What’s new across The Key from January 2024
A selection of new content that our members gained access to this month:
- School inspection handbook updated for January 2024
Ofsted updated its School inspection handbook in January 2024, in response to the coroner's report following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. No new requirements for schools were announced. Get to grips with any clarifications, using our summary of the key changes.
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- How to build a positive mental health culture
Take a look at our tips and strategies to discover how to build a whole-school culture of positive pupil mental health and wellbeing into all aspects of your school life, ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week.
- Child-on-child abuse eLearning
Make sure your staff know how to safeguard your pupils from child-on-child abuse, including online bullying and sexual harrasment, with our recently updated 20-minute interactive eLearning.
- Certificate in Primary Subject Leadership – new on-demand course
Develop the skills you need to feel confident and in control of your subject. Designed to deliver a deeper level of training for primary subject leaders and teachers, this fully on-demand course will give you and your colleagues access to 4 online, pre-recorded classes. Booking closes on 2 February.
Resources you might have missed
A round-up of new and updated resources this January from across The Key. They’re sorted by topic, to help you find the ones you need:
Get ready for Safer Internet Day with our online safety resources
- Online Safety Act 2023: what it means for schools
- Online safety: requirements and guidance
- Online safety: pupil questionnaires
- Online safety policy: model and examples
- Assembly pack: how to stay safe online (primary)
- Assembly pack: how to stay safe online (secondary)
- Lesson plan pack: thinking about your behaviour towards others online (primary)
- Lesson plan pack: thinking about your behaviour towards others online (secondary)
- Lesson plan pack: recognising and avoiding risks online (primary)
- Lesson plan pack: recognising and avoiding risks online (secondary)
Administration and finance
- How to buy goods, works or services
- How to review your charging and remissions policy
- Competitive tendering policy: model
- Funding for pupils with SEN
- School resource management self-assessment: summary
- Funds and freebies: monthly highlights
- Data protection: model privacy notices
- Asbestos management: template plan and examples
- Staff sickness and absence policy: model and examples
Behaviour
Changes and challenges in education
- Political party manifestos and their impact on education
- Need-to-know: DfE launches consultation on draft guidance for schools on 'gender questioning children'
Curriculum and learning
- Covering LGBTQ+ content in your curriculum
- How to review your careers guidance policy
- How to moderate teacher assessments: primary
- Knowledge organisers: what they are and how to use them
- English genres in the National Curriculum
- Exams policy: model and examples
- Examination contingency plan: model and examples
- Non-examination assessment policy: model and guidance
- Provider access policy statement: model and guidance
- Developing a consistent assessment system
- Key Stage 2 SATs in 2024
Inspection and school improvement
- How Ofsted inspects governance
- Ofsted pre-inspection checklist and reminders
- Your step-by-step guide to a graded Ofsted inspection
- Ungraded inspections for 'good' and 'outstanding' schools
Safeguarding
- Working Together to Safeguard Children: updates for your DSL and staff - NEW COURSE
- DSL refresher training - UPDATED COURSE
- Safeguarding and child protection: the essentials 2023/24 - UPDATED COURSE
- Accessible version of safeguarding and child protection: the essentials 2023/24
- The Prevent duty: your responsibilities
- The Prevent duty for governors: schools' responsibilities
- QuickRead for governors: The Prevent duty
- The Prevent duty: governors' role
Coming soon
Keep an eye out for resources to support with:
- Guidance to help schools respond to the 'gender questioning children' consultation
- Supporting those new to a headship role
- International recruitment