DASH Update - Issue 2 - Autumn Term 2015
Devon County Council sent this bulletin at 22-10-2015 10:39 AM BST
1 FREE Place for all Devon Secondary Schools to attend the
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DASH are offering a free place to Devon secondary schools (who are members of DASH) to attend the ASCL Annual Conference in Birmingham on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th March 2016. Your ticket will be paid for by DASH (1 place per school) and includes accommodation and the Saturday night meal (travel arrangements not included) . The event offers two days of intensive training and debate, inspirational keynote speakers, interactive seminars led by experts, information and ideas.
Further details and an outline of the programme is advertised on the ASCL website
For booking information Read more>> . Once booked online, please forward your invoice to:-
Devon County Council - DASH c/o Clyst Vale Community College, Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3AJ and ensure that you include full details of your conference place and reference to the ASCL event. Please also ensure your invoice states 'Devon County Council - DASH c/o Clyst Vale Communicy College. Invoices can be emailed directly to financepsf@clystvale.org
Ofsted Briefing: The PREVENT Duty and its implications for schools
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Plymouth Council House on 17 November 2015 from 1pm to 2.45pmThis briefing is for Heads and Designated Safeguarding Leads, Chairs of Governors, Local Authority Education Officers, PREVENT Partners/Leads (Devon, Cornwall and Torbay). Read more>> Programme The event is being held at the Council House (map) and is FREE, but please book your place by contacting Linda Barretto at linda.barretto@plymouth.gov.uk.
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Preparing for Adulthood Strategy Consultation
Preparing for Adulthood means getting ready to move from childhood into adult life, it starts when a young person is 14 and may continue until they are 25. Devon County Council and its partners have a responsibility in regard to young people preparing for adulthood, who are likely to continue to have needs into their adult lives. Read more>>
Consultation closes Friday 18 December 2015
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Devon Remembers WW1 archive collectionWere 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. |
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.
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
Browne Jacobson Multi-academy Trusts Road Shows
What you need to know about joining an existing multi-academy
trust or creating your own.
Read more >>
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Michelmores' Schools Update - September 2015
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SecEd prides itself on being written by teachers, for teachers and offering a positive and constructive voice for teachers and school leaders working in secondary education across the UK. To receive the weekly SecEd bulletin Register here>> |
System Leader Designation Rounds
The Department for Education has opened the next round of applications for:
- teaching schools
- national leaders of education (NLEs)/national support schools (NSS)
- national leaders of governance (NLGs)
The deadline for each is Friday 6 November 2015. Read more >>
Co-Opted Member of the DASH Executive Committee
The DASH Executive are looking to co-opt a new member from a maintained school either north or south of the county. Meetings are typically held near Exeter, and agendas include discussion on training and events, issues from representative groups such as Devon Education Forum and Schools Finance Group, plus local area issues. Anyone interested in joining the committee should initially contact the DASH Co-Ordinator Kevin Bawn, Principal at Clyst Vale Community College bawnk@clystvale.org
New Representative for the Devon Education Funding Group
The Devon Education Funding Group is looking to recruit a new DASH representative to join the team. Meetings normally take place at Milford House in Exeter, and the group review applications from schools for grants to fund ambitious and innovative ideas that will benefit learners in Devon from 0-25 years of age.
Anyone interested in joining this group should email Kevin Bawn, DASH Co-Ordintator bawnk@clystvale.org
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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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 >>
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School performance tables – an alternative approach
Headteacher unions ASCL and NAHT, together with United Learning (an independent school and academy group) and PiXL (specialists in raising education standards), have set up a website showing alternative performance tables for schools.
A key difference between these and the Department for Education’s tables is that they include all GCSE results, not just the first entry. An updated version of the website was launched over the summer, and there is now also the option for schools to upload information about their extracurricular activities, ethos and facilities. The school’s profile will also now link to Ofsted’s Parent View and give pupils the chance to leave comments, to which the school can respond.
Schools which upload this information to the website will receive a personalised report. The website is free to use and schools can sign up here.
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Devon Association of Governors (DAG) newsletter, the fortnightly digest of the articles published in the DAG website. New members Subscribe here >> |
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>>
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Music Mark – Free School MembershipMany 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 >> If you would like your school to be nominated to join Music Mark’s ‘School Membership’ please complete the table in the above 'Read more' link and return to ken.parr@babcockinternational.com by 23rd October. |
When attending meetings of Devon Education Forum (DEF), its sub-groups and other statutory or working groups, DASH Representatives provide a summary of key messages and issues affecting the secondary 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
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.
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.
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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The September issue of Keeping Devon's Children Safe from Devon County Council September was issued on 30 September. Read more >> |
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)
THINGS ARE CHANGING AT DEVON ICS…….
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>>
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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 >>
The strict deadline for applications is November 9th 2015
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 >>
Learn to Live Conference
Friday 6 November 2015 - 9.30am - 3.00pm
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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
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Devon Association of Secondary Headteachers
c/o DAPH Office – Venture House,
One Capital Court,
Bittern Road,
Sowton Industrial Estate,
Exeter EX2 7FW
Tel: 01392 380518
Email: daph@devon.gov.uk