Association of School and College Leaders
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The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), formerly the Secondary Heads Association (SHA), is the British
professional association for leaders of secondary schools and colleges.
The current President is John Fairhurst, Headteacher of Shenfield High School, Essex.
The current Vice-President is Joan McVittie, Headteacher of Woodside High School, London.
The association's permanent staff are led by Brian Lightman, the General Secretary.
Other senior staff include:
Martin Ward, Deputy General Secretary.
Rosanne Musgrave, Member Support Director.
Malcolm Trobe, Policy Director.
Sara Gadzik, Communications Director.
There are c30 other staff at the association's HQ in Southfields
, Leicester
, and a further c25 across the UK.
, GSA
and SLS. The GSA is housed in the same building.
United Kingdom
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professional association for leaders of secondary schools and colleges.
History
The Association of Headmistresses began in 1874. The Headmasters Association began in 1890. The Secondary Heads Association was formed in 1977 by the amalgamation of these two organisations. In 1983, deputy heads were allowed to join. By 2005, two-thirds of the membership were not heads but other senior staff, and the association also had a membership in the college sector, so the name was changed in January 2006 to the current name.Membership
Heads, principals, deputy heads, vice-principals, assistant heads, assistant principals, business managers and other senior post holders in secondary schools and colleges. There are also some members in other education posts of similar seniority. ASCL does not accept members from primary schools. It has members in every type of secondary school including community, foundation, trust, academy, voluntary, independent, grammar, comprehensive, and special schools, and also in FE and sixth form colleges both maintained and independent. It has at least one member virtually all such schools and colleges, in the great majority including the headteacher or principal.Structure
The Association of School and College Leaders has as its ruling parliament a group of elected members collectively known as council. It is at council that association policy is determined. It is from council that national officers, including the President are elected.The current President is John Fairhurst, Headteacher of Shenfield High School, Essex.
The current Vice-President is Joan McVittie, Headteacher of Woodside High School, London.
The association's permanent staff are led by Brian Lightman, the General Secretary.
Other senior staff include:
Martin Ward, Deputy General Secretary.
Rosanne Musgrave, Member Support Director.
Malcolm Trobe, Policy Director.
Sara Gadzik, Communications Director.
There are c30 other staff at the association's HQ in Southfields
Southfields, Leicestershire
The Southfields of Leicester, England consisted of common land south of the city, and now refers to the mostly-developed area immediately south of the city centre....
, Leicester
Leicester
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, and a further c25 across the UK.
Affiliations
ASCL has corporate membership agreements with HMCHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
, GSA
Girls' Schools Association
The Girls' Schools Association is the professional association of the heads of independent girls' schools in the UK and overseas and is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council .-History:...
and SLS. The GSA is housed in the same building.