The Key supports over 100,000 school leaders and governors in England and Wales. Key insights is The Key’s blog on school leadership and governance, featuring analysis and comment from those working in and for schools.
Governor Stories – Encouraging diversity on school governing boards
Diverse governing boards mean more robust debate, better decision making, and improved educational outcomes for children. In the last five years, 49% of the governors placed by Governors for Schools were female. 68% were under 45 years old, and 21% were from BAME backgrounds. This…
Report: Rural headteachers caught in ‘perfect storm’ of challenges
As head of market research at The Key, I spend a lot of time in schools up and down the country, seeking to understand common needs so we can serve our members content that makes…
Funding and finances: updates from our Facebook groups
A rural school that I visited were in the fantastic position of actually increasing their numbers on roll, but here lies the problem - as with most small schools they are exactly that, small. They are unable to expand without an extension and where do…
Plastic free schools: updates from our Facebook Groups
Hot topics this week: Plastic free schools As educators, we teach our pupils about the importance of recycling and the environment but are we, as a school, practicing what we preach? We had a discussion on Primary School Leaders earlier in year about the use…
GDPR, assemblies and robust curriculum: updates from our Facebook Groups
Popular discussion topics this week: GDPR! A topic that we have all heard a million times, but this week a member of Primary School Leaders has asked about how we talk to children about it.…
You may be encouraged to know that the staff at The Key spend a lot of time in schools. Many of us are ex teachers (note, not necessarily failed teachers that couldn’t hack it), lots of us are serving governors, and then many more regularly…
