Autumn Term  |  13 December 2016  |  Issue 5

Funding Challenges in Devon Schools

Have you written to your Local MP and Councillor?

Thank you to everyone who has sent a copy of their 'Funding Challenges in Devon Schools' letter - see previous DAPH Update newsletter dated 8 December 2016 outlining the collective campaign to highlight the funding crisis in Devon schools.

A reminder for schools to also send a copy of their letter to the DAPH office at daph@devon.gov.uk so that a central library of all letters written by Devon Schools can be compiled.  Thank you.

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

DAPH Spring Briefings 2017  |  Book O N L I N E

T H E M E  |  Assessment, Recording and Accountability

SOUTH  |  Wednesday 1 February 2017 at Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh NORTH  |  Tuesday 7 February 2017 at the Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton Booking terms: One free place per Devon primary school and subject to availability. DAPH reserves the right to make a notional charge of £25 for additional places and attendees from other phases and/or schools outside of Devon Local Authority.

DAPH Annual School Leadership Conference

12 &13 October 2017 at the Saunton Sands Hotel

HOW TO BOOK Booking is essential and via the O N L I N E   B O O K I N G   F O R M

School Leadership Support Service (SLSS)  The School Leadership Support Service offers a personal and confidential service to all school leaders via telephone and email during term time    |    READ MORE 01392 380518 or 07970 905511   slss-mailbox@devon.gov.uk

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

Guidance  |  Multi-academy trusts: establishing and developing your trust

Good practice guidance for academy trusts, including those establishing new trusts and existing trusts planning to grow  |  READ MORE

News story  |  New funding for school improvement

The government announces new funding to address underperformance and help ensure every child has a good school place. New resources to ensure the number of good school places continues to rise were announced 30 November 2016 by Education Secretary Justine Greening  |  READ MORE

Guidance  |  Early years business sustainability: guides for providers

Guidance for early years providers on running a sustainable business, and a directory of suppliers of business and finance support  |  READ MORE

Statutory guidance  |  2017 early years foundation stage: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile in the 2016 to 2017 academic year  |  READ MORE

Ofsted Annual Report 2015/16: England’s education system still short of world class A world class education system is within our grasp – but only if serious capacity challenges are urgently addressed, says Ofsted's outgoing Chief Inspector  |  READ MORE

Corporate report  |  Ofsted Annual Report 2015/16: education, early years and skills

The Ofsted Annual Report sets out the evidence and findings on the quality of schools, early years providers and the further education and skills sector  |  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

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.

• 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

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.

Child Sexual Abuse Survey

Sent on behalf of Philippa Geddes – DSCB Board Manager

One of the priorities for the Devon Safeguarding Children Board  (DSCB) for 2016-17 is Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). The DSCB wants to know more about the current level of understanding  of CSA across the workforce in Devon. We would therefore encourage you to spend 10 minutes completing the survey to help inform the important work around Child Sexual Abuse and improve outcomes for children in Devon.

You can access the survey here:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VG5G5R3  The survey will run until Monday January 9th 2017.

Should you have any questions about the survey please contact the DSCB business unit at safeguardingchildrensboardsecure-mailbox@devon.gcsx.gov.uk

New Approach to Child Protection

The Devon Safeguarding Children Board has fully endorsed a new approach to child protection planning. 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  |  READ MORE

Prevent  |  Safer Devon How you can help to keep our communities safe from terrorist threat? Download the latest P R E V E N T  L E A F L E T

CAP UK  |  chosen charity at the DAPH Annual School Leadership Conference 2016

Message from Rose Vallance | CAP UK Exeter Team Leader | safestrongfree.org.uk

"I just wanted to say thank you to the Devon Association of Primary Heads for all your support this year, especially as we have launched the Child Assault Prevention Project in Exeter and the surrounding area".

"We have had a fantastic response from schools and are booked through to December 2017, so our next spaces are January 2018. We are absolutely delighted with this response. I am sure we are all only too well aware, yet again and in light of the recent situation within footballing, of children and young people not having permission, or the words, or the understanding that they could say 'no' to an unsafe situation and get help.  Only now as adults. We know of course, that this position continues".

"During 2015-16, CAP UK delivered workshops in 40 school communities and we are very much looking forward to working with many more as we extend the project".

"Thank you so much for all your support.  We hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and New Year".

DAG Newsletters - view the latest newsletters on the DAG website

Read Issue 111  |  1 December 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

HMRC Tax Education Programme  |  Junior Tax Facts

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has recently launched a new tax education programme for primary school children, aged 8 to 11.

Junior Tax Facts explains to children, in very simple terms, what tax is and why it is needed - to provide the money to pay for the things that‎ are essential to them, their families, communities and society as a whole.

The programme consists of a short animated video, available on YouTube or on DVD, supported by a comprehensive teachers' pack, with lesson plans and interactive exercises, available to view or download from the TES website. If teachers would prefer to receive the video on DVD, please email HMRC at hmrc.taxeducation@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk to request as many copies as are needed (all the material, including DVDs, is available free of charge).

Farewell to ....

DAPH would like to say farewell and best wishes to the following Headteachers who are resigning / retiring at the end of this term:

Angela Jeffery  |  Gatehouse Primary School in Dawlish Kathryn Rowden  |  St Sidwell's CofE Primary School in Exeter Garry Reed  |  Swimbridge CofE Primary School

On behalf of the DAPH Executive Committee and Office team, we would like to thank you for your continued support and we wish you all a very happy and restful Christmas break.

Note that the DAPH Office closes on Friday 16 December 2016, re-opening on Tuesday 3 January 2017.

Devon Association of Primary Headteachers
DAPH Office – Venture House
One Capital Court
Bittern Road
Sowton Industrial Estate
Exeter EX2 7FW

01392 380518   |   daph@devon.gov.uk   |   daph.org.uk