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A proud moment for everyone at The Key 🏆We’ve received a Teacher Tapp Gold Recommendation Award, with at least 90% of te...
25/09/2026

A proud moment for everyone at The Key 🏆

We’ve received a Teacher Tapp Gold Recommendation Award, with at least 90% of teachers who have used The Key saying they’d recommend us.

It’s lovely to see our team’s work supporting schools recognised. Thank you to all the teachers who shared their feedback 👏

Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰💷 The DfE has confirmed that schools can use funds freed up by Local Government...
24/09/2026

Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰

💷 The DfE has confirmed that schools can use funds freed up by Local Government Pension Scheme revaluations to help cover the 3.5% teacher pay rise in 2026/27

🤖 A report for think tank Public First calls for an expert-led AI ‘rapid response unit’ in the DfE

📋 The NAHT has urged the government to halt graded Ofsted inspections, warning that the report card framework could leave some leaders “demoralised”

To stay up to date with all the latest education news, sign up to our weekly news briefing: https://pages.thekeysupport.com/news-briefing

22/09/2026

Are students studying effectively? 🧠📚

From cramming to rereading and highlighting, the study habits students prefer aren’t always the ones that help them learn best 👀

17/09/2026

Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰

🍎 The DfE has published the consultation results for the School Food Standards, due to take effect in schools from September 2027 subject to parliamentary approval

📚 Education secretary Lucy Powell should "look again" at the ongoing review of the English curriculum, according to a letter by education committee chair Helen Hayes

📵 22 per cent of secondary schools use lockable pouches for pupils' phones, a Teacher Tapp survey has revealed

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The updated School Food Standards are expected to come into force from September 2027, subject to parliamentary approval...
14/09/2026

The updated School Food Standards are expected to come into force from September 2027, subject to parliamentary approval.

Key changes include:
🍽️ New breakfast standards
🧂 Tighter limits on foods high in fat, sugar and salt
🥤 Restrictions on the use of non-sugar sweeteners

Read our need-to-know for a summary of the proposed changes: https://schoolleaders.thekeysupport.com/administration-and-management/government-policies-and-legislation/school-food-standards-consultation-outcome-published/

11/09/2026

Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰

📊 The OECD’s PISA league tables have been published and reveal an improvement in the performance of England’s schools

🤖 The Commons Education Select Committee has heard that teachers need clearer guidance on how AI should be used in schools

💷 NASUWT teachers’ union has warned that 1 in 4 schools may not be able to afford this year's teacher pay award

To stay up to date with all the latest education news, sign up to our weekly news briefing: https://pages.thekeysupport.com/news-briefing

Make your September to-do list a little lighter 🍎Find the resources, guidance and training you need for the start of ter...
07/09/2026

Make your September to-do list a little lighter 🍎

Find the resources, guidance and training you need for the start of term in our Ready, set, September Hub. Get up to speed on the latest changes, refresh key policies, plan ahead and prepare your team.

👉 Explore the hub here: https://schoolleaders.thekeysupport.com/administration-and-management/government-policies-and-legislation/changes-and-challenges-education/ready-set-september-start-strong-with-a-head-start-from-us/?marker=full-search-q-ready%20set%20sep-result-1-from-KSL

04/09/2026

Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰

📉 A Lords committee has called for “greater action” from the DfE to support primary schools with falling pupil rolls.

🎓 There’s a large disadvantage gap in the takeup of certain GCSE and A-level subjects, according to an analysis by Tes.

🗺️ There are "large differences" in the education and career paths pupils take across England, according to an analysis by SchoolDash, funded by The Gatsby Foundation.

To stay up to date with all the latest education news, sign up to our weekly news briefing: https://pages.thekeysupport.com/news-briefing

Here are the top sector stories: summer edition ☀️📰📈 Recent DfE data has revealed a rise in pupil absence across both pr...
28/08/2026

Here are the top sector stories: summer edition ☀️📰

📈 Recent DfE data has revealed a rise in pupil absence across both primary and secondary schools in England in the autumn 2025/26 term.

🎓 Analysis of this year’s GCSE results shows that the proportion of pupils achieving a grade 7 or above was 23.1%, similar to the 23% achieved last year.

⚖️ Education and exams expert, Professor Alan Smithers, has called for an inquiry into the gender gap in GCSE results.

🫶 DfE-commissioned research led by the University of Cambridge suggests a link between pupils feeling a sense of belonging at school and their attainment.

📵 The DfE has announced that it will fund research into the impact of delaying smartphone use for primary school pupils.

🧠 The DfE has announced plans for a new national framework worth up to £800 million to fund continuing professional development (CPD) on SEND inclusion.

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