CPD

Essential CPD for schools, including statutory eLearning and practical leadership courses.

A suite of practical leadership courses and statutory eLearning to support your whole team’s professional development. Our focus is on delivering high-quality, context-specific training and online CPD courses unlike anything else on the market.

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A growing library of eLearning and live courses, The Key CPD will help you make an impact from day 1.

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Live, online course

Back by popular demand – strategic leadership of attendance

Led by Jayne Lowe OBE, attendance adviser to the DfE, see expert analysis of attendance data in action, immerse yourself in strategies that have got vulnerable pupils into school, day in, day out, and feel on top of Ofsted’s new report card.

Worried your attendance work only ever tackles the tip of the iceberg? During our two classes, you'll Interrogate your data to spot critical patterns and trends, and ‘dig deeper’ to uncover the real barriers to attendance, for those 'at risk' and your most vulnerable pupils. You’ll explore what’s known to work with your expert trainer and peers who’ve tackled complex attendance challenges, and leave with your own ‘twin-track’ plan to intervene early, track progress and put your focus where it matters most.

Amy Jewell

Director of Product at The Key

Health and safety for school staff

You have a statutory duty to give staff the health and safety training needed for their role. This course gives school staff essential training on the most common risks in their role, including on trips, in the classroom and around the school building.

eLearning

Sexual harassment training for school staff

Make sure your staff know what sexual harassment is, what the law says and how to respond to an incident, so you can make your school a safe, welcoming place for everyone.

eLearning

Cyber security in schools

Provide your staff with a 30-minute rundown on how they can help keep your school IT systems and personal data safe from cyber attacks. Use this course to guide them through what good cyber security looks like and test their knowledge with scenarios.

Included in your membership:

Practical leadership courses

Live, social learning for leaders at all levels, for the deeply practical skills you normally only get from years in the job

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Statutory eLearning courses

Help your school meet its statutory requirements, with online CPD courses designed with the school context in mind

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You and your team can try our statutory eLearning courses with a 14 day free trial of our Whole School membership

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No commitment. No auto-renewal.

You and your team can try our statutory eLearning courses with a 14 day free trial of our Whole School membership

Start your free trial

No commitment. No auto-renewal.

What makes our courses different?

A diverse library of courses for both professional development and to help you meet statutory requirements

All courses are designed with schools in mind, for training that makes an impact from day 1

Our live CPD courses lean on social interaction, for peer-to-peer connections that energise and inspire

Our leadership courses are rooted in the practical challenges schools like yours face, every day

Included in Whole School membership, for unlimited staff

Who is CPD for?

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

Headteachers
Deputy headteachers
Subject leaders
CPD leads
Executive headteachers
Assistant headteachers
Heads of year
All staff

Speaking to others in the breakout groups made me feel like I am not alone in some of the struggles that working as a headteacher can bring. I also felt confident as I was able to share my experience as a head with others, which reminded me of the progress I have made.

Headteacher

Leadership course participant

96% of users reported feeling 'very confident' or 'confident' in applying what they learnt in a statutory eLearning course to their role

1,000+ learner hours delivered in the last 12 months through our live courses alone

90% of course participants say they feel ‘more confident’ or ‘much more confident’ after completing one of our leadership courses

Access school-wide education CPD courses today

Choose a Whole School membership today, and gain school-wide access to The Key’s CPD courses for schools. Empower your staff by giving them access to expert CPD resources, helping them to keep developing their skill sets.

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