Julia Harnden
julia-harnden.bsky.social
Julia Harnden
@julia-harnden.bsky.social
ASCL Funding specialist

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June 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Some details about the ASCL Business Leader Roadshows, take a listen 🎧 some spoilers from our keynote @pamburrows.bsky.social.
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In the latest Business Brunch podcast, @emmajharrisonx.bsky.social speaks with Kelly Potton, Education Mutual, and @pamburrows.bsky.social, People Booster about the Business Leaders’ roadshows taking place in June.

Listen at ascl.org.uk/businessbrunch

#education #businessleaders #podcast
April 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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In the latest Business Brunch #podcast @emmajharrisonx.bsky.social and @julia-harnden.bsky.social speak with Nigel Brunning and Gareth Edmunds about their approach to treasury management, with some interesting research and helpful strategies.

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#education
ASCL Business Brunch | March 2025
March 2025 Emma Harrison, ASCL Business Leadership Specialist and Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist are joined by Nigel Brunning, Chief Operating Officer, South East Essex Academy Trust and Gare
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April 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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The DfE's pay recommendation of 2.8% staying the same after an increase in the OBR's forecast for average annual earnings growth is "unimaginable", the NFER has said www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER
NFER’s Jack Worth said the DfE’s pay rise recommendation of 2.8% is now “unimaginable” in the light of new forecasts on average earnings growth
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March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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"We need resilience now more than ever, together with a healthy dose of optimism. Because these are not easy times...the theme of this conference is A Brighter Future...and we firmly believe that by working constructively with policymakers, we have the best chance of making it a reality."

#ASCL2025
March 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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"Every 2 years, we take a whole-school photo. As headteacher, I’m the last piece of the puzzle, standing at the back, looking out across the entire school. And in that moment, it really hits you – the sheer diversity of young lives we serve."

ASCL President @mannybotwe.bsky.social #ASCL2025
March 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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This year is a “now or never” moment for the government to demonstrate that it will deliver its manifesto pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers
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Teacher pay should rise by more than 3%, say experts
Pay should then increase by more than 6% from 2026-27, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research
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March 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Countdown to @ascl-uk.bsky.social annual conference 2025 is on. I'm really pleased to be working with @emmajharrisonx.bsky.social on our workshop session on business leadership. It's about so much more than finance! We will be looking through the lens of leading organisational strategy. Join us!
February 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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“It's not just that many councils are set to go bust because funding for #SEN has not kept pace with demand...it is also the risk that the money that is available ends up going into plugging deficits rather than actually supporting young people," says @julia-harnden.bsky.social
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More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey
The Local Government Association is calling on the Government to urgently address the issue in its spending review.
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February 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Are you attending @ascl-uk.bsky.social annual conference next month? @julia-harnden.bsky.social and I are leading a session on business leadership being at the forefront of school and college organisational strategy. We hope to see you there #businessleadership #ascl2025
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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‘It’s not the children who need fixing, it’s our system’: @mmulholland.bsky.social explains why it is time for policymakers to ‘step up’ and design for equitable outcomes for all pupils
Can 2025 bring a radical rethink of how we consider SEND?
What would it take to create a truly fair education system? It needs to go beyond ‘brave school leaders’, argues Margaret Mulholland
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January 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM