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Luckily there haven't been many changes to this edition but here are the amendments that you should know about and how they affect you. These changes came into effect on the 1st September and you should be aware of them as the 2022/23 year begins. Budget Forecast Return OutturnSta... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-guide-to-the-ath-update-2022) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2030 Hits Wednesday, 07 September 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-guide-to-fire-risk-assessments) ## [Keystone's guide to fire risk assessments](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-guide-to-fire-risk-assessments) Fire risk assessments have been a legal requirement since 2005 when the Fire Safety (Regulatory Reform) Order was passed. Every non-domestic premises must have a "responsible person" carry out a fire risk assessment and should record any significant findings. The "responsible person" should have either total control or a degree of control over the ... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-guide-to-fire-risk-assessments) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2083 Hits Thursday, 01 September 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-fire-safety-checklist) ## [Keystone's Fire Safety Checklist](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-fire-safety-checklist) Although you should review your fire risk assessment every year, there are steps you can take in between to ensure you are as fire ready as possible. There are currently no statutory checks that you should take place but it's really important to conduct regular checks to ensure both you are well prepared. Here is our checklist with our suggested da... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-fire-safety-checklist) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 1980 Hits Thursday, 01 September 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/planning-managing-risk-for-educational-visits) ## [Planning & managing risk for educational visits](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/planning-managing-risk-for-educational-visits) We've moved a long way from having the "3Rs" as the main focus of education. We have been moving towards giving a more rounded education for a long time. As well as teaching our students essential life skills like reading and mathematics, we work to inspire a lifelong love of learning with lessons on history, geography, art and music. But is it pos... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/planning-managing-risk-for-educational-visits) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2175 Hits Thursday, 01 September 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/your-most-frequently-asked-hr-questions-answered) ## [Your most frequently asked HR questions answered!](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/your-most-frequently-asked-hr-questions-answered) Pip Lloyd is one of Keystone's resident HR experts. A L7 qualified CIPD practitioner, she has a passion for improving children's education through effective strategic planning and positive employee relations. A skilled mediator with a knack for keeping HR simple, Pip makes sure that all colleagues across the organisation can thrive a... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/your-most-frequently-asked-hr-questions-answered) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2103 Hits Tuesday, 23 August 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/where-will-the-funding-for-teachers-and-support-staffs-pay-rises-come-from) ## [Where will the funding for teachers' and support staffs' pay rises come from?](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/where-will-the-funding-for-teachers-and-support-staffs-pay-rises-come-from) On the 19th July, the government announced a pay rise for teachers starting in September. As part of the push towards a £30,000 salary for new teachers, Early Career Teachers (ECTs, formerly NQTs) outside of the capital will receive an 8.9% increase. More established teachers will receive increases ranging from 5% to 8% depending on experience, whi... 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However, appraisals shouldn't be viewed as a tick-box exercise or a process designed to catch people out. Instead, they should form part of a wider conversation about... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-do-your-teacher-s-appraisals-affect-their-salaries) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2021 Hits Tuesday, 23 August 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-to-diversify-your-income-for-long-term-financial-security) ## [How to diversify your income for long-term financial security](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-to-diversify-your-income-for-long-term-financial-security) Diversifying our income is key to being able to deliver what you want for children. A wise person once told me that, "you can cost control yourself out of a crisis, but it doesn't give you the long-term future". Never has this been truer than in the world of schools. The financial pressures we have experienced over recent years have seemingly becom... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-to-diversify-your-income-for-long-term-financial-security) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2206 Hits Tuesday, 23 August 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-to-ensure-your-school-s-website-is-compliant-with-the-ath) ## [How to ensure your school's website is compliant with the ATH](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-to-ensure-your-school-s-website-is-compliant-with-the-ath) Since 2016, the Academies Trust Handbook has detailed exactly what schools and trusts have to do in order to remain compliant. There are also requirements detailed in the Equality Act 2010 and Children and Families Act 2014. Websites are often fall to the bottom of the "to do" lists and it's easy for them to become out of date. To help you keep on ... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/how-to-ensure-your-school-s-website-is-compliant-with-the-ath) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2146 Hits Friday, 19 August 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-july) ## [Behind the Education Headlines in July](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-july) We welcome the new education secretary July started with a flurry of activity after previous education secretary Nadhim Zahawi was promoted to Chancellor. Michelle Donelan was the first to be appointed into the vacancy, but resigned after just 36 hours in the job in protest of Boris Johnson's refusal to resign as PM. This makes her the shorte... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-july) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2115 Hits Monday, 08 August 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/good-ideas-jump-sectors) ## [Good ideas jump sectors](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/good-ideas-jump-sectors) "Why do we do things this way or that way?" That is the question that often goes through my mind whenever I enter a school or trust. Why is the status quo the status quo? Is it because it's the right thing to do, the best way to do things or the easiest way to do things? Academisation has given schools and trusts more freedom than ever to run ... