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We are the chosen provider of guidance, resources and CPD for over half of England’s schools and trusts.

Learn how The Key supports Paul and his trust

With everything from need-to-knows and factsheets, to interactive tools and live leadership classes, we support your whole team to make an impact and navigate the challenges you face, right now.

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Learn how The Key supports Paul and his trust

Our resources are designed with school and trust leaders like you in mind, to help you navigate your biggest challenges.

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The Key is the only membership you need for the guidance, resources and CPD that matter to your school, staff and governors right now.

Included in your membership:

Leaders

Our biggest library of guidance, templates, checklists, model policies and more, covering all aspects of school and trust leadership.

  • Templates, checklists and articles
  • Model policies and management tool
  • Need-to-knows and news alerts when guidance changes with clear next steps

Safeguarding

Effective eLearning, factsheets, staff briefings, scenarios and parental support, designed to support your DSL and wider school community.

  • The most comprehensive INSET pack on the market
  • eLearning, briefings and assessments
  • Parent and staff factsheets on a range of issues, including online safety

CPD

Practical leadership courses, statutory eLearning and case studies to upskill your team and cover your training essentials.

  • Practical, live leadership courses run by experts
  • School specific, statutory eLearning library to help you stay compliant
  • Video case studies from practising leaders

GovernorHub

Resources and tools to help your board play its strategic role and work with confidence. Created by governors, for governors.

  • Management tools to keep your board connected and store documents
  • Templates, checklists and articles
  • On-demand training courses designed specifically for governors
Plus, new for 2024

KeyGPT

Get highly personalised responses to your most specific requests in seconds, with KeyGPT - your new AI-powered assistant.

  • Instant responses, for more time on the things that really need you
  • 24/7 access to bespoke support
  • Built-in ‘wizards’ for common tasks do more of the work for you

Rated the must-have support by 8 out of 10 school leaders

With over 4,300 resources, The Key offers the most comprehensive, time-saving support to schools; over 80% of school leaders rate it as an essential resource, worth every penny.

Source: market research with 837 schools by education.co.uk, 2023

As a busy DSL with many different roles, having access to The Key has been fantastic. We use the KCSIE training in September and then the eLearning and other resources throughout the year. Staff have commented that they find the safeguarding scenarios a great refresher, keeping safeguarding at the forefront of everyone’s mind.

Marie Smith
Assistant Head and SENCO
Gallions Primary School

The Key offers school leaders an invaluable supportive arm and a library of endless touchstones to help you do your job effectively and with confidence.

Sam Strickland
Principal
Duston School

GovernorHub is so much easier and more intuitive than our previous system for sharing documents and communicating. It has really helped me as chair and I think the board runs much more efficiently now.

Alison Schulte
Chair of Governors

The class trainers show such humility and approachability alongside their expertise. I’ve learned a lot about presenting, confidence, tone and manner. The easy access to recordings meant I could work attending around meetings and family commitments. I’m feeling empowered, informed and understood – knowing I am not alone in my feelings or development needs.

Headteacher
Live course participant

We have subscribed to The Key for a number of years and have yet to be disappointed. The Key is always reliable, relevant and our go-to place for any advice or support we need. We’ve found it particularly helpful for GDPR-related tasks.

Jackie Meers
School Business Manager
Bursted Wood Primary School

The Key is super useful! As the school’s DSL, it gives me oversight of staff training and a half-termly calendar of reminders. We use a range of the resources such as the policy templates and interview questions. The Key is our first ‘go-to’ when we require something. I’d highly recommend The Key to everyone.

Beth Tyrell
Assistant Headteacher
Arc School Napton

I was using KeyGPT yesterday to draft an email about exclusion panels. It’s all info that I know, but to sit and type it up would take me much longer! I asked KeyGPT to draft it and then I edited it - it was life changing!

Rachel Makey
Governance Officer
L.E.A.D. Academy Trust

We had the Ofsted call last week and The Key was invaluable in terms of all those last-minute thoughts. Having clear guidance and checklists in 1 place helped to channel thinking and reassure us that we had everything ready!

Rachael Gillies
Assistant Principal
Ark Byron Primary Academy

What makes us different?

Reliable, relevant, context-specific support created by a dedicated in-house team.

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A members-first approach

We start with your needs, and work out the best way we can support. So you’re always front and centre of every resource we craft and every decision we make.

The knowledge to act

Our core principle. When creating any new resource, we make sure we consider every angle and do everything we can for you. So you always know exactly what to do, and how, and are never left wondering “What now?”.

Quality you can trust

Our team includes specialists who look with fresh eyes at every resource to make sure we’re answering the member need we identified at the start, and meeting the high quality standards our members expect and deserve.

Regular, proactive reviews

We review our guidance, resources and CPD regularly so you can be confident our support is always up to date with the latest guidance or training standards. We offer timely, relevant support that you can trust.

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