Leaders

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Templates, articles, interactive tools and model policies to help both new and experienced leaders get a head start on to-do lists, digest new guidance quickly and navigate every challenge.

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Interactive tool

Create a bespoke interview pack

Create bespoke interview packs tailored to specific job roles, with our interactive tool. Tell us who you’re recruiting and the topics you’d like to cover in the interview, pick questions from a suggested list and then choose a task and download your custom pack.

‘Interview questions’ is one of our most common search terms. We created our interactive tool to help you create a bespoke interview pack in just 5 minutes, for any role you’re recruiting for.

Steph Glenister

Leadership Content Lead at The Key

How Ofsted inspects 'personal development'

Learn how 'personal development' is inspected under the Ofsted framework and download our list of questions inspectors might ask.

Article

Online safety: digital dictionary

Learn and understand some of the language your pupils might be using both online and offline when talking to their friends.

Article

School websites: safeguarding and cyber crime considerations

Learn how you can minimise the risks of a cyber crime incident involving photos and content on your school website. Find out what to do if you are faced with a whole-school financially motivated 'sextortion' attempt.

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Tailored to your role with supporting resources and reminders ahead of key dates and deadlines

Ready-to-use checklists

To keep you on top of your game and confident you’ve got everything covered

Lawyer-approved model policies

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So you’re always up to date with crucial sector changes, with actionable next steps that cut through the noise

Case studies

From leaders like you, to help you draw inspiration from real-life examples and schools

Who is Leaders for?

There’s no limit to the number of users you can add to any of our memberships, but schools tell us The Key Leaders is particularly useful for:

Headteachers
Deputy heads
School business managers
SENCOs
Middle leaders
Executive headteachers
Assistant heads
Administrators
DSLs
Central trust teams

As a school, all members of SLT access The Key Leaders on a regular basis, either for guidance on the best interview questions, the latest white paper or curriculum developments across a range of subjects. I know the information on The Key is accurate and it gives me confidence to rely on it as a leader.

Debbie Christiansen

Deputy Headteacher

East Ward Community Primary School

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