Pepe Di’Iasio wants to kick off his tenure as ASCL general secretary on an optimistic note.
But when your own school has buckets under leaking ceilings and a £500,000 SEND funding black hole, it’s tricky to remain upbeat.
The head of Wales High School in Rotherham will take over from Geoff Barton next month – and he’s got his work cut out.
The government has signalled teachers will get a miserly pay rise in September and two teaching unions are already holding preliminary strike ballots.
