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| The ASCL Business Brunch | Climate change | 20 Aug 2026 | 00:31:34 | |
In this episode of The ASCL Business Brunch, host Emma Harrison (ASCL Business Leadership Specialist) is joined by Sophie Vipond, Director of External Affairs at the Climate Change Committee, and Paul Edmund, 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. | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | Leadership and management of school estates | 20 Aug 2026 | 00:14:41 | |
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. | |||
| ASCL SEND Bites | September 2025 | 15 Sep 2025 | 00:38:57 | |
In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Elizabeth Harris, Headteacher at Monega Primary School and Katie Ives,SENCO, Monega Primary School about the work done over the last few years to improve and strengthen inclusive teaching and learning in their schools.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/send | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | Lisa Fathers | 25 Jul 2022 | 00:23:22 | |
Hayley Dunn, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist and Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist talk to Lisa Fathers, Director of Development, Partnerships and Teaching School Hubs, Bright Futures Educational Trust about the menopause.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL Leadership Podcast | July 2022 | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:13:33 | |
In this month's podcast, Geoff Barton talks to Richard Cranmer, CEO of St Benet's Multi Academy Trust, in rural Norfolk. Richard talks about the transition from being a headteacher to a Chief Executive, and the opportunities it gives him to support, coach, and celebrate new and existing headteachers. He also describes the CEO network he's part of. | |||
| Stepping Up | Russ Clarke | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:06:01 | |
Your First 100 Days of Headship
At our summer 2022 'New Headteacher' conference, ASCL Council member Russ Clark gave a keynote about his first 100 days of headship. He took up the post less than a year ago.
In this podcast, he talks to General Secretary Geoff Barton about his reflections on headship and his advice to new heads. | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | June 2022 | 28 Jun 2022 | 00:14:18 | |
In this month's podcast, General Secretary Geoff Barton discusses an example flexible working arrangements.
At Grenoside Community Primary School, near Sheffield, Pamela Smith and Richard Lian work as co-headteachers, with Pamela head on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Richard on Thursdays and Fridays.
Here they describe how the arrangements work, the response of staff, and the benefits to both of them as leaders - as well as to their school community. | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | Scott Sivier | 27 May 2022 | 00:31:28 | |
May 2022
Hayley Dunn, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist and Louise Hatswell, ASCL Conditions of Employment Specialist: Pay talk to Scott Sivier from Strength to Talk about men’s mental health
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch
https://twitter.com/StrengthToTalk1 | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | 00:15:10 | |
In this month's podcast, General Secretary Geoff Barton focuses on further education.
On a visit to the Weston Group of colleges in Weston-Super-Mare he explores how outstanding provision goes way beyond the FE stereotypes - covering inclusion, higher education, bootcamp courses, and prison education.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/leadership | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | May 2022 | 23 May 2022 | 00:27:18 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catchup conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | Michael Kidd | 17 May 2022 | 00:23:19 | |
Hayley Dunn, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist and Louise Hatswell, ASCL Conditions of Employment Specialist: Pay, talk to Michael Kidd, ASCL Employer Engagement Leader regarding how the employer engagement team supports members.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL Primary Podcast | Dr Liz Durden-Myers | 10 May 2022 | 00:22:47 | |
ASCL's Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris talks to Dr Liz Durden-Myers, Managing Director, PE Scholar, regarding the importance of physical literacy in primary (health and wellbeing).
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/primary | |||
| ASCL SEND Bites | April 2022 | 03 May 2022 | 00:18:53 | |
In our series of SEND Bites Podcasts, ASCL Inclusion and SEND Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with leaders around the country on leadership in the SEND sector.
