British Esports signs with Association of School and College Leaders
15 October 2025
It is no secret that when it comes to promoting and growing esports in the UK, British Esports sees an important role for students. As one of the references for competitive and educational esports in the UK, the organisation knows that widespread adoption of esports happens fastest among the younger segments. That is why British Esports recently signed a new partnership with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), with the goal of boosting esports opportunities for students throughout the United Kingdom.
Association of School and College Leaders
The reason that this new partnership of British Esports is such big news is that the ASCL is the leading professional association and trade union for all school, college and trust leaders in the United Kingdom. In that capacity, they currently support and represent no less than 25.000 leaders of primary, secondary and post-16 education in the region. Together, those members are responsible for the education of more than four million young people in the United Kingdom.
“We are delighted to partner with British Esports”, says Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, “This is an industry that has evolved rapidly in recent years and is now extremely popular among children and young people, as well as having a number of transferable skills. We are really pleased that, through this partnership, we can provide ASCL members with the tools and information required to safely provide esports opportunities for students.”
Memorandum of Understanding
British Esports and the ASCL have signed what is called a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This is a kind of formal written agreement that details the shared intentions, responsibilities and objectives of the two parties, serving as a blueprint for the new partnership. The MOU between British Esports and ASCL provides members of the latter with access to expert support, advice and guidance in relation to competitive video gaming.
“Esports forms an exciting part of many young people’s lives, and schools have a key role to play in supporting them to engage in it safely, with balance. Our new partnership with ASCL is about giving school leaders the tools, knowledge and confidence to understand the opportunities esports can provide – from digital skills to developing teamwork and communication. We look forward to helping ASCL members to support young people to pursue their passions in a safe, healthy way.”
ASCL Annual Conference
As part of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding, British Esports will also have a presence at the ASCL Annual Conference. It was held in Liverpool on March 14th and 15th this year and will be organised there again next year, on March 13th and 14th.
Besides that, British Esports will also be present at other ASCL events and they will be organising exclusive esports tournaments for students as well. Dates and locations have not been revealed yet, but we do know that it concerns both online and offline events. More information in this regard is expected to be released in the coming months.