School leader Pepe Di’Iasio has been confirmed as the next general secretary of the ASCL union.
The head of Wales High School in Rotherham and former ASCL president was nominated by the union’s ruling council earlier this year. The membership then had an opportunity to make further nominations, but none were received.
Di’Iasio will replace Geoff Barton in April 2024. He is standing down after seven years in the post.
Di’Iasio said it was a “huge honour to have been selected as general secretary and to have the opportunity to represent our fantastic members across the UK in their work on behalf of children and young people”.
“I will speak truth to power, with the courtesy and respect that is a hallmark of ASCL, but with an absolute determination to produce a better settlement for education.”
