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Pepe Di'Iasio
Pepe Di'Iasio

Pepe Di’Iasio has been general secretary of the since 2024.

Pepe was headteacher of Wales High School in Rotherham for 11 years and was also a local authority assistant director of education.

All articles by Pepe Di'Iasio
Ofsted’s latest failings make the calls to scrap it harder to ignore
All inspections should be paused to protect school leaders’ wellbeing in light of the watchdog’s decision to press on with an inspection when a head was absent undergoing cancer treatment, says ASCL leader
General
2 September 2026
Pepe di'iasio
Insanity of GCSE resits policy revealed once again
Another year of most resit students falling short of the required grade 4 in English language and maths proves we need a change, argues ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio
Secondary
21 August 2026
Pepe di'iasio
What Lucy Powell should do about Ofsted, staff wellbeing and pupil rolls
As the new education secretary begins her tenure, ASCL leader Pepe Di’Iasio outlines three priorities in her in-tray
General
24 July 2026
Lucy Powell
Labour’s confusing communications create same old policy problems
ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio laments that the government seems to have learned little from the past as it continues to issue ‘policy via press release’
General
6 February 2026
Pepe di'lasio
Why ‘rage bait’ is an apt word to describe 2025
From AI attendance targets to more mandatory tests, the DfE has not made it easy for schools to remain calm amid so many demands – and 2026 may not be any better, says Pepe Di’Iasio
General
18 December 2025
Mouse trap with cheese
Curriculum review: Plenty of positives, but it doesn’t change frontline realities
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says ASCL general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio
General
5 November 2025
Pepe di'lasio