…

Parents, voters, ministers – do the maths: if we run out of teachers, who will teach our children?

A good summary. We are in a crisis. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Empower your pupils to put good food at the heart of a healthy, high-performing school community - applications are now open for the #BiteBackinSchools programme.

.ASCL members - please vote in this year’s ASCL Council elections. Here’s me explaining why it matters 👇

SNE Deputy Director ℙ𝕒𝕦𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝔸𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟 in Schools Week, discussing #SEND financial pressures.

'Too much is done retrospectively, which inhibits strategic planning & school improvement.' 👏

Read more here: schoolsweek.co.uk/special-school…

A DfE director has said that the govt could take the “radical step” of replacing the system of place funding for special schools

And admitted that it was “odd” for the £10K rate to have remained the same for more than a decade

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Exclusive: Net Capacity Assessment pilot found ‘discrepancies’ in school capacity numbers provided by local authorities and those found by government property assessors
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Expensive equipment with tight school budgets and access to specialists ‘can lead to teachers taking the difficult decision to use video demonstrations’, says ASCL's Pepe Di’Iasio of new research showing a drop in practical work in GCSE science
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Tomorrow, I get the honour of hosting the brilliant Marc Rowland at ASCL HQ in Leicester, delivering one of our amazing programmes, Leading Effective Disadvantaged. This was booked up months ago(!) but you can book for future programmes ascl.org.uk/professional-d…

Really looking forward to hearing TV weather presenter and meteorologist Laura Tobin. keynote and Q&A at our Conference for a Sustainable Future, and her views on climate change.

See our full programme at ascl.org.uk/Sustainable

#ASCLSustainability #EarthDay

The rise of online #misogyny & its impact on young people, particularly boys, has become a growing concern in the UK. Margaret Mulholland – ASCL – looks at what schools can do to address this, including 7 practical steps to take buff.ly/4db7F8H #edutwitter #safeguarding

April's update for all trust leaders by Robert Robson is now on its way to #ASCLmembers , and includes a summary of the latest DfE statistics on education trusts, details of our Trust Reviews service, and the latest DfE and ESFA updates.

#trusts #education

My ASCL primary newsletter has been emailed out to our members today 👇

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