DAPH Update - Autumn 2015 - Issue 2 - 20 October 2015

DAPH UPDATE

Autumn 2015 - Issue 2 - 20 October 2015

Events
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Reservations are now being taken for the

DAPH Annual School Leadership Conference 2016

Further details regarding pricing options to follow but for now, register your place by completing the ONLINE BOOKING FORM

The event is taking place at The Saunton Sands Hotel on 13th and 14th October 2016. Details of keynote speakers and seminars will follow in due course.

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Briefing

The All-Region Autumn 2015 Briefing is being held on 11 November 2015 at The Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton. Registration opens at 8.45am.

AGENDA          BOOK NOW          DELEGATE LIST (as at 19 October 2015)

Speakers  include:

Sir David Carter, Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West

Tony Draper, President, National Association of Headteachers

Latest DAPH Updates and information on the newly launched

Early Help 4 Mental Health (EH4MH) Service

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Spring Conference

Bookings are now open for the DAPH Spring Conference at The Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.

This event is aimed at Middle Leaders and New or Aspiring Headteachers and will offer:-

  • Seminars and interactive workshops run by current practising school leaders
  • Exhibition Suite showcasing the latest technology, products and services to improve your working environment
  • Evening meal and networking opportunities
  • Residential and non-residential options to suit

Confirmed speakers include Professor Guy Claxton, Richard Gerver and a representative from Ofsted HMI.

Residential - £250                          Non-Residential - £200                       BOOK NOW

Guidance

Reminder: update your contact information

Please remember that you should inform the EFA of any changes to your contact details using ‘My Contact Information’ in the EFA Information Exchange.

This is a requirement for certain roles in academy trusts as defined in Academies Financial Handbook and important for all institutions. Information about My Contact Information is on GOV.UK.

Leadership Development
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School Leadership Support Service (SLSS) 

The School Leadership Support Service offers a personal and confidential service to all school leaders via telephone and email during term time.

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01392 380518 or 07970 905511   slss-mailbox@devon.gov.uk

Recommended Reading

Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins are issued weekly in term time.

e-bulletin Issues 102 - 104 dated October 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

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Browne Jacobson Multi-academy Trusts Road Shows

What you need to know about joining an existing multi-academy trust or creating your own.
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Michelmores' Schools Update - September 2015

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School Improvement

System Leader Designation Rounds

The Department for Education has opened the next round of applications for:

The deadline for each is Friday 6 November 2015. Read more >>

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New support for schools website – DCC Web Team needs your help!

The DCC Web Team is developing a new website to provide continued support for schools. Please see the development of the site here https://beta.devon.gov.uk/schoolssupport/. This will replace the existing Just for Schools webpages.

As our target audience the Web Team  would really appreciate you taking the time to use the link above to the new site and provide as much feedback as possible.

Please use the online feedback form to submit responses.

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Benchmarking

The EFA has updated the Schools Financial Benchmarking website with the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) data collected for the financial year 2014 to 2015.

This website allows maintained schools to compare their income and expenditure profile against similar schools as directed in the ‘Value for money’ section of the Schools Financial Value Standards (SFVS) assessment. Read more >>

Engage
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Devon Remembers WW1 archive collection

Were you involved in a First World War community project in 2014? However small your project, the Devon Remembers Heritage Project is keen to include your findings in a new WW1 archive collection.

School Governance
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Devon Association of Governors (DAG) newsletter, the fortnightly digest of the articles published in the DAG website.

Subscribe here >>

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Training: Effective Governance for Headteachers
Getting the best from your governing body

17th November 2015 at Padbrook Park Golf Club, Cullompton

(9.30am - 12.30pm with lunch)

This course is not only aimed at new heads, but also at any headteacher who would like to improve governance at their school. It's free to Headteachers whose schools subscribe to Governor Support.

For more info and how to book a place Read More>> 

Curriculum
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Music Mark – Free School Membership

 

Many schools have applied for Music Mark School Membership and feedback from music practitioners across the county has been very positive indeed. If your school is interested in applying.....Read more >>

 

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Primary Language Training

Are you or your teaching staff looking for support to teach French/Spanish at KS2?

Are you or your staff ready to meet the new statutory requirements of language teaching?

For details of forthcoming Primary Language Events funded by the DfE click here >>

DEvon Education Forum

When attending meetings of Devon Education Forum (DEF), its sub-groups and other statutory or working groups, DAPH Representatives provide a summary of key messages and issues affecting the primary phase.

For full minutes of recent meetings of the DEF and LA working groups which report to DEF please visit the DEF website and follow the appropriate links.

Details of Membership on DEF with effect from 1 September 2015 are available here >>

Date of next DEF :- 21 October 2015. Agenda and minutes of previous meetings  available here >>

To contact the Forum: schools.forum@devon.gov.uk         Tel: 01392 382305

Schools Finance

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 Organisation, Capital and Admissions

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.

Safeguarding and Early Help
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Area Safeguarding Forums

Babcock LDP is commissioned by Devon CC to provide safeguarding support to schools. This is delivered through regular safeguarding newsletters, the s175 online audit, the development of guidance and model policies and termly Safeguarding Forums. The Safeguarding Forums are half-day sessions when Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) are able to get together and discuss up-to-date safeguarding issues which are causing concern in schools. Read more >>

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New School Nurse Offer in Devon* affecting your pupils

Devon Integrated Children’s Service invites all schools to send representatives to the New School Nurse Core Offer engagement events to be held over the autumn term to find out more about the ‘New’ offer and for you to meet some of the team delivering the service at schools across Devon County Council’s area.

Read more >>                                                               (* excluding Plymouth & Torbay)

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Keeping Devon Children Safe


The September issue of Keeping Devon's Children Safe from Devon County Council September was issued on 30 September. Read more >>

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THINGS ARE CHANGING AT DEVON ICS…….

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Driven by feedback from our service users and partners, and supported by our Commissioners, Devon ICS is nearing completion of a project that will transform the way in which children, their families and our partners access our Integrated Care Services. Our new model will deliver consistent, county-wide access that will improve the experiences of both our children and our providers at all stages of their care pathway.

What we are doing: Read More>>

And Finally
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The West Buckland Bursary Programme bursary programme is unusual, if not unique, in the south west in its offer of fully funded rolling bursaries.  Each year, three bursaries will be awarded from Year 7 through to and including Year 11. The first three recipients started at the school in September 2012. Currently, twelve pupils are on the programme. By 2016, the Foundation will be supporting fifteen pupils at any given point. Read more >>

 

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BBC Ten Pieces Screenings at the Exeter University Great Hall

Devon Music Education Hub (DMEH) is hosting screenings of the BBC Ten Pieces films at the Exeter University Great Hall Free of Charge on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th November 2015. School groups can enjoy the Ten Pieces film Part 1 or the Brand New Ten Pieces Part 2, both showcasing classical music to fire the imaginations of pupils. Read more >>

 

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Learn to Live Conference

Friday 6 November 2015 - 9.30am - 3.00pm

Learn to Live

 The Learn to Live Group led by a cohort of “outstanding” Primary, Secondary and Special Schools in Devon, would like to invite you to a "Learn to Live" conference taking place on Friday 6 November at St Mellions Resort in Saltash.

The Learn to Live movement provides an effective way of hearing the voice of children and young people through a person centred approach.  Supported by the Devon Education Forum, it has been successfully rolled out to selected Devon mainstream and special schools.

For cost, programme details and how to book a delegate place
Read More>>                                             www.learn2live.info