Rena Johnson, English Teacher and SEND Lead for English, Lilian Baylis School
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/send | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | September 2025 | 04 Sep 2025 | 00:31:02 | |
September 2025
Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist talks to Emma Searl, Chief Finance Officer at The New Guild Trust who won the National SBL of the Year at the School Business Services awards.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL Primary Podcast | Veejay Lingiah | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:16:41 | |
ASCL's Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris talks to Veejay Lingiah, CEO and Founder of FlashAcademy, regarding EAL/ESOL/Free resources to support Ukrainian pupils.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/primary | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | April 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:31:20 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catchup conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | Prof Robin Alexander | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:34:08 | |
In this month's podcast, Geoff Barton talks to Professor Robin Alexander, author of Education in Spite of Policy and A Dialogic Teaching Companion, about the importance of a broad primary curriculum, building teacher agency and expertise, the proven power of dialogic teaching, and ministers’ tendency to impose yet another ‘initiative’ rather than learn from history and evidence.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/leadership | |||
| ASCL Primary Podcast | Martin Blain | 23 Mar 2022 | 00:16:18 | |
March 2022
ASCL's Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris talks to Martin Blain, Principal, Canary Wharf College, Glenworth regarding intervention strategies.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/primary | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | March 2022 | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:04:17 | |
BiteBack2030 CEO James Toop talks to Geoff Barton about young people's grassroots campaigning on food quality, their entitlement to healthy choices, and how the organisation is developing student leadership.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/leadership
www.biteback2030.com | |||
| ASCL Primary Podcast | Matt Koster Marcon | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:29:02 | |
ASCL's Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris talks to Matt Koster Marcon, Primary Teacher and Founding CEO of Learning Ladders about how to unlock parent power
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/primary | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | March 2022 | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:46:34 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catchup conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL Leadership Podcast | Dr Jo Saxton | 14 Mar 2022 | 00:06:53 | |
March 2022 | Annual Conference Special
Chief Regulator Dr Jo Saxton talks to ASCL qualifications specialist Tom Middlehurst about this summer's examinations | |||
| ASCL Leadership Podcast | Bridget Phillipson MP | 14 Mar 2022 | 00:02:37 | |
March 2022 | Annual Conference Special
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson talks to Geoff Barton about Labour’s priorities for education | |||
| ASCL Leadership Podcast | Natasha Devon MBE | 14 Mar 2022 | 00:01:41 | |
March 2022 | Annual Conference Special
Ahead of her conference keynote, mental health and body image campaigner Natasha Devon summarises her views. | |||
| ASCL Business Brunch | April 2025 | 08 Apr 2025 | 00:19:13 | |
April 2025
Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist is joined by Kelly Potton, Advocate Director, Education Mutual, and Pam Burrows, People Booster to announce our new series of roadshows for business leaders which will be taking place in June 2025.
To find out more or book your place visit www.ascl.org.uk/business/roadshows
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL Leadership Podcast | White Paper for Education in England | 14 Mar 2022 | 00:04:01 | |
March 2022 | Annual Conference Special
Following the Secretary of State's speech ahead of the forthcoming White Paper for Education in England, we asked five leading educationists for their responses:
Natalie Perera, Chief Executive, Education Policy Institute https://twitter.com/natalieperera1
Sam Freedman, Adviser at Ark Schools & Senior Fellow, Institute for Government https://twitter.com/Samfr
Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy, ASCL https://twitter.com/juliecmcculloch
Peter Hyman, Co-Director of Big Education https://twitter.com/PeterHyman21
Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England https://twitter.com/Rachel_deSouza | |||
| ASCL SEND Bites | March 2022 | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:22:46 | |
In our series of SEND Bites Podcasts, ASCL Inclusion and SEND Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with leaders around the country on leadership in the SEND sector.
Professor Barry Carpenter, International Educational Consultant
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/send | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | 14 February 2022 | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:21:10 | |
Rebecca Boomer-Clark, CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust, in conversation with Geoff Barton about her career, the work of AET across communities, and the future of the trust system.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/leadership | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | February 2022 | 11 Feb 2022 | 00:30:25 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catchup conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| The Trust ASCL Leadership | Karen Bramwell | 11 Feb 2022 | 00:46:00 | |
ASCL's trust leadership consultant Rob Robson talks about leadership with Karen Bramwell, CEO Forward as 1 Trust
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/trust | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | February 2022 | 11 Feb 2022 | 00:04:26 | |
Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of Education Policy Institute (EPI), in conversation with Geoff Barton about the work of EPI, and specifically their new report 'Covid-19 and Disadvantage Gaps in England 2020’
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/leadership | |||
| ASCL SEND Bites | February 2022 | 09 Feb 2022 | 00:13:42 | |
In our series of SEND Bites Podcasts, ASCL Inclusion and SEND Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with leaders around the country on leadership in the SEND sector.
