 School teachers’ pay and conditions 2015
The Department for Education has published new statutory guidance on pay and conditions for teachers in England and Wales for 2015. Read more >>
Advice on developing your school’s approach to pay is also available.
Model Pay Policy 2015
HR ONE’s model Pay Policy has been developed to reflect the
School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document 2015 which comes in to effect for
maintained schools from 1 September 2015. Consultation with trade unions has
been completed and the Policy is now available to download >>
Important Clarification: In relation to the above, HR
have issued further guidance to clarify the situation regarding the 2% pay
uplift to the maximum of the teachers main pay range from September 2015. Read more >>
Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins are issued weekly
in term time.
e-bulletin Issues 98 - 101 dated September 2015
Click above to access both versions for (1) academies
and (2) colleges, schools, local authorities and other providers.
To subscribe to these bulletins email EFA.bulletin@education.gsi.gov.uk
The Key Summer report 2015:
School leaders’ concerns about pupil wellbeing
The Key surveyed its members to learn about their views on pupil wellbeing. School leaders were asked to select which out of a possible 14 health and safeguarding issues were concerning them.
Read more >>
 ‘Excellence for All’ self-evaluation submission deadline 30th September
Read more under School Improvement below.
DfE School Census Date: Thursday 1st October 2015
Return Date: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Guidance and links to websites >>
Devon Music Education Hub (DMEH) –
Annual Return to Arts Council England (ACE) Autumn 2015
Continued funding of the Devon Music Education Hub depends upon ‘a completed, satisfactory annual submission’. Read more >>
All Local Learning Communities and schools benefit from this funding and are therefore requested to complete the following Survey Form as a condition of ongoing support.
Deadline for completion is Monday 5th October
Safeguarding Audit 2015
Schools should have received instructions by email with details
on how to complete this year's return via Survey Monkey together with
some important FAQs and a Quick Guide to Completion.
Closing date for returns: 31 December 2015.
2016-17 Schools Funding Consultation
Thank you to everyone who attended the recent Briefing sessions
and who responded to the recent 2016-17 Schools Funding Consultation. The
results will be considered by headteacher representatives on Schools Finance
Group at its next meeting on 7 October ahead of Devon Education Forum on 21
October 2015.
In the meantime, the
consultation documentation and presentation can be found on the DCC School
Finance website.
Academies Financial Handbook 2015
This handbook is issued by the Education Funding Agency (EFA)
and applies to all academy trusts and free schools effective from 1
September 2015. It sets out the responsibilities and requirements relating
to academy trusts’ financial governance and management. Read more >>
Excellence for All Programme
Devon County Council (DCC) has an ambition that all schools in
Devon will be rated good or outstanding and Babcock LDP have been working in
partnership with DCC and schools to create a new school improvement strategy,
Excellence for All.
Schools will have received a
hard copy of the ‘Excellence for All’ publication in June
2015 which describes the strategy to realise this ambition. Read more >>
Self-evaluation submissions
deadline 30th September 2015.
Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH) Service Update
The Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH) service supports the drive for early-intervention services and fosters cultural change in the ways schools tackle mental health problems. The EH4MH service is split into three elements:
- school support delivered by Virgin Care,
- direct support for children and young people delivered by Young Devon and Xenzone (Kooth),
- targeted parenting support delivered by the Children’s Centres.
Read more >>
Improving the lives of children and young people in Devon - A guide to how it all fits together
New arrangements are now in place around the roles and responsibilities of the key children’s strategic groups, and how they will work together and share information on their work. The Strategic Groups include:
- Children Young People and Families (CYPF) Alliance
- Devon Safeguarding Children Board (DSCB)
- Devon Health and Wellbeing Board
- The Safer Devon Partnership
- The Devon Education Forum (DEF)
Click here or an explanation of each of the groups, how they relate to each other and Devon Strategic Governance Diagram for Children.
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The Devon Children’s Improvement
Plan
The Devon Children’s Improvement Plan sets out DCC's ambition
to get to ‘Good’, following the Ofsted inspection which took place earlier
this year. An Outcomes Summary identifying key priorities for 2015/16 has
also been developed.
Read more >>
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Changes to education inspection from September 2015
Ofsted published the final versions of the revised guidance on
school inspections which came into effect this term. The new Common Inspection
Framework (CIF) is designed to provide consistency and comparability across
Ofsted’s education inspections. The framework and accompanying guidance is
available on the Department for Education’s website.
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full minutes of recent meetings of the Devon Education Forum (DEF) and
LA working groups which report to DEF please visit the DEF website and follow the appropriate links.
Next DEF Meeting 21 October 2015. Minutes of meeting 24 June 2015 are now available to view on the DEF website.
To contact the Forum: schools.forum@devon.gov.uk Tel: 01392 382305
To view the objectives, Terms of Reference and minutes of
meetings for Schools' Finance Group, which is a sub-group of Devon Education
Forum, visit the SFG website.
School’s Audit Bulletin Autumn 2015
School’s Audit Bulletin provided by Devon Audit Partnership with
the latest audit guidance
Read more >>
To view the objectives, Terms of Reference and minutes of
meetings for School Organisation, Capital and Admissions (SOCA), which is a
sub-group of Devon Education Forum, visit the SOCA website.
Important Changes in School Admissions
Notification of changes within the Admissions Team, including
new contact emails and telephone numbers. Read more >>
The Admissions Directory & Step by Step Booklet
These booklets have been rewritten, combined into a new Step
by Step booklet. School information has been combined in a separate
document which will be available online: The Admissions Directory. To
view/download these documents online, click here >>
Letter to schools
from Andrew Brent, Policy and Strategy Officer : Read more >>
Read the latest issues of
Keeping Devon's Children Safe from Devon County Council issued during the
school holidays:
July 2015 Update August 2015 Update
DCC Children’s Social Work Contacts
Details of Devon County Council’s Children’s Social Work and
Child Protection area based teams: Northern, Mid & East, Exeter and
Southern are available here >>. This
information will be updated at the beginning of each new term.
 Safeguarding Update 12 - 2015
Includes essential updates on Safeguarding and Early Help. Read more>>
Area Safeguarding Forums
Half-day sessions when
Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are able to meet and discuss up-to-date
safeguarding issues which are causing concern in schools. Read more >>
Model Safeguarding Policy 2015 (updated August 2015)
Schools should review their
existing Policy noting that Babcock LDP has recently updated its Whole School Model Safeguarding and Child Protection
Policy and Procedures.
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
New Guidance Document
issued for Schools. Read more >>
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High Needs Funding Arrangements 2016 to 2017
The Education Funding Agency
have issued Guidance on High needs funding arrangements: 2016 to 2017.
Congratulations and welcome to all new and acting
Headteachers taking up new posts in Devon secondary schools this term and
we look forward to seeing you at one of our forthcoming events.
Colyton Grammar School - Headteacher - Jayne Wainwright
Dartmouth Academy - Acting Principal - Tina Graham
Tavistock College - Principal - Sarah Jones
The Park Community School, Barnstaple - Headteacher - Gareth Roscoe
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