Headteacher and former ASCL President Pepe Di’Iasio has been
nominated for the post of General Secretary to succeed Geoff
Barton from next April following a selection process.
Mr Di’Iasio is currently headteacher at Wales High School in
Rotherham. He began his teaching career in Doncaster before
moving as deputy headteacher to an 11-19 teaching school in
Sheffield. He has also worked as an executive headteacher of two
high schools and assistant director of education for Rotherham
Metropolitan Borough Council. He was formerly chair
of ASCL Equality, Inclusion and Ethics Committee.
John Camp, Vice President and a member of the General Secretary
selection committee, said: “Pepe is an exceptional leader with an
optimistic and ambitious vision for the future of the
association, and he possesses the skills and ability to represent
our members very effectively with policy-makers, the media, and
all our stakeholders. We are absolutely confident that he will
take our association from strength to strength and build on
Geoff’s outstanding record as General Secretary.”
The selection committee’s decision means that Mr Di’Iasio is the
nominated candidate of ASCL Council, the association’s
policy-making body of serving school and college leaders.
Nominations will open on Monday 4 September for members to put
forward any further nominations and will close on Friday 22
September. An election will be held if a candidate or candidates
are nominated through this process. If not, the election of the
Council-nominated candidate is uncontested.
Mr Barton, who is stepping down after seven years as General
Secretary, said: “This is the right time for our association to
have a new leader with a fresh approach, and I am delighted that
Pepe is Council’s nominated candidate. He has a wealth of
experience and expertise in education and a deep sense of moral
purpose which equips him to do an excellent job on behalf of our
members and the children and young people they serve.”
