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SLT Insights brings you the latest news, training and events to help you in your senior leadership team (SLT) role.

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On demand webinars

Our latest SLT webinar features Will Pointer, AQA’s Head of Standards and Innovation, who shares insights from the 2025 summer series, including an overview of student performance and outcomes.

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Examiner experience elevates your school

Empowering teachers to become examiners sharpens assessment practice, deepens subject expertise, and boosts professional confidence. It’s a strategic, cost-effective way to build internal capacity, improve data accuracy, and foster a culture of excellence—starting with your support.

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Data Insights for Multi-Academy Trust leaders

AQA’s new Data Insights platform empowers Multi-Academy Trust leaders to make faster, smarter decisions. From trust-wide trends to student-level analysis, it turns exam results into actionable insights — helping SLT drive improvement, target interventions, and shape strategy with confidence.

Research and expertise

AQA Assessment Research and Innovation

Search our research library and blog to read the latest insights from our researchers.

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Explore our online hub where we curate and share ideas on assessment and qualifications.

Education policy

View our policy reports and briefings as well as our consultation responses.

SLT Insights webinars

Missed one of our previous webinars? No worries. Our SLT Insights webinars offer you guidance and inspiration in your leadership role, and they’re available on demand.

  • Proven strategies to drive improvement in your school or college

    April 2025

    Proven strategies to drive improvement in your school or college

    We’re joined by Vicky Bryant, Vice-Principal at Cardinal Newman College, who offers her insight into the various practical approaches in her college that helped to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted rating in 2023, and delves into the strategies that helped to drive improvement.

  • Underperformance and underachievement

    January 2025

    Underperformance and underachievement

    In this SLT Insights webinar, we're joined by Sabrina Ahmed-Qureshi, who shares her expertise in enhancing English and Maths achievement at post-16. Drawing on her extensive experience, Sabrina explores a range of topics, from effective classroom strategies to the impact of parental involvement. Tune in for valuable insights on practical approaches you can implement and the successful outcomes she has achieved.

  • November 2024

    Making the most of exams data

    In this webinar we're joined by Pav Aujla from the Creative Education Trust, who will share insights from a case study on how both the Trust, and Pav specifically, utilise exam data for in-depth analysis. Pav will explain how this approach maximises the value of data to drive meaningful school improvement.

  • October 2024

    Summer 2023 results and the future of assessment

    Alex Scharaschkin, AQA Executive Director of Research and Innovation, discusses performance from the Summer 23 series, the return to the pre-pandemic national outcomes, and the future of assessment.

  • July 2024

    Intelligent Accountability

    Join education advisor David Didau exploring intelligent accountability in schools. He challenges deficit models, advocates for trust-based systems, and shares practical strategies to help teachers thrive—emphasising earned autonomy, fairness, and the power of well-designed systems to drive improvement.

  • February 2024

    SEND Huh Lessons from Conversations

    Education advisor John Tomsett shares insights from SEND leaders in this inspiring SLT webinar. He explores ambition, adaptive teaching, and inclusive curriculum design—highlighting how respect, challenge, and success empower learners with additional needs across all settings.

  • November 2023

    The Post 16 curriculum 2025 and beyond

    Watch education advisors Julian Clarke and Chris Tubbrit explore the future of the post-16 curriculum. They unpack reforms including the Advanced British Standard, AAQs, and defunding timelines, offering insights into upcoming qualification changes and implications for schools and learners.

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