 Date for your diary
DASH Summer Conference | Friday 7 July 2017 at Bovey Castle
Online booking coming soon
DASH
Winter Conference | 2 December 2016
at Sandy
Park Conference Centre, Exeter
Thank you to everyone that has booked to attend, and we look forward to welcoming you on Friday morning. View the A G E N D A for more information and note that links to presentations will be distributed after the conference via a future DASH Update newsletter.
 
Headlines is a regular newsletter from Dawn
Stabb, Head of Education and Learning. Download the lastest issue
dated 29 November 2016 | READ MORE
Education Funding Agency (EFA)
e-bulletins
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletins are issued weekly
in term time and provide the latest information and actions from Education
Funding Agency (EFA) for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and
other post-16 providers.
To view/download the
latest bulletins | R E A D M O R E
To find out more about
the Education Funding Agency | R E A D M O R E
To subscribe to these
bulletins email EFA.bulletin@education.gsi.gov.uk
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 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
- Date
of next DEF 16 January 2017
To contact the Forum: schools.forum@devon.gov.uk
Tel: 01392 382305
Devon Education Forum (DEF) Task
& Finish Group
School Funding Challenges
| Notes of Meeting 21 November 2016
At the Devon Education
Forum (DEF) meeting on 19 October 2016 it was agreed to convene a
cross-representative Task & Finish Group to consider the present School
Funding Challenges for Devon schools which met on 21 November 2016.
For a
summary of discussion points, actions agreed and actions required by schools,
please see the DASH UPDATE newsletter dated 24 November
2016.
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.
New CP Pathway for Devon
Sent on behalf of Mark
Gurrey, Independent Chair of the DSCB
The Devon Safeguarding
Children Board fully endorsed a new approach to child protection planning on 29
November 2016. This approach will build much more explicitly on the risks faced
by children and a clear identification of the strengths and assets within a
family that can be harnessed to help reduce those risks. The Board acknowledged
it will require a different approach from professionals and there will be eight
workshops running through December and January that will help you understand
those changes and how they will impact upon your practice. To book a place
please visit CPD Online (if you have not booked onto
any of our training courses before, please have a look at our guidance on how to create a CPD account).
If you have any
questions about the training, please contact our training team: safeguardingelearning-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Making (and ending)
child protection plans is one of the most significant interventions we can make
into the lives of children and their families - it is incumbent on us all to
ensure we do so effectively, for the right reasons, for the right period and
with a sharp focus on risk and who needs to do what to reduce those risks.
Children on child protection plans live within their family networks - placing
those families at the heart of the planning process is clearly sensible and
necessary.
For more information
about the changes and relevant documents, please click here.
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Babcock
Safeguarding Update | November 2016
Read the final Safeguarding Newsletter of the year which
covers a range of safeguarding issues.
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Reminder | Section
175/157 Safeguarding Annual Audit
Back in September, Babcock LDP distributed this year’s audit to
schools and settings. 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
Threshold Tool
N E W | the Threshold Tool & Matrix are now
available to download from the DSCB website. See Threshold Tool and Devon Threshold Matrix.
If you need any
hardcopy supplies, could you please contact safeguardingchildrensboardsecure-mailbox@devon.gcsx.gov.uk
with the exact number of threshold tools you require for your service.
Small numbers can be
posted directly to schools. Should more than 20 copies be required, you may
need to collect from the office or, if you are on the courier run, please
provide clear instructions about where to send them. Please note that Babcock
also have a stock of hardcopies for circulation.
Contact: Robin
Gretenkort, Service Support Officer robin.gretenkort@devon.gcsx.gov.uk
Prevent update – November 2016
Prevent is about
safeguarding people and communities from the threat of terrorism. Prevent is 1
of the 4 elements of CONTEST, the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. It
aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
The Prevent strategy:
- Responds
to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of
extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views;
- Provides
practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and
ensure they are given appropriate advice and support; and
- Works
with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice,
faith, charities, online and health) where there are risks of
radicalisation that we need to deal with.
Prevent covers all
forms of terrorism and extremism and some aspects of non-violent extremism. The
Home Office works with local authorities, a wide range of government
departments, and community organisations to deliver the Prevent strategy.
Did you know that this week is
Counter Terrorism Awareness Week? READ MORE
What is a LADO?
