Claire Green
@c-jgreen.bsky.social
Post-16 & Skills Specialist at Association of School and College Leaders | Education leader | Shaping policy, advocating for students, supporting schools & colleges | all views my own
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It's #HeartUnions Week next week and because we ❤️ unions, we've a very special time-limited offer for new members.
We're proud to support and represent more than 25,000 leaders of primary, secondary, and post-16 education from across the UK.
Available 9 and 10 February here: www.ascl.org.uk/join
We're proud to support and represent more than 25,000 leaders of primary, secondary, and post-16 education from across the UK.
Available 9 and 10 February here: www.ascl.org.uk/join
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It's #HeartUnions Week next week and because we ❤️ unions, we've a very special time-limited offer for new members.
We're proud to support and represent more than 25,000 leaders of primary, secondary, and post-16 education from across the UK.
Available 9 and 10 February here: www.ascl.org.uk/join
We're proud to support and represent more than 25,000 leaders of primary, secondary, and post-16 education from across the UK.
Available 9 and 10 February here: www.ascl.org.uk/join
Excited to be leading a post‑16 workshop at @ascl-uk.bsky.social Annual Conference with colleagues from Kent Pathways For All. We’ll explore govt plans for a guaranteed post‑16 place for every learner, what it means for schools & practical steps to prepare.
✨14:45 Workshop 2✨ tinyurl.com/4hamx2dk
✨14:45 Workshop 2✨ tinyurl.com/4hamx2dk
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Excited to be leading a post‑16 workshop at @ascl-uk.bsky.social Annual Conference with colleagues from Kent Pathways For All. We’ll explore govt plans for a guaranteed post‑16 place for every learner, what it means for schools & practical steps to prepare.
✨14:45 Workshop 2✨ tinyurl.com/4hamx2dk
✨14:45 Workshop 2✨ tinyurl.com/4hamx2dk
🎬 A privilege to be at the launch of 'Molly vs The Machines' for @ascl-uk.bsky.social - a powerful film about Molly Russell's tragic story and the urgent need for increased online safety.
Key message: young people aren’t the problem; algorithms are.
More info + trailer: mollyrosefoundation.org
Key message: young people aren’t the problem; algorithms are.
More info + trailer: mollyrosefoundation.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:49 AM
🎬 A privilege to be at the launch of 'Molly vs The Machines' for @ascl-uk.bsky.social - a powerful film about Molly Russell's tragic story and the urgent need for increased online safety.
Key message: young people aren’t the problem; algorithms are.
More info + trailer: mollyrosefoundation.org
Key message: young people aren’t the problem; algorithms are.
More info + trailer: mollyrosefoundation.org
A great morning at the House of Commons APPG for Universities. Spoke on behalf of @ascl-uk.bsky.social about boosting access to higher‑level learning. Excellent insights from fellow speakers & a wide‑ranging discussion on pathways, apprenticeships, L4/5, widening participation & systemic barriers.
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
A great morning at the House of Commons APPG for Universities. Spoke on behalf of @ascl-uk.bsky.social about boosting access to higher‑level learning. Excellent insights from fellow speakers & a wide‑ranging discussion on pathways, apprenticeships, L4/5, widening participation & systemic barriers.
🗞️ Our latest Post‑16 News is out now, packed with December & January updates. Inside: Level 3 reforms, GCSE resits, Ofsted FE FAQs, NEETs Review, VAWG & RSE resources, IFS funding & much more.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social members: update your preferences if you didn’t receive it.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social members: update your preferences if you didn’t receive it.
January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
🗞️ Our latest Post‑16 News is out now, packed with December & January updates. Inside: Level 3 reforms, GCSE resits, Ofsted FE FAQs, NEETs Review, VAWG & RSE resources, IFS funding & much more.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social members: update your preferences if you didn’t receive it.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social members: update your preferences if you didn’t receive it.
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@tiffharris.bsky.social gets the #ASCLLiteracy and Oracy Conference underway.
@marcrowland73.bsky.social shares different ways to support disadvantaged and vulnerable learners with #literacy and #oracy and its importance in helping to unlock success and improve outcomes for all pupils.
@marcrowland73.bsky.social shares different ways to support disadvantaged and vulnerable learners with #literacy and #oracy and its importance in helping to unlock success and improve outcomes for all pupils.
January 22, 2026 at 10:29 AM
@tiffharris.bsky.social gets the #ASCLLiteracy and Oracy Conference underway.
@marcrowland73.bsky.social shares different ways to support disadvantaged and vulnerable learners with #literacy and #oracy and its importance in helping to unlock success and improve outcomes for all pupils.
