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Guest post: How can governors ensure their school is adhering to School Food Standards?

Kathleen Shaw, Chair of Governors at St Richard’s CE Primary School, tells us how they…

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If school staff Christmas parties were inspected …

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

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The Key goes back to school

You may be encouraged to know that the staff at The Key spend a lot…

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Which education secretary would make the best England manager?

The world cup is upon us. Rejoice! Let the hope build, only to kill you…

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Greater scrutiny over MAT CEO pay

Damian Hinds spoke at the National Governance Association conference, covering a range of topics the…

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‘We mind the gap’: how to challenge gender inequality in 5 steps

International Women’s Day is here, and I bet you’re celebrating it. Schools around the country…

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Budget 2017: how will it affect schools?

Money for every extra pupil studying Maths at A-Level From 2019, each school will receive…

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Let’s embrace teacher idiosyncrasy

I had quite a job tracking down a few of the teachers I wrote about…

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Key insights interviews Ofsted’s Sean Harford

Sean Harford, National Director for Education at Ofsted, is perhaps best known for his non-stop…

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3 ways to reduce teacher workload

At the heat death of the universe, I would not be surprised if the Department…

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Best of back to school

It's the first week back and schools and staff have taken to twitter to shout…

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Schools out – 10 best things about the end of term …

For many of you, there are just a handful of days left of this school…

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5 reasons to keep on teaching

Why do teachers teach? With news attention over the last year focused on funding cuts…

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Ten years of The Key

This week The Key celebrates its 10th birthday. In human terms we are leaving early…