Helping you feel more confident to
seek advice
As you may know, the Local Authority Designated Officer
(LADO) is responsible for co-ordinating the response to concerns that an
adult, who works with children, may have caused them or could cause them
harm | READ MORE
Request for Representation on new
SEND Moderation Panels
School representatives
from primary and secondary are being invited to be part of the Local Authority
SEND Moderation Panels. The SEND team will also be inviting representation from
other partner SEN support services to include Babcock LDP, Health and Care
colleagues. Both Health and Care are looking at how they effectively contribute
to the EHCP process and how they will contribute to the moderation.
See links to Moderation Panel Arrangements & Moderation Panel dates for further
information and the Threshold and Criteria document or for more information please see previous DASH Update newsletter dated 24 November 2016.
Devon's Peer Review of SEND -
feedback
Last week's visit to
Devon from the LGA Peer Review team culminated in a presentation and feedback
from the team at an open session on Friday.
After a welcome from
Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Cllr James McInnes, Devon County
Council's Chief Officer for Children's Services, Jo Olsson thanked the team,
saying: "This is a fantastic opportunity, and will enable us to
galvanise every bit of the system to accelerate our work in this hugely
important area."
Jo also thanked the
many partners, staff, parents and children and young people who had
participated and engaged in the review process, as well as the Peer Review support
team | READ MORE
Message from Philippa Court, Senior
Manager, Early Help Provision
Early Help Colleagues
at Devon County Council have been working with representatives from schools and
partner agencies to streamline the Early Help Assessment and Planning tools as
well as simplify the HolistiX system. The upgraded version of the system, which
has been renamed ‘Right for Children’, and the Early Help tools are scheduled
to go live in April 2017. The ‘Right for Children’ system includes improved
functionality to manage and keep track of caseloads.
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Colleagues from
schools are invited to take place in user acceptance testing of the updated
system, which will be taking place from the 9th to 31st of January 2017.
Training for users of new system
“Right for Children"
Initial training for
users on the new “Right for Children” system will take place from 20th of
February onwards at venues across the County.
To take part in user
acceptance testing, or to be considered for the initial training dates please
see DASH Update newsletter dated 29 November
2016 for contact details and more information.
f40 News Release | Two new Vice Chairs
welcomed by f40 fair funding campaign
Fair funding for schools campaign group, f40, announced on 21 November 2016 that two Members of Parliament have agreed to take on the role of
Vice Chairs | READ MORE
Secondary RE Newsletter – November 2016
Read the latest Secondary RE newsletter, giving up-to-date
information on RE-related matters including a list of courses available next
year. For more information about faith and belief visits and visitors, please
conact Ed Pawson | efpawson@gmail.com
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 – Events in Exeter
Information and programme of events for Holocaust Memorial Day in Exeter on the 27 January 2017 | READ MORE
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DAG Newsletters - view the latest
newsletters on the DAG website
Read Issue 110 | 17 November 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
 Reimbursement for places at ASCL Conference 2017
A reminder to those who have booked 'Early Bird' tickets for the ASCL Conference to submit their reimbursements as soon as possible to:-
Jodie Carson
| Coombeshead Academy | jodie.carson@tast.org.uk
Although the Early Bird offer has now ended, ASCL are continuing to offer a group discount - see the ASCL website for booking and event
details, ensuring that you quote 'DASH' when booking to attract the group discount.
ACCOMMODATION
| note that other DASH colleagues have booked their accommodation
directly with the selected hotel Hampton by Hilton, Birmingham Broad Street
(i.e. for the Friday night accommodation).
DASH Protocols
DASH believes
- that it is vitally
important for schools to recognise their responsibilities towards all the
children of Devon;
- that schools should be
encouraged to continue to work together in a spirit of positive
co-operation and support, in order to strengthen provision for all
learners in Devon;
- that networks of schools
are welcomed where they contribute to the greater good and do not narrowly
pursue economic advantages;
- that schools should do
everything possible to avoid the pitfalls of competition where it
disadvantages students in other schools as a result
These protocols set out the agreed guidance for all
colleagues within DASH, irrespective of school status. To view/download the DASH Protocols CLICK HERE
 Research and analysis | Enterprise education: how secondary schools prepare young people for work
This survey report looks at how well schools work together with local businesses and how schools promote apprenticeships | READ MORE
Correspondence | School
inspection newsletter: 2015 to 2016
This newsletter provides inspectors and
stakeholders with information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in
schools | READ MORE
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