ASCL Leadership Podcast

ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: 1. Anna Cole, ASCL Parliamentary and Inclusion Specialist: on the work of the Education Select Committee and its focus on inclusion 2. Margaret Mulholland, Director of Development and Research Swiss Cottage Teaching School Alliance: on how working with young people with learning difficulties enhances the work of every teacher 3. Pat Bullen, East Midlan...

ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: 1. Nikos Savvas, Principal, West Suffolk College, on how the Suffolk International Festival of Learning celebrates education 2. Ann Mroz, editor, TES, on creativity in education and the TES 3. Darren Henley, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, on why creativity in education matters 4. Professor Sonia Blandford, CEO, Achievement for All, on the ingre...

ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: • Professor Becky Francis, Director, Institute of Education: on teacher training, recruitment, and teachers using research • Russell Hobby, Chief Executive, Teach First: on the developing role of Teach First and the new leadership development programme • Mary Myatt, writer and consultant: on hopeful schools and sensible school improvement • Neil Carber...

ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: • Lucy Powell, MP: on Labour policy and why leaders should be bolder • Christine Hodgson, Chair, Careers & Enterprise Company: why apprenticeships matter • Professor John Hattie: doing what makes a difference and stopping doing the other stuff • Paul Dreschler, President, CBI: why it’s time to do education policy differently • Carl Ward, CEO City Learn...

In this month’s podcast, ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: • Chris Dyson, Headteacher of Parklands Primary School, Leeds: how creativity underpins the remarkable success of a school in challenging circumstances • Charlotte Avery, President of the Girls’ School Association and Headmistress of St Mary’s School, Cambridge: how all-through schooling works and how insights into girls’ brain...

The ASCL Annual Conference 2018 is now looking to be our biggest event ever, with around 1,000 delegates booked to attend so far. ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to Head of ASCL Professional Development Kcarrie Valentine and Head of ASCL Marketing Annette Wade about what to expect.

On 22/23 January 2018, ASCL General Secretary visited Northern Ireland to learn more about the education system there. This is the documentary based on his conversations. 1. Robert Wilson, ASCL Regional Officer for Northern Ireland, and a former headteacher 2. Patrick Allen, Headmaster, Foyle College, Derry 3. Deidre Gillespie, ASCL President and Principal, St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt 4....

This podcast includes accounts of primary headship within a trust; the experience of moving from headteacher to CEO; practical ways for building pupils’ self-esteem; reflections on how we can better shape young people’s career choices; and Sir John Rowling’s description of his own headship and how it morphed into the work of PiXL (Partners in Excellence). 1 Gemma Fairclough, Headteacher, Skinners...

1. John Bush: John is an academy principal with a difference: he is a joint school leader and talks about the logistics of sharing the role 2. Sara Ford: reflections on what to look out for in your leadership contract from ASCL’s Pay & Conditions Specialist 3. Nick MacKenzie: Education Partner at legal firm Browne Jacobson, Nick reflects as a parent on what he hopes education will provide for his...

In this podcast, recorded at the ASCL Cymru annual conference, General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: • ASCL Field Officer Barbra Lund on the distinctiveness of the Welsh education system • Headteacher Maureen Harris on her school in Merthyr Tydfil and her legacy as ASCL Cymru President 2016-17 • Headteacher Eithne Hughes on her work in developing a culture of teacher research • CUREE Chief Exec...

Following our successful November 2017 annual conference in Northern Ireland, General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to: • Deidre Gillespie, Principal of St Mary's Grammar, Magherafelt, talks about her school, her own education in Belfast, and her vision as ASCL NI President from January 2018 • David Burnett, Headmaster of The Royal School, Dungannon, talking about his school and its commitment to f...

General Secretary Geoff Barton in conversation with: • Stephen Exley, FE Editor, TES • Mandie Stravino, Chief Executive, Derby College • Ian Pryce, Principal, Bedford College • Steph McGovern, BBC Breakfast & ‘Watchdog’ presenter

General Secretary Geoff Barton in conversation with: • Graeme Logan, Interim Chief Inspector for Scotland • Anne Munro, Lead Specialist Scottish College for Educational Leadership • Andy Smith, Headteacher, Larkhole Academy, Lanarckshire • Barry Smith, Headteacher, Arran High School, Isle of Arran • Sandra Miller, Recently retired Principal Teacher, Fife Language Service • Professor Rowena Arshad,...

In this podcast, General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to school and college leaders about primary accountability, flexible working, community leadership, and hears about some innovative practical approaches around social mobility. You can subscribe to this podcast in iTunes – just search for ASCL. Vivienne Porritt, national leader of #WomenEd Julie McCulloch, ASCL Director of Policy Sarah Robinson...

In late October 2017, General Secretary Geoff Barton was invited to Shanghai as a guest of the Pudong Education Bureau. The context was a celebration of global education with headteachers, education officials and business leaders, with Geoff as keynote speaker. The event was also arranged to showcase the work of Yangjing-Juyan Experimental School, visited by Justine Greening last year because of i...

Geoff Barton, ASCL General Secretary, talks to Patsy Kane, Executive Head, Education & Leadership Trust Manchester, Sir Michael Barber, Chair, Office for Students, Fiona Millar, education journalist, Simon Henderson, Headmaster, Eton College, Alison Oliver, Chief Executive, Youth Sports Trust, Philippa Cordingley, Chief Executive of CUREE, Bill Lucas, Professor of Learning, University of Wincheste...

In this first podcast, Geoff talks to David Benson, Headteacher at Kensington Aldridge Academy, a school in the shadow of Grenfell Tower. He also catches up with Suzanne O’Farrell, ASCL Curriculum and Assessment Specialist to reflect on this summer’s exam results. Finally, Geoff talks to Brian Killeen, Headteacher at Moat Community College on the joys and challenges of leading an inner city school...