Key Thoughts

As we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we're sharing Nicole's thoughts and experiences so far as a Marketing Executive Apprentice for The Key. Apprenticeships offer an incredible opportunity to develop new skills, gain hands-on experience, and kick-start a career!

The Cream Egg Key Voice is a group of young people who hosted an "environmentally inspired event for the community, to spread the word of recycling and caring for nature." The project taught people about green days and the group received kind donations from the community.

Join The Key's team of #GNR25 heroes and make a difference to young North East lives!

Read about KEY+ group, NCS 2, and their contribution to the schools Christmas Fayre!

Happy International Volunteers Day! Today, we're celebrating the incredible volunteers who give their time, expertise and energy to support young people doing KEY+. Find out what Abbie has to say about her experience as a volunteer for The Key.

Read about our collaborative work with Children North East as we aim to change the game for pupils struggling the with transition to KS3!

Can you believe it's already that time of year again? The days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and before we know it, Christmas will be in full swing! We've got our 12 festive KEY+ ideas to inspire you all this season - read about them here.

We're excited to welcome Nicole, our Marketing Executive Apprentice.

We're excited to launch our annual report which gives you a snapshot of our impact, achievements and learning from the financial year 2023/24.

Can you help The Key evaluate a collaborative intervention? Click here for more information

We're excited to welcome not one but two student volunteers to The Key. As well as working on a special project with us, Evie and Emily have been trained up as new VPMs. Meet Evie here!

Can you help take The Key's marketing to the next level and provide some extra strategy and planning capacity? Find out more