Online School
Full-Time Digital Learning with Accredited Outcome
Keys Online School completes our pathway by delivering full‑time, accredited online provision that supports reintegration or onward transition, linking back to earlier stages if intensity needs to reduce.
Keys Inclusion Pathways
Keys Inclusion Pathways offer a range of trauma-informed and technology-enabled education opportunities. For those learners who cannot currently access traditional or specialist schools, they take education ‘beyond the classroom’, delivering personalised learning designed to help children re-engage with education safely, confidently and sustainably.
What Is Keys Online School?
Keys Online School is a full-time, structured digital provision that provides high-quality, accredited education entirely through an online platform. Designed for learners who cannot attend a physical school, the Online School offers 25+ hours of education each week and meets all seven Independent School Standards curriculum areas, ensuring a rigorous, broad and balanced curriculum.
Learners access daily, timetabled lessons delivered by qualified teachers, supported by integrated wellbeing sessions, progress tracking, targeted intervention and optional enhancement activities. This model ensures continuity, routine and connection—key factors in rebuilding confidence and sustaining engagement for learners who have struggled to access traditional education.
Who It Is For
Keys Online School is uniquely suited to learners who require a safe, predictable and flexible approach to learning, including:
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Learners with Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS) arrangements
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Children and young people experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
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Learners with SEMH needs who benefit from reduced sensory demands, structure and therapeutic wraparound
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Children who are electively home educated but require a formal, accredited curriculum
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Learners preparing for blended or gradual reintegration into physical settings
The Online School enables learners to maintain educational continuity at times when attending a physical school is not possible, appropriate or emotionally safe.
A Full Curriculum With Accredited Outcomes
Learners follow a complete timetable aligned to national curriculum expectations and exam requirements. The curriculum includes:
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Core subjects including English, Maths and Science
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Humanities, Arts, ICT and PSHE
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Optional subjects and enrichment depending on age and stage
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Qualifications including Functional Skills, GCSE-equivalent awards and modular accreditations
Progress is tracked continuously through both academic data and engagement measures, enabling early intervention and tailored support.
Therapeutic Integration and Wraparound Support
Keys Online School integrates therapeutic principles throughout the school day. Learners benefit from:
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Predictable routines and relational consistency
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Trauma-informed practice and supportive communication
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Guided wellbeing sessions and self-regulation tools
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Optional in-person sessions for therapeutic work, socialisation or key worker support
This structure reduces stress, supports emotional regulation and creates the psychological safety needed for learning to take place.
Keys Online School FAQ's
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What is Keys Online School?
Keys Online School provides a full-time digital education programme, offering more than 25 hours of structured learning each week.
The programme delivers an accredited curriculum entirely online.
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Who is Keys Online School suitable for?
It supports learners who:
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Are unable to attend a physical school
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Experience EBSA or anxiety around school environments
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Access EOTAS provision
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Require a predictable, low-sensory learning environment
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Are electively home educated but need a formal curriculum
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What subjects are taught?
Learners access a broad curriculum covering the Independent School Standards, including:
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English
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Maths
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Science
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Humanities
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PSHE
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Digital learning
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Enrichment opportunities
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Are qualifications available?
Yes. Learners can work towards recognised qualifications depending on their learning pathway and age.
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Are there opportunities for social interaction?
Yes. Learners may access:
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Optional in-person activities
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Enrichment opportunities
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Structured social engagement where appropriate
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What outcomes does the online school support?
Keys Online School helps learners:
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Maintain consistent education
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Achieve recognised qualifications
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Build independence and confidence
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Prepare for future reintegration into education or training
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View all Keys Inclusion Pathways
Keys Inclusion Pathways offer a range of trauma-informed and technology-enabled education opportunities. For those learners who cannot currently access traditional or specialist schools, they take education ‘beyond the classroom’, delivering personalised learning designed to help children re-engage with education safely, confidently and sustainably.
Flexibility With Connection
While delivered entirely online, the approach remains highly relational. Learners participate in live lessons, small-group activities and 1:1 sessions that ensure they feel seen, supported and connected. Optional enrichment days or occasional in-person sessions offer additional opportunities for social development, confidence building and community.
A Safe, Sustainable Route Back Into Learning
Keys Online School provides a full educational experience for learners who need an approach that is safe, structured and deeply personalised. By combining academic rigour with trauma-informed practice and digital accessibility, it ensures that every learner can continue to learn, progress and achieve, no matter the barriers they face to attending a physical school.
Many learners use the Online School as a stepping stone toward blended or full in-person reintegration, supported by the stability, structure and confidence they gain.
Make a Referral or Enquiry
We welcome referrals and enquiries from parents and local authorities. To discuss how Keys Education can support your child, please contact us using the form below or reach out to our admissions team directly.
