DASH Update: Autumn Term | 21 September 2016 | Issue 1
Devon County Council sent this bulletin at 21-09-2016 02:06 PM BST
ASCL Annual Conference | 10&11 March 2017
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DASH invites school leaders to attend next year's ASCL Annual Conference and is offering one FREE place to Devon secondary schools (who are members of DASH) to attend the event in Birmingham on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th March 2017. Your ticket will be paid for by DASH (1 place per school) and includes accommodation and the Saturday night meal (travel arrangements not included). Please note that this arrangment is only applicable for bookings made on or before 28 October 2016 (i.e. during the Early Bird discount offer - see the ASCL website for further details).
HOW TO BOOK | see the ASCL website for booking and event details.
ACCOMMODATION | Those wishing to book a free place, please book your accommodation directly with the selected hotel Hampton by Hilton, Birmingham Broad Street (i.e. for the Friday night accommodation).
REIMBURSEMENT BY DASH | invoices for reimbursement should be directed to
Jodie Carson | Coombeshead Academy | jodie.carson@tast.org.uk
This full day conference is very much a follow-on event for those who attended in June and will provide you with the opportunity to hear excellent speakers including Roger Pope, Chair of the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) and a further update from Rebecca Clark, Regional Schools Commissioner SW. Additional sessions will include invited guest speakers from established MATs within the South West Region to share their knowledge and experience around the following topics:-
- Vision, ethos and governance | the role of members, trustees and schemes of delegation
- System leadership | MAT structures and the role of the CEO
- Legal | consultation, establishment of a Trust, funding agreements and navigating the complexities of Property & Employment law
- School improvement strategy | system leadership working within a self – improving system
- Effective management of resources | single budget, academy finance ‘top ten’
- MAT growth / sponsorship | managing growth
A G E N D A | DOWNLOAD
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T A R G E T A U D I E N C E | chief executive officers, headteachers, governors, school business managers & senior leadership teams from schools planning to convert to academy status. Attendees from existing academies are also welcome to attend.
Already booked? View the D E L E G A T E L I S T (as at 160916)
C H A R G E | £75 for first delegate per school, £50 for additional bookings
H O W T O B O O K | Booking essential via the ONLINE BOOKING FORM
Absence in term time – advice and guidance for Headteachers
This GUIDANCE DOCUMENT, developed by a working group of Headteachers and facilitated by the Education Welfare Service, has been developed in order to try and support schools achieve a greater degree of consistency across Devon when considering parental requests for authorised absences in term time.
Headlines is a regular newsletter from Dawn Stabb, Acting Head of Education and Learning. Read the lastest issue HERE
Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins
Read the latest e-bulletins for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and other post-16 providers | READ MORE
Sue Clarke's Farewell Message
Warm tributes have been paid to our Head of Education and Learning, Sue Clarke, who retired this summer.
Chief Executive, Phil Norrey, said Sue had been in the job for five years during a period of unprecedented change in education with academies, free schools and other new forms of governance | READ MORE
New Leadership Structure | Message from Phil Norrey
Over the coming months, we will be saying goodbye to two significant members of our leadership team, and their departure will give us the opportunity to look at changing the leadership structure of the County Council.With Heather Barnes, Strategic Director Place, choosing to retire in the autumn, and Sue Clarke, Head of Education and Learning, retiring this summer, we need to ensure our new structure is fit for purpose | READ MORE
Warning of inappropriate content being linked from school websites and printed material
from Tom Dixon | DCC Digital Delivery Team | contact webteam@devon.gov.uk
Urgent: we are recommending that all schools and website owners take the time to review their website for incorrect or broken links. In particular we are aware of two domain names that feature on many school websites that are no longer in use and are in fact now used for publishing inappropriate content.
www.childrensuniversityofdevon.org
If you link to either of these domain names our advice is to amend those links as soon as possible.
Devon School Admissions Service | Admissions Policy and Composite Prospectus
Items to look at as soon as you can regarding admissions:-
- Admissions policy for your school for 2017-18
- Admissions policy for your school for 2018-19
- Admissions Directory
- Admissions webpages for each school
- Governing Body meetings re Admissions
Interpreter Services for Parents with Hearing Impairment
See LETTER from Sue Clarke via the links below informing you of changes taking place for deaf/hearing impaired parents/carer who require BSL interpreters and the payment of a BSL interpreter service.
E V E N T | Not in God's Name | Saturday 5 November 2016
Tackling hatred and alienation in Devon
Venue | The Mint Methodist Church, Exeter EX4 3AT VIEW FLYER
To book a free place, contact gerry.rufolo@devon.gov.uk
For more information contact efpawson@gmail.com
Virgin Care – Summary of Stakeholder Survey results
At Virgin Care we are committed to developing and continually improving our relationships and engagement with our key stakeholders. In May we published a survey to help us build a picture of GPs’ and schools’ experiences of interacting with us and how easy it is to access our services. The attached document summarises the results of the survey and the actions we have put in place in response | READ MORE
Teachers Pay Award and Model Pay Policy 2016
HR ONE has published the September 2016 version of the Model Pay Policy which has been produced in light of the changes made to the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document effective from September 2016 | READ MORE
Teacher Union Secretaries / Consultees September 2106
The updated list of Teacher Union members for all consultations with all maintained schools and academies in Devon County as from September 2016 | READ MORE
Young Enterprise is the UK’s leading charity that empowers young people to harness their personal and business skills.