@marcrowland73.bsky.social shares different ways to support disadvantaged and vulnerable learners with #literacy and #oracy and its importance in helping to unlock success and improve outcomes for all pupils.
🕛Reminder: the Post‑16 Level 3 & Below Pathways consultation closes at 12am, Mon 12 Jan.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social has responded: lnkd.in/eXbfnKnv
We support V levels in principle but warn against a rushed rollout, limited flexibility & premature removal of AGQs.
#Vlevels #HaveYourSay
@ascl-uk.bsky.social has responded: lnkd.in/eXbfnKnv
We support V levels in principle but warn against a rushed rollout, limited flexibility & premature removal of AGQs.
#Vlevels #HaveYourSay
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January 10, 2026 at 10:24 AM
🕛Reminder: the Post‑16 Level 3 & Below Pathways consultation closes at 12am, Mon 12 Jan.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social has responded: lnkd.in/eXbfnKnv
We support V levels in principle but warn against a rushed rollout, limited flexibility & premature removal of AGQs.
#Vlevels #HaveYourSay
@ascl-uk.bsky.social has responded: lnkd.in/eXbfnKnv
We support V levels in principle but warn against a rushed rollout, limited flexibility & premature removal of AGQs.
#Vlevels #HaveYourSay
📊 Nov 2025 GCSE resits:
✅ English up (37.5% 4+, now above pre‑pandemic)
❌ Maths stuck (23.2%, below 2019)
📈 More resitting
Progress is possible – but the current model, esp for maths, isn’t working for #TheForgottenThird. With reform on the table, we must act now.
Full JCQ data: shorturl.at/dRz9K
✅ English up (37.5% 4+, now above pre‑pandemic)
❌ Maths stuck (23.2%, below 2019)
📈 More resitting
Progress is possible – but the current model, esp for maths, isn’t working for #TheForgottenThird. With reform on the table, we must act now.
Full JCQ data: shorturl.at/dRz9K
November 2025 GCSE results - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
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January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
📊 Nov 2025 GCSE resits:
✅ English up (37.5% 4+, now above pre‑pandemic)
❌ Maths stuck (23.2%, below 2019)
📈 More resitting
Progress is possible – but the current model, esp for maths, isn’t working for #TheForgottenThird. With reform on the table, we must act now.
Full JCQ data: shorturl.at/dRz9K
✅ English up (37.5% 4+, now above pre‑pandemic)
❌ Maths stuck (23.2%, below 2019)
📈 More resitting
Progress is possible – but the current model, esp for maths, isn’t working for #TheForgottenThird. With reform on the table, we must act now.
Full JCQ data: shorturl.at/dRz9K
Pleased to represent @ascl-uk.bsky.social members at today’s Westminster Education Forum conference on Level 3 reform. Highlighted implementation challenges and the need to prioritise accessibility & transition.
⏳Remember: consultation closes Mon 12th Jan - shorturl.at/8vUQF
⏳Remember: consultation closes Mon 12th Jan - shorturl.at/8vUQF
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Pleased to represent @ascl-uk.bsky.social members at today’s Westminster Education Forum conference on Level 3 reform. Highlighted implementation challenges and the need to prioritise accessibility & transition.
⏳Remember: consultation closes Mon 12th Jan - shorturl.at/8vUQF
⏳Remember: consultation closes Mon 12th Jan - shorturl.at/8vUQF
Reposted by Claire Green
#ASCLmembers: look out for January's edition of #Primary Focus by @tiffharris.bsky.social. This issue includes information on chicken pox vaccinations, early years funding rates, and school performance data.
Subscribe for our newsletters via www.ascl.org.uk/MyASCL and 'Preferences'.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
#ASCLmembers: look out for January's edition of #Primary Focus by @tiffharris.bsky.social. This issue includes information on chicken pox vaccinations, early years funding rates, and school performance data.
Subscribe for our newsletters via www.ascl.org.uk/MyASCL and 'Preferences'.
Subscribe for our newsletters via www.ascl.org.uk/MyASCL and 'Preferences'.
@julia-harnden.bsky.social is such a font of edu-financial wisdom - it is a real privilege to work with her.
This article provides a really balanced summary 👏🏻
This article provides a really balanced summary 👏🏻
The financial landscape in education is not just complex; it is constantly moving, writes @ascl-uk.bsky.social's Julia Harnden, as she looks ahead to what 2026 might bring for schools
School funding: what will 2026 bring?