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/good-ideas-jump-sectors) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2355 Hits Monday, 01 August 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-expert-tips-for-procurement) ## [Keystone's Expert Tips for Procurement](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-expert-tips-for-procurement) As school budgets are stretched tighter by inflation and the cost of living crisis, it's increasingly important to take a second look at areas where you can make efficiencies, rather than cuts. Managing the procurement process to ensure that your school or trust gets the best value for money is a way to economise without sacrificing quality. While ... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-expert-tips-for-procurement) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2205 Hits Tuesday, 26 July 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/what-are-keystone-knowledges-values) ## [What are Keystone Knowledge's values?](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/what-are-keystone-knowledges-values) At Keystone Knowledge, we talk a lot about values. It's so important to have a good set of values, whether they are your personal values or your schools. They really do form the basis for everything you do, provide a framework for how to tackle problems and build a happy, fulfilling environment for everyone. If you would like some advice on putting... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/what-are-keystone-knowledges-values) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2632 Hits Wednesday, 20 July 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-in-june) ## [Behind the Education Headlines in June](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-in-june) The impact of Ofsted on student's wellbeing The charity States of Mind has produced a short film called Breaking the Silence, which offers a fascinating insight into how students view the educational system in the UK. Using the input of 150 students and 80 head teachers, teachers and Ofsted inspectors, the charity found that young people say that t... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-in-june) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2291 Hits Friday, 15 July 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/is-being-compliant-with-the-ath-enough) ## [Is being compliant with the ATH enough?](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/is-being-compliant-with-the-ath-enough) Keeping up to date with legal and regulatory compliance can feel like a full-time job as the changes to the ATH can be never-ending. While it's a relief to be able to say, "we're compliant", is that really enough? Why being compliant matters Compliance takes many forms. It covers aspects from regulations around; providing parents with information o... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/is-being-compliant-with-the-ath-enough) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2399 Hits Wednesday, 22 June 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-in-may) ## [Behind the Education Headlines in May](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-in-may) Cost of Living Crisis The rate of inflation in April was 9%, up from 7% in March. This represents the highest rate of inflation on record. The rising price of oil and consumer goods have contributed to this and there doesn't look to be an end in sight. Schools are always an important hub in the community, but there are needed even more so. We have ... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-in-may) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2231 Hits Friday, 17 June 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/creating-a-culture-not-just-a-fad) ## [Creating a culture – not just a fad](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/creating-a-culture-not-just-a-fad) At Keystone, we talk about culture, both internally and externally. Workplace culture is a huge aspect of a positive, efficient school. It's just as important as having good salaries, but it is much harder to quantify and even harder to change. Having a good workplace culture can increase your staff retention, boost productivity, make recruitment a... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/creating-a-culture-not-just-a-fad) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2334 Hits Monday, 23 May 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-digest-of-the-schools-bill) ## [Keystone's digest of the Schools Bill](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-digest-of-the-schools-bill) The DfE released the new Schools Bill which outlines the government's plans to "help spread opportunity, level up the country and boost our economy". This follows on from the school's white paper which laid out the ambition to have all schools in a MAT by 2030. The draft bill compromises of 15 different sections, ranging from academy trust int... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/keystone-s-digest-of-the-schools-bill) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2166 Hits Tuesday, 17 May 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/the-importance-of-good-governance) ## [The importance of good governance](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/the-importance-of-good-governance) Although the role of governors has changed drastically over the last few decades, they still remain absolutely vital for schools to run effectively. More and more emphasis is being put on the accountability of the governors to run the school correctly. Although not strictly from an academic background, governors set the strategy for the school or M... [ Continue reading](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/the-importance-of-good-governance) [ 0 ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/javascript:void(0);) 2376 Hits Friday, 13 May 2022 [General](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/categories/general) [ ![Keystone Knowledge](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/images/easyblog_avatar/924_keystone-knowledge-blog.png) ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/blogger/keystone) [ ](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-april) ## [Behind the Education Headlines in April](https://www.keystoneknowledge.com/blog/behind-the-education-headlines-april) DfE to stop reporting Covid absences The government has returned to pre-COVID updates on the absence. The DfE removed its "questions on pupil absence due to COVID-19", which means that there will no longer be a record of absences caused by COVID. Schools will now include any COVID-related absences under the 'illness' code on the register. How... 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