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ASCL launches consultative ballot for national industrial action

22nd November 2022

Today marks an unprecedented step in ASCL’s history, as they open the first consultative ballot for national industrial action ASCL’s keep reading

ASCL comment on Autumn Statement

21st November 2022

Commenting on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said “Today’s keep reading

Art, drama and languages to become ‘preserve of private schools’ as state sector cuts bite

18th November 2022

As reported by The Guardian, subjects that attract fewer pupils at GCSE and A-level are in danger of being axed keep reading

ASCL response to Education Secretary’s remit to the STRB

17th November 2022

Geoff Barton commented on the education secretary’s remit letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) over the teachers’ pay keep reading

Schools may cut teachers and expand class sizes due to funding shortages

1st November 2022

As reported to The Independent, schools are considering cutting teacher numbers and making class sizes bigger in a bid to keep reading

Survey reveals devastating cuts facing schools and colleges

31st October 2022

Almost all schools and colleges in England are likely to face the prospect of having to make cuts because of keep reading

ASCL comment on return of Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon

28th October 2022

Geoff Barton comments on the appointment of Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon as ministers of state in the Department for keep reading

ASCL welcomes fifth education secretary in four months

27th October 2022

Geoff Barton commented on the appointment of Gillian Keegan as education secretary Barton, general secretary of the Association of School keep reading

Rishi Sunak must show he supports state education

24th October 2022

Geoff Barton commented on news that Rishi Sunak will be the new Prime Minister Barton, general secretary of the Association keep reading

GCSE grades gap for disadvantaged pupils in England widest in a decade

24th October 2022

As reported by The Guardian, experts say summer’s results mean new child poverty strategy urgently needed to tackle worsening gulf keep reading