What difference will the Employment Rights Bill, schools White Paper and pay awards have on school finances this calendar year? Julia Harnden looks to the challenges ahead
www.tes.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
@julia-harnden.bsky.social is such a font of edu-financial wisdom - it is a real privilege to work with her.
This article provides a really balanced summary 👏🏻
This article provides a really balanced summary 👏🏻
Reposted by Claire Green
Join us in Manchester next month when we'll be inviting leaders to examine how strong #pastoral leadership underpins a thriving, connected and successful school community.
Full details at www.ascl.org.uk/pastoral
Many thanks to event sponsor humanutopia
#ASCLPastoral #SEND
Full details at www.ascl.org.uk/pastoral
Many thanks to event sponsor humanutopia
#ASCLPastoral #SEND
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us in Manchester next month when we'll be inviting leaders to examine how strong #pastoral leadership underpins a thriving, connected and successful school community.
Full details at www.ascl.org.uk/pastoral
Many thanks to event sponsor humanutopia
#ASCLPastoral #SEND
Full details at www.ascl.org.uk/pastoral
Many thanks to event sponsor humanutopia
#ASCLPastoral #SEND
Lorna Newbrook appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to promote her #pintformike blood donation campaign.
If you’re a post-16 leader, use Lorna’s 🆓 resources as part of your Y12/13 programme and help your students to save lives in memory of Mike♥️
pintformike.org
If you’re a post-16 leader, use Lorna’s 🆓 resources as part of your Y12/13 programme and help your students to save lives in memory of Mike♥️
pintformike.org
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Lorna Newbrook appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to promote her #pintformike blood donation campaign.
If you’re a post-16 leader, use Lorna’s 🆓 resources as part of your Y12/13 programme and help your students to save lives in memory of Mike♥️
pintformike.org
If you’re a post-16 leader, use Lorna’s 🆓 resources as part of your Y12/13 programme and help your students to save lives in memory of Mike♥️
pintformike.org
🎯 First term at ASCL done! Grateful to work with inspiring colleagues & excited for what’s ahead in post-16 education.
🎄 Wishing everyone a well-deserved Christmas break – thank you for all you do to support young people! 🫶🏻
#FestiveThanks #ChristmasWishes
🎄 Wishing everyone a well-deserved Christmas break – thank you for all you do to support young people! 🫶🏻
#FestiveThanks #ChristmasWishes
From all the team at ASCL, we send you our best wishes for a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
#Christmasbreak #Christmasholidays #Christmas
#Christmasbreak #Christmasholidays #Christmas
December 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🎯 First term at ASCL done! Grateful to work with inspiring colleagues & excited for what’s ahead in post-16 education.
🎄 Wishing everyone a well-deserved Christmas break – thank you for all you do to support young people! 🫶🏻
#FestiveThanks #ChristmasWishes
🎄 Wishing everyone a well-deserved Christmas break – thank you for all you do to support young people! 🫶🏻
#FestiveThanks #ChristmasWishes
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“It is great news that more young people will get to benefit from studying abroad...through Erasmus+. Our hope is that this will help to incentivise language learning in schools...and put young people in the UK on an even footing with their European peers."
Full comment: https://ow.ly/BlqG50XKOju
Full comment: https://ow.ly/BlqG50XKOju
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“It is great news that more young people will get to benefit from studying abroad...through Erasmus+. Our hope is that this will help to incentivise language learning in schools...and put young people in the UK on an even footing with their European peers."
Full comment: https://ow.ly/BlqG50XKOju
Full comment: https://ow.ly/BlqG50XKOju
🆕 FE Outcomes 2022/23 for 544,050 learners aged 16–18:
✅ 85%➡️sustained positive destinations (-1ppt)
💼 48%➡️employment (-3ppt)
🎓 66%➡️learning (+1ppt) (51➡️FE;15➡️HE)
⚖️ 2% benefits
V positive overall, but regional gaps remain
tinyurl.ee/kDNQe
👏🏻THANK YOU FE staff👏🏻
✅ 85%➡️sustained positive destinations (-1ppt)
💼 48%➡️employment (-3ppt)
🎓 66%➡️learning (+1ppt) (51➡️FE;15➡️HE)
⚖️ 2% benefits
V positive overall, but regional gaps remain
tinyurl.ee/kDNQe
👏🏻THANK YOU FE staff👏🏻
Further education outcomes, Academic year 2022/23 - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK - Tiny URL
Sustained employment and learning destinations, and earnings of further education learners in England. Annual statistics with demographic and other breakdowns.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🆕 FE Outcomes 2022/23 for 544,050 learners aged 16–18:
✅ 85%➡️sustained positive destinations (-1ppt)
💼 48%➡️employment (-3ppt)
🎓 66%➡️learning (+1ppt) (51➡️FE;15➡️HE)
⚖️ 2% benefits
V positive overall, but regional gaps remain
tinyurl.ee/kDNQe
👏🏻THANK YOU FE staff👏🏻
✅ 85%➡️sustained positive destinations (-1ppt)
💼 48%➡️employment (-3ppt)
🎓 66%➡️learning (+1ppt) (51➡️FE;15➡️HE)
⚖️ 2% benefits
V positive overall, but regional gaps remain
tinyurl.ee/kDNQe
👏🏻THANK YOU FE staff👏🏻
🌟More wonderful wisdom from @mmulholland.bsky.social 🌟
'Better training' is a default response to how we improve SEND provision, but ITT has already come a long way, says @mmulholland.bsky.social
Do we need better initial teacher training on SEND?
