Comment Archives | Page 2 of 10

Currently browsing: Comment

Comment

The real results of testing are starting to show

Primary assessment has been taking the media by storm in recent weeks. Against a turbulent…

Comment

We shouldn’t dismiss free school meals for all children so easily

Recently, Jeremy Corbyn announced that Labour would offer, if elected, free school meals to all primary…

Comment

School funding ‘crisis’: the reality on the ground

School funding is finally hitting the headlines. Of the many recent media reports on school…

Comment

In the age of information overload, we need to listen to teachers

‘Fake news’ has made us all question what, and who, we believe. Scrolling through social…

Comment

International Women’s Day 2017: who inspires The Key?

Today is International Women's Day 2017. At The Key we're thinking about women who have…

Comment

If sponsors won’t take on struggling schools, who will?

Imagine someone sets up a business. They try their best to make it work, with…

Comment

Is it time to start talking about a retention crisis?

We hear a lot about the recruitment crisis in schools. It’s understandable - the Department…

Comment

5 schools that broke the rules

I have a confession to make: I love rules. You know where you are with…

Comment

A guide to the best and worst teachers to date

Valentine’s Day is a difficult day for everyone, especially teachers. Everyone knows that it is…

Comment

What does the new competency framework mean for school governors?

Last week the Department for Education introduced a brand new competency framework for governance, and governors…

Comment

School funding sees the inner city lose out to the just about managing

The hipsters running the vintage homeware store on Clarence Road in Hackney won’t know it,…

Comment

Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?

Well yes, school staff are fully aware that it’s Christmas time, because they’ve had one…

Comment

If school staff Christmas parties were inspected …

Christmas parties are tense occasions. There’s a constant worry that at least one staff member…

Comment

The national funding formula: what does it mean for your school?

Yesterday, the Department for Education published the long-awaited second stage of its consultation on the…

Older posts View more