**DAPH Spring Briefing - Last Chance to Book**
Thursday 12th February 2015
9.15 am to 3.30 pm
Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton
including:
The new 'Excellence for All Programme' and important information on the new Data Dashboard which schools will receive in April
Safeguarding Update and SEN Audit
Developing a Whole School Approach to addressing E-Safety issues
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Building Trust and Confidence in Your School
4 March 2015 - Tiverton Hotel
A free training day for Headteachers and Heads of Teaching and Learning on how to deal with complaints and expressions of dissatisfaction lodged against schools and their staff and governors, to include dealing with vexatious complaints and posting of unreasonable content on social media.
Further information>>
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Leading Learning with Mike Hughes
17 March 2015 - Tiverton Hotel
Following our hugely popular Spring 2014 event, Mike Hughes will be returning to Devon in March 2015 with more ideas and more challenge to help raise standards in your school.
Further information>>
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Read the latest edition of Headlines dated 3 February 2015. Read More>>
The current Devon Maintenance
Partnership arrangement expires on 31 March 2015. A new Agreement has been
established and DCC’s Built Environment Team has recently written to schools
requesting their confirmation that they wish to join the scheme. The response
is required by 27 February 2015.
The annual
cost of the Agreement will be lower than with the previous Agreement at
£10.00 per pupil, based on the numbers on roll as January 2015. For
those schools that have LPG or mains gas, there will be an additional charge of
£0.50 per pupil. The defined services within the Agreement can be found at this
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Please contact Chris Jay or Rob Gilbert at NPS or Chris Dyer at DCC if you have any queries.
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins are issued weekly in term time. To subscribe to these bulletins email EFA.bulletin@education.gsi.gov.uk
E-bulletin for colleges, schools, local authorities and other providers:
29 January 2015
5 February 2015
E-bulletin for academies:
29 January 2015
5 February 2015
Read the latest HR One Newsletter for schools and academies dated January 2015. Read More>>
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Safer Internet Day - 10th February 2015
In preparation for Safer Internet Day, the UK Safer Internet Centre has produced resource packs for schools to use with 3-11-year-olds and 11-19-year-olds, as well as the parent and carer pack. These provide lots of ideas to help schools, youth groups and other organisations get involved. Read More>>
Don't forget that the forthcoming DAPH Briefing has a session on 'Developing a Whole School Approach to addressing E-Safety issues.'
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Read the latest 'Keeping Devon's Children Safe' update from Devon County Council. Read More>>
Read the latest Safeguarding Update dated January 2015 from Babcock LDP. Read More>>
As part of the ongoing Safeguarding Improvement Action Plan, Professor Jones, Chair of Children’s Safeguarding Improvement Board (SIB) has asked us to approach headteachers to provide a further update on your recent experiences of child protection services within Devon.
Appreciating how busy school leaders are, we wonder if it would be possible for you or your Designated Safeguarding Officer complete this short survey.
To meeting reporting deadlines set by SIB, we need to gather this information before February half term, in time for the next meeting in early March, so would be very grateful if you could submit this information no later than Friday 13th February. Thank you for your assistance.
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Ofsted News
Read the latest issue of Ofsted News dated January 2015. Read More>>
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Read the new Departmental advice for headteachers, governing bodies and aspiring headteachers. Read More>>
This survey is a free, nationally recognised pupil's health behaviour survey. Additional training dates now available (24 / 26 February) due to increased demand. Read More>>
When attending meetings of DEF, sub-groups and other statutory or working groups, DAPH Representatives also provide a summary of key messages and issues affecting the primary phase.
For 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.
DAPH representatives on DEF with effect from 1 September 2014:
Jamie Stone - Denbury Primary School jstone@denbury.devon.sch.uk
Paul Walker - Sidmouth CofE Primary School pwalker@sidmouth-primary.devon.sch.uk
Alun Dobson - Marwood Primary School adobson@marwood.devon.sch.uk
Jonathan Bishop (Academy) - Broadclyst Primary School jbishop@bcps.org.uk
Date of Next DEF Meeting:- 18 March 2015. Minutes of the meeting dated 21 January 2015 can be found 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 School Organisation, Capital and Admissions sub-group of Devon Education Forum, visit the SOCA website.
Following the SOCA meeting of 6 January 2015, the Annual Update on Provision of School Places is available to view on the SOCA website. For queries relating to this update, please contact either Simon Niles or Christine McNeil.
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
A recent article from the Sunday Express of 18 January - Charlotte Marten, Headteacher of Rugby High School and Chair of Grammar School Head's Association calls for an overhaul of the current funding system. Read More>>
There is a free training seminar for school-based childcare providers (eg those running a breakfast, after-school or holiday club) wishing to develop inclusion for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Read More>>
Babcock LDP Governor Support Team has recently published (for subscribing schools)
Updated guidance for Governing Bodies on Headteacher Appraisal and Salary Review
Checklist for Maintained Schools, Spring 2015
The World Book Day website includes a Teachers Toolkit with information about this year’s £1 books, assembly plans, display materials, activity sheets and information to share with parents/carers. Read More>>
Bigfoot Arts Education is offering Creative Literacy Programmes for World Book Day and Shakespeare Week. Read More>>
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