‘Better training’ is often cited as the first step in improving inclusive practice in schools, but this might not be the simple fix it seems, as Margaret Mulholland explains
www.tes.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🌟More wonderful wisdom from @mmulholland.bsky.social 🌟
📢 Maths & English funding rules 2026–27
✅100 hrs per subject
✅Face-to-face, whole-class
✅+35 maths hrs encouraged
✅2.5% tolerance stays
👀DfE will consult on English & maths resit policy changes from the White Paper in early 2026.
Full update: tinyurl.tools/bb1427eb
✅100 hrs per subject
✅Face-to-face, whole-class
✅+35 maths hrs encouraged
✅2.5% tolerance stays
👀DfE will consult on English & maths resit policy changes from the White Paper in early 2026.
Full update: tinyurl.tools/bb1427eb
2026 to 2027 academic year: 16 to 19 funding: maths and English condition of funding
tinyurl.tools
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📢 Maths & English funding rules 2026–27
✅100 hrs per subject
✅Face-to-face, whole-class
✅+35 maths hrs encouraged
✅2.5% tolerance stays
👀DfE will consult on English & maths resit policy changes from the White Paper in early 2026.
Full update: tinyurl.tools/bb1427eb
✅100 hrs per subject
✅Face-to-face, whole-class
✅+35 maths hrs encouraged
✅2.5% tolerance stays
👀DfE will consult on English & maths resit policy changes from the White Paper in early 2026.
Full update: tinyurl.tools/bb1427eb
1 in 8 young people (16–24) in the UK are NEET - enough to fill Wembley Stadium x10. Alan Milburn has launched an inquiry & is calling for a “coalition of the concerned” – educators, employers, communities – to share evidence & ideas.
💻 Submit here by 30 Jan: shorturl.at/6Ofgy
#NEET #Post16
💻 Submit here by 30 Jan: shorturl.at/6Ofgy
#NEET #Post16
Alan Milburn calls for a 'movement' to address lost generation of young people not earning or learning as investigation opens
Former Heath Secretary Alan Milburn has today launched his groundbreaking investigation into the causes of record unemployment and inactivity among 16 to 24 year olds with a call for young people and ...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
1 in 8 young people (16–24) in the UK are NEET - enough to fill Wembley Stadium x10. Alan Milburn has launched an inquiry & is calling for a “coalition of the concerned” – educators, employers, communities – to share evidence & ideas.
💻 Submit here by 30 Jan: shorturl.at/6Ofgy
#NEET #Post16
💻 Submit here by 30 Jan: shorturl.at/6Ofgy
#NEET #Post16
Lorna is determined to get this out to post-16 providers & has created a 🆓PowerPoint with her powerful 3min video & letter for parents for schools & colleges to use with their Y13.
This also links to calls in the post-16 white paper for enrichment to include civic engagement.
#whatsstoppingyou?
This also links to calls in the post-16 white paper for enrichment to include civic engagement.
#whatsstoppingyou?
A former deputy head explains how her #PintforMike campaign, launched in memory of her late husband, is encouraging more people to donate blood
How schools can raise awareness of blood donation
A former deputy head explains how her ‘Pint for Mike’ campaign, launched in memory of her late husband, is encouraging more young people to donate blood
www.tes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Lorna is determined to get this out to post-16 providers & has created a 🆓PowerPoint with her powerful 3min video & letter for parents for schools & colleges to use with their Y13.
This also links to calls in the post-16 white paper for enrichment to include civic engagement.
#whatsstoppingyou?
This also links to calls in the post-16 white paper for enrichment to include civic engagement.
