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Education, Actually | Schools Under Scrutiny: PISA, lunch, and student wellbeing
17/09/2026 | 32 mins.Deep dives into topical issues hosted by ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney, education expert, co-founder of Teacher Tapp and former editor of Schools Week. In this episode, Pepe and Laura examine the PISA results, exam pressure for students' mental health and school lunches.- Deep dives into topical issues hosted by ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney, education expert, co-founder of Teacher Tapp, and former editor of Schools Week. In this episode, Pepe and Laura talk about plans for schools and colleges under Andy Burnham’s government.
- In this episode, host Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist, is joined by Sophie Vipond, Director of External Affairs at the Climate Change Committee, and Paul Edmond, 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.
- 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. - Deep dives into topical issues hosted by ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di'Iasio and Laura McInerney, education expert, co-founder of Teacher Tapp, and former editor of Schools Week. In this episode, Pepe and Laura are joined by ASCL Deputy Director of Policy, Tom Middlehurst, to examine 16-19 outcomes, progression, and Andy Burnham's focus on 'parity of esteem'.
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