Empowering Senior Leaders
Suffolk Association of Headteachers (SASH) is committed to supporting and representing leaders across the county. With over 90 school and college leaders across Suffolk, SASH champions the work arguably the most influential in this large and diverse county.
SASH represents Headteachers and Principals through the media, consultations, key meetings with the Local Authority, feeding back your views on key strategic areas. We attend peer to peer (SLIN), SEP, SEND meetings on your behalf.
We are regularly contacted by news organisations to share perspectives of Headteachers on key education issues. Whether it be both local and national BBC, The East Anglian Daily Times, Times radio, LBC, Greatest Hits radio, The times or numerous others Suffolk Headteachers are seen and heard.
We regularly ask for feedback on topics that affect you or which you have an impact on.
Through our extensive network of educational experts and Suffolk Heads, we are able to offer independant and confidential help for leaders at whatever stage in their leadership journey
SASH holds termly conference across the county, giving members an an opportunity to network, discuss topics and to hear from a variety of high quality keynote speakers. For many the summer conference is the key point in the year that colleagues get a chance to learn and share together. making those connections that are not always possible during the unrelenting work schedules.
OCTOBER 15TH 2025 - 8.00AM TO 9.30 AM
Unity Teaching School Hub Unit 3, Appletree Barn,Folly Lane, Copdock IP8 3JQ
Following concerns raised by a number of Suffolk Headteachers about the dramatic rise in EHCPs and the use of this legal framework to help place PEX'd students into schools I am hosting a breakfast meeting to which Heads are invited to discuss these matters in more detail. This is to help me better understand the issues and for Heads to help shape a collective voice that I can amplify at the County based meetings I attend on behalf of Secondary Heads.
Light refreshments will be provided, please sign us here to give us an idea of numbers.
NOVEMBER 5TH 2025 - FROM 2.30PM - Suffolk New College - Rope Walk, Ipswich IP4 1LT
Working with Andy Robinson, Deputy CEO of Sapientia Education Trust, we are pleased to announce that on the 5th November, Mike Sheridan, Regional Director of Ofsted, will be presenting a talk focussed on the new Ofsted framework. We will offer Heads a chance to meet and discuss the new framework and also have a tour of the college and its extensive resources and curriculum.
Sign up here for the Suffolk New College Event.
Headteachers
Have an issue or concern to share or need some confidential advice? Contact our Executive Director - Dave Lee-Allan to discuss.
Media
Contact Dave Lee-Allan - executivedirector@sash.network
Finance/Adminstration
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email: office@sash.network
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