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QuickReads

Concise digests of reforms, policy changes and new guidance

• QuickRead: Planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time

In-depth articles

• Can PPA time be used for attending appointments?
• Management time
• PPA time: rules and eligibility updated
• PPA time: scheduling and organising
• PPA: using support staff for cover
• Use of 'gained time' in schools

Employment law and contracts: guides for school leaders

A concise overview of the key aspects that apply to school staff.

Upcoming changes in employment law

Changes include mandatory gender pay gap reporting and the apprenticeship levy

More from The Key

CPD Toolkit from The Key

Everything you need to deliver high-impact in-school training.

Ready-made presentations, facilitator notes, videos, handouts and more ...

• What is assessment, in a classroom context? (free sample session)
• Defining and identifying more able pupils (free sample session)
• Differentiation: supporting all pupils (free sample session)

Calendars and planners

• Tasks for school business managers: checklists
• Assembly and national awareness days: key dates
• Key dates for school leaders

Interviewing teachers

• Interview questions and tasks: head of year/pastoral manager (secondary)
• Interview questions: teacher (primary) updated
• Interview tasks for a classroom teacher updated

Improvement strategies

• Central services in multi-academy trusts (MAT)
• Terms of reference: committees in multi-academy trusts (MATs)
• Features of effective multi-academy trusts (MATs) updated

Policy bank

• Lockdown procedures: guidance and examples
• Statutory policies and documents for schools
• School staff dress codes updated

In the news 20 Jul 2017

• Need-to-know: Performance tables statement of intent 2017 published 20 Jul 2017 09:36 new
• Need-to-know: DfE revises target for the uptake of EBacc subjects 19 Jul 2017 15:49 new
• News: Justine Greening announces additional £1.3 billion for core schools budget 18 Jul 2017 09:05 new
• News: National funding formula - latest updates 17 Jul 2017 18:00
• News briefing: 10-14 July 2017 14 Jul 2017 08:00 new

Recently added

• Building relationships between staff new
• Educational visit proposal forms new
• Trade Union Act 2016: schools new
• School gardens and outdoor spaces new
• Parenting contracts for poor attendance new