#whatsstoppingyou?
Reposted by Claire Green
✍️ Sixth form colleges and designated institutions will be able to apply to become one of 19 new ‘technical excellence colleges’ next year, under plans for wave two of the TEC programme
feweek.co.uk/bids-open-fo...
feweek.co.uk/bids-open-fo...
Bids open for 19 more technical excellence colleges
Wave 2 sees expansion to sixth form colleges and ‘rare’ opportunity to hold multiple TEC statuses
feweek.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
✍️ Sixth form colleges and designated institutions will be able to apply to become one of 19 new ‘technical excellence colleges’ next year, under plans for wave two of the TEC programme
feweek.co.uk/bids-open-fo...
feweek.co.uk/bids-open-fo...
Final week of term for post-16 leaders? Focus on 4 priorities:
✅ Check in on vulnerable students & complete safeguarding actions
✅ Share helplines & support for the break
✅ Thank your team personally
✅ Celebrate successes & bring some joy!
Small actions = big impact.
www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
✅ Check in on vulnerable students & complete safeguarding actions
✅ Share helplines & support for the break
✅ Thank your team personally
✅ Celebrate successes & bring some joy!
Small actions = big impact.
www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
As we approach the final week of term, post-16 leaders are running on empty after a long and demanding term. But a few intentional actions can make a huge difference to how the term ends, for… | Clair...
As we approach the final week of term, post-16 leaders are running on empty after a long and demanding term. But a few intentional actions can make a huge difference to how the term ends, for students...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Final week of term for post-16 leaders? Focus on 4 priorities:
✅ Check in on vulnerable students & complete safeguarding actions
✅ Share helplines & support for the break
✅ Thank your team personally
✅ Celebrate successes & bring some joy!
Small actions = big impact.
www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
✅ Check in on vulnerable students & complete safeguarding actions
✅ Share helplines & support for the break
✅ Thank your team personally
✅ Celebrate successes & bring some joy!
Small actions = big impact.
www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
🎓 UCAS 2025 data: cost-of-living reshaping post-18 choices.
• ~1 in 3 to live at home (⬆️ from 1 in 5 in 2015)
• >50% of most disadv learners commute vs <20% least disadv
• 43% 💬 living costs make HE less likely
• Scholarships & proximity major factors in uni choice
www.ucas.com/data-and-ana...
• ~1 in 3 to live at home (⬆️ from 1 in 5 in 2015)
• >50% of most disadv learners commute vs <20% least disadv
• 43% 💬 living costs make HE less likely
• Scholarships & proximity major factors in uni choice
www.ucas.com/data-and-ana...
UCAS Undergraduate end of cycle data resources 2025 | UCAS
Our detailed data resources for the end of the 2025 application cycle.
www.ucas.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🎓 UCAS 2025 data: cost-of-living reshaping post-18 choices.
• ~1 in 3 to live at home (⬆️ from 1 in 5 in 2015)
• >50% of most disadv learners commute vs <20% least disadv
• 43% 💬 living costs make HE less likely
• Scholarships & proximity major factors in uni choice
www.ucas.com/data-and-ana...
• ~1 in 3 to live at home (⬆️ from 1 in 5 in 2015)
• >50% of most disadv learners commute vs <20% least disadv
• 43% 💬 living costs make HE less likely
• Scholarships & proximity major factors in uni choice
www.ucas.com/data-and-ana...
Reposted by Claire Green
#ASCLmembers: December's festive-themed Team ASCL webinar, including NFF allocations, #AutumnBudget, #SEND funding, the college financial planning handbook, and lifelong learning entitlement, is available to watch or download: www.ascl.org.uk/teamascl
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December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#ASCLmembers: December's festive-themed Team ASCL webinar, including NFF allocations, #AutumnBudget, #SEND funding, the college financial planning handbook, and lifelong learning entitlement, is available to watch or download: www.ascl.org.uk/teamascl
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"We also call for wider systemic support including improved access to mental health services, secure housing, and affordable transport, which are critical to enabling participation in education and training."
Full comment on funding for training & workplace opportunities: https://ow.ly/J52H50XFLAv
Full comment on funding for training & workplace opportunities: https://ow.ly/J52H50XFLAv
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"We also call for wider systemic support including improved access to mental health services, secure housing, and affordable transport, which are critical to enabling participation in education and training."
Full comment on funding for training & workplace opportunities: https://ow.ly/J52H50XFLAv
Full comment on funding for training & workplace opportunities: https://ow.ly/J52H50XFLAv