Katherine Walsh, Regional SEND Leader for South Central England and Northwest London
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/send | |||
| Leaders are Readers | Mary Myatt and John Tomsett | 01 Feb 2022 | 00:18:49 | |
'Huh: Curriculum Conversations Between Subject & Senior Leaders'
Mary Myatt and John Tomsett talk about their new book with ASCL General Secretary, Geoff Barton
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading | |||
| Leaders are Readers | Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:51:56 | |
'About Our Schools: Improving on Previous Best'
Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters talk about their new book with ASCL General Secretary, Geoff Barton
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading | |||
| Leaders are Readers | Harry Hudson | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:16:23 | |
'Must Do Better: How to Improve the Image of Teaching and Why It Matters'
Harry Hudson talks about his new book (co-author, Roy Blatchford) with ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading | |||
| ASCL Policy Snapshot | Curriculum and Assessment Review | 24 Mar 2025 | 00:09:19 | |
Join our policy specialists, for our new series of short engaging and informative podcasts aimed at giving you a quick digest of key issues.
In this edition, Julie McCulloch, ASCL Senior Director of Strategy, Policy & Professional Development, focuses on the interim report from the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
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| The ASCL Business Brunch | January 2022 | 04 Jan 2022 | 00:17:04 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catchup conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | Rachel Bertenshaw | 17 Dec 2021 | 00:24:21 | |
Hayley Dunn, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, and Louise Hatswell, ASCL Conditions of Employment Specialist: Pay, talk to Rachel Bertenshaw, ASCL Deputy Director of Member Support, about ASCL's Hotline service. | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | December 2021 | 17 Dec 2021 | 00:31:39 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catch-up conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now. | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | December 2021 | 13 Dec 2021 | 00:08:23 | |
Matt Salmon, ASCL Cymru President, in conversation with Geoff Barton about current issues in Wales, plus the opportunities for curriculum and assessment reform. | |||
| ASCL Primary Podcast | Rob Robson | 13 Dec 2021 | 00:39:33 | |
ASCL's Primary Specialist Tiffnie Harris talks to Rob Carpenter, CEO, Inspire Partnership Academy Trust | |||
| The Trust ASCL Leadership | Dame Alison Peacock | 07 Dec 2021 | 00:49:36 | |
Series 2
ASCL's trust leadership consultant Rob Robson talks about leadership with Dame Alison Peacock, CEO, Chartered College of Teaching
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/trust | |||
| Leaders are Readers | Toby Salt | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:15:03 | |
'The Juggling Act: How to Juggle Leadership & Life' (co-written with Laura McInerney)
Professor Toby Salt discusses his new book with ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading | |||
| ASCL Leadership podcast | Northern Ireland November 2021 | 29 Nov 2021 | 00:07:51 | |
ASCL Northern Ireland Conference Special
Geoff Barton in conversation with ASCL NI President Stephen Moore
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/leadership | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | November 2021 | 26 Nov 2021 | 00:28:49 | |
Join our policy specialists, Hayley Dunn, Louise Hatswell and Julia Harnden - all former school business leaders - for our new informal catch-up conversations aimed at business leader professionals, talking about the issues you are dealing with now. | |||
| The ASCL Business Brunch | Annette Wade | 16 Nov 2021 | 00:10:43 | |
ASCL Business Leadership Specialist Hayley Dunn talks to Annette Wade, ASCL Marketing and Membership Director, about ASCL membership, business leadership support and ASCL's Annual Conference 2022.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/brunch | |||
| ASCL SEND Bites | March 2025 | 19 Mar 2025 | 00:40:38 | |
In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Philip Stock, Deputy Headteacher at Greenshaw High School and Director of Greenshaw research school and Amelie Thompson, Assistant Director of Education, SEND and Specialist Provision, Greenshaw Learning Trust about the value of adopting a graduated approach to support barriers to learning at classroom level and as a driver to whole school improvement.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/send | |||
| Leaders are Readers | Tom Moule | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:28:00 | |
November 2021
'Cracking Social Mobility'
Author Tom Moule talks to ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton about how artificial intelligence and other innovations can help to level the playing field in education.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading | |||
| Leaders are Readers | Ryan Wilson | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:16:17 | |
November 2021
'Let That Be a Lesson'
Author and former teacher Ryan Wilson talks to ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton about his book 'Let That Be a Lesson" - a love-letter to the teaching profession.
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/reading | |||
| The Trust ASCL Leadership | Mark Woods | 08 Nov 2021 | 00:41:10 | |
Series 2
ASCL's trust leadership consultant Rob Robson talks about leadership with Mark Woods, CEO, Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust
www.ascl.org.uk/podcasts/trust | |||
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