Marian Weston, Young Enterprise Manager for Devon said 'Young Enterprise offer a wide range of programmes for 4-25 year olds from one day masterclasses to year long programme. In addition to supporting the development of employability skills, all Young Enterprise programmes support Character Education helping schools ensure that all young people develop the skills and character to succeed academically, have a fulfilling career and make a positive contribution to British society'.
To find out about how to become part of our network please get in touch with Marian Weston
Email | marian.weston@y-e.org.uk Mobile | 07817 408434 | young-enterprise.org.uk
N E W | Babcock Education HIIT Resources
A new set of online resources have been developed with the aim of supporting schools with the social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. There are a variety of accessible documents to support the integration of new students as well as supporting the emotional wellbeing of existing pupils. All resources are free to download and these cover a wide range of areas, including:
- Tips for parents in relation to their child’s anxiety
- Good practice for transitions and reintegration
- Advice for teaching staff
- Resources regarding specific behavioural concerns
- Domestic Violence – Good Practice Support Guidance
- Developing Social Skills
- Guidance on the Sexual Development of CYP
For more information please visit babcock-education.co.uk/ldp/hiitresources
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.
- Details of Membership on DEF, agendas and full minutes of previous meetings and other information about DEF can be found on the DEF website
- Minutes of 22 June 2016 | READ MORE
- Date of next DEF 19 October 2016
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.
Financial Intervention Panel, Schools (FIPS)
FIPS meets regularly (weekly to fortnightly) to consider submissions. Schools are strongly encouraged to have explored the various support and development options available via the FIPS page before making a submission to the panel | READ MORE
F40 reacts to school funding announcment | July 2016
School funding campaign group f40 welcomed the commitment to fair funding for schools given by new Secretary of State for Education but the group has expressed concern at the further delay in moving to a fairer allocation system for children in schools in the poorest funded areas | READ MORE
For more F40 updates, visit the website f40.org.uk
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.
Elective Home Education Safeguarding Form
Safeguarding form for all schools to complete when a child comes
off roll for home education
Section 175/157 Safeguarding Annual Audit
Babcock LDP will be sending this year’s audit out to schools and settings week beginning 12 September. Whilst many of the questions are the same as in previous years, there are some new questions. In response to feedback, this year’s audit is on an Excel spreadsheet which will enable designated safeguarding leads to save and share it with colleagues. As in previous years, if the audit is not completed fully it will be returned. Please do not submit hard copies. The deadline for completion is 31 December 2016. A 100% return has been achieved for the last three years, but a lot of time is spent chasing schools which have not responded by the deadline, so please complete and return promptly. Any questions about the audit should be sent to Louisa.rockey@babcockinternational.com
Message from Cllr James McInnes July 2016 with updates from the latest Executive meeting of Devon’s Children, Young People and Families’ Alliance which took place on the 19th July 2016. |
Babcock Safeguarding Update
Read the September 2016 issue.
Devon Safeguarding Children Board | Updates
Read the latest newsletter September 2016
Save the
date | DSCB Annual Conference 2017
'Adolescents – Risk and Protection'
Wednesday 1 March 2017 - Exeter Racecourse. Further details in the newsletter link above.
Useful DSCB documents | See online links to the DSCB Constitution, Business Plan 2016-17 and Plan on a Page have now been published on the DSCB website
devonsafeguardingchildren.org | How to C O N T A C T the DSCB
New Sub Category for Children subject of a child protection plan
Nicky Scutt, Senior Manager, Safeguarding | contact nicky.scutt@devon.gcsx.gov.uk
As from 20th July the existing four categories, physical, sexual, neglect and emotional abuse will all have the sub category of domestic abuse.
When you are considering making children subject of a plan where domestic abuse is a significant factor, please use the appropriate main category and sub category of domestic abuse.
We have added this sub category as a result of feedback from parents, who have struggled to understand what the concerns are. Hopefully it will enable you to be more specific with parents about the nature of the concerns and it will enable the capturing of specific data on domestic abuse.
Keeping Devon's Children Safe | August 2016 N E W S L E T T E R
Social Work Contact for Schools
Details of Devon County Council’s Children’s Social Work and Child Protection area based teams
New SEND website content
Read the COMMUNICATION to education settings to inform them of the new SEND website to enable professionals to access guidance and electronic forms relevant to SEN.
SEND Helpline | advice and support on SEND processes
View / download the F L Y E R
Advice and support on SEND Processes. Please note that the helpline is now available 12-4pm
Contact | Helpline: 01392 287248 on Tuesdays 12-4pm (term-time)
Email: LDP-SencoHelpline@babcockinternational.com
DAG e-newsletter Issue 104 | 21 July 2016
Devon Association of Governors (DAG) e-newsletter, the fortnightly digest of the articles published in the DAG website. In order to open these news articles, you need to log in to the DAG website first. To register, please complete the website registration form
Free DAG Autumn Conference registration now open
Saturday morning, 19th November 2016 at County Hall, Exeter | BOOK NOW
Celebration of headteachers service to Devon's children
A celebration of nearly 200 years of service to children in Devon by eight headteachers has been held by the county’s schools chiefs.
The leader of Devon County Council, John Hart, and the Cabinet Member for Schools, James McInnes, Chief Executive Phil Norrey and former Head of Education and Learning, Sue Clarke, hosted the celebration for heads who left their schools during the current academic year after a lifetime of service in Devon and other parts of the country | READ MORE
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