DAPH Update: Spring Term | 1 March 2016 | Issue 4
Devon County Council sent this bulletin at 01-03-2016 02:50 PM GMT
 School Census and School Workforce Census Checking ServiceCommunication dated 18 February 2016 from Sue Clarke, Head of Education & Learning, regarding the in depth school census and workforce census checking service to support administrators in submitting accurate census returns. READ MORE (link to briefing letter which provides a timeline of scheduled changes within the school census process). Contact for more information: Education Information Team at census@devon.gov.uk  Headlines - 1 March 2016Read the latest issues of Headlines from Sue Clarke, Head of Education and Learning. Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletinsThe Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins are issued weekly in term time. See EFA e-bulletins: 11 February 2016 (issue 118) For Academies: 11 February 2016 (issue 118) 25 February 2016 (issue 119) | For Academies: 25 February 2016 (issue 119) To subscribe to these bulletins email EFA.bulletin@education.gsi.gov.uk Read more about the Education Funding Agency  Meeting between Sue Clarke and all Headteachers/Principals of maintained schools onlySue Clarke, Head of Education & Learning, has set up a series of informal meetings for headteachers of maintained schools to share how the local authority sees its role in a more autonomous education landscape. It is also an opportunity for schools to raise any ideas, issues or concerns they may have in relation to their school, local context or around national issues. Dates and venues of meetings confirmed as:
In order to plan expected numbers, please confirm your attendance to: Louisa Roach | louisa.roach@devon.gov.uk  New Interim Head of Children’s Social WorkJennie Stephens, Strategic Director People, and Cllr James McInnes, Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Skills, are pleased to announce that, following a recruitment process, the new interim Head of Children’s Social Work has been appointed. Jo Olsson, who has most recently been working as interim Director of Children’s Services for the States of Jersey, will be joining Devon County Council on 14 March, to commence a four-week handover period with Fiona Fitzpatrick, our current interim Head of Children’s Social Work. New whistleblowing advice line for professionalsAdvice line for anyone concerned about how workplace child protection issues are being handled
 School capital funding allocations: 2015 to 2018School condition allocations and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations for 2015 to 2018. For further reading and links READ MORE on the DfE website Schools financial efficiency: metric toolA tool to provide schools in England with an indication of their efficiency compared with similar schools | READ MORE Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM)The DfE has posted an update to its universal infant free school meals website page stating that the extra funding for small schools had been discontinued | READ MORE Reminder: School websites | what maintained schools must publish onlineEvery maintained school must publish specific information on its website to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | READ MORE Financial EfficiencyA DfE tool to provide schools with an indication of their efficiency compared with similar schools. READ MORE Department for Education: single departmental plan 2015 to 2020The DfE's single departmental plan describes the Department for Education's priority objectives for 2015 to 2020 | READ MORE Counselling in schoolsDepartmental advice for schools about setting up and improving counselling services for pupils. READ MORE on the DfE website Department for Education: single departmental plan 2015 to 2020The DfE's single departmental plan describes the Department for Education's priority objectives for 2015 to 2020 | READ MORE  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.
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 Budget Allocations 2015-16: Budget Notification Letter and CalculatorThe Budget Calculator and Notification Letter are now available on the Schools webpages for all Devon Mainstream Schools. Special Schools and Nursery Schools are planned to get separate notifications by 6 March 2015 Note: Academies and Free Schools receive their notifications direct from the EFA | 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.  REMINDER: School Holiday Emergency Contact DetailsIn order for the multi-agency safeguarding processes in the MASH to be as effective as possible in protecting children, schools are being asked to provide contact details of a nominated person or persons who can be contacted by the MASH during school holidays. The nominated person will only be contacted when it is felt essential to have information from the school about the child as part of the multi-agency child protection decision making process. Please provide these details to the Education MASH Researcher Louisa.rockey@babcockinternational.com The s175 audit in September 2016 will include a question asking schools to confirm that they have provided a school holiday contact number to the MASH. REMINDER: Deadline for submitting Safeguarding Audit 2015 is now overdueA number of schools have yet to submit their safeguarding audit and although the closing date was 31 December 2015 we would urge those schools to submit their online audit as soon as possible. Schools would have received instructions by email with details on how to complete the return via Survey Monkey together with some important FAQs and a Quick Guide to Completion. Contact the Safeguarding Team: 
DAG Newsletters - Issue 95, 25th February out nowDevon Association of Governors (DAG) e-newsletter, the fortnightly digest of the articles published in the DAG website. Devon Association of Primary Headteachers |
