Education Finance Blog |
Budget Preparation 1: SBS Calculator Finalised for 2017/18
At the School Forum meeting on 16th January 2017 the members of
the forum voted against the recommendation to transfer the funding of £1.46
million from the Schools Block to the Central Block within the DSG that will
cover the statutory duties provided by the Local Authority (note: this is new
money to the Schools Block, but not new money to the Local Authority as a whole
to support Education).
We have now received
the following adjudication:
The Secretary of
State’s adjudication is to uphold the dis-application request for the authority
to receive the ESG funding of £1.46 million for 2017/18 for retained duties.
As a result, the webpage has been updated to show the
approved School Budget Share Calculator. If you have already started your
budget preparation, please review your figures to the new calculator – to
ensure the information is correct.
N.B. FPS has not yet
been updated to reflect the figures for 2017/18, but HCSS are currently working
on this. There will be a follow-up blog entry to confirm both when this is
available (anticipated within the next few days), and any related guidance.
Update on School Funding
Issues | 2 March 2017
See the special edition DASH Update dated 2 March 2017 which
provides a summary of recent activity and meetings with representatives from
both DAPH and DASH | READ MORE
Admissions | Suggested
Wording for an Own Admissions Authority School Website
A REMINDER to schools of the
requirement to publish wording on their websites regarding their Admissions
policy by 15 M A R C H 2017.
Admissions
arrangements should be accessible from the school home page, to ensure that
parents can access easily. Suggested wording can be found H E R E.
B O O K N O W |
DASH Summer Conference | Friday 7 July 2017
Speakers will soon be announced for this year's DASH Summer Conference which is taking place at Bovey Castle in the heart of Dartmoor
National Park. Keep
the date in your diary and B O O K O N L I N E
A C C O M M O D A T I
O N | Bovey Castle has agreed to make a number of rooms
available at a considerably discounted rate of £159 sole occupancy to
include breakfast. Once the allocation of rooms has been taken up,
further rooms will be subject to availability at best available rate. Please
note that accommodation will not be subsidised / reimbursed by DASH; delegates
to book and pay for their accommodation independently. Call the
Reservations office on 01647 445007 and quote Devon County Council
DASH Conference to ensure your booking attracts the preferred rate.
Join
The Key with up to 25% off membership prices
The Key’s services can help you save time, solve problems
and increase efficiency.
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Your school is eligible to receive up to 25% off membership of
The Key's services (The Key for School Leaders, The Key for School Governors
and CPD Toolkit) through our partnership with them.
Details were recently sent out
via email from the DAPH Office (do contact DAPH if you haven't received the
information). View the details about The Key offer
and more information on how to join | READ MORE
Direct subscribers
| if your school is an existing member of The Key, you are also eligible
to join the group and benefit from the discount. Schools that currently have
direct membership of The Key will need to
confirm that they would like to extend their membership in line with the DAPH/DASH
offer by 31 March 2017.
Contact The Key
to discuss your subscription, quoting ‘DAPH/DASH offer’- email Ben Hardy Senior
Account Manager, ben.hardy@thekeysupport.com
Balloons Charity | Twilight Childhood Grief
sessions
Balloons aims to ensure that all practitioners
who work with children will develop the skills & confidence to support
grieving children & young people in their care.
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The Childhood Grief sessions cost £40 per person wtih
refreshments provided. Two dates are available to book, 15 March & 16
May 2017 (from 5pm to 7pm at Basepoint Business Centre in Exeter). For
more information and to book a session | READ MORE
A plan for the future of the area...
The local authorities of East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and
Teignbridge and Devon County Council are working together, engaging with
stakeholders and communities, to prepare a Greater Exeter Strategic Plan. This
formal statutory document will provide the overall spatial strategy and level
of housing and employment land to be provided up to 2040.
By working together we
are seeking to deliver the best possible outcomes for the provision of new
homes, jobs and infrastructure for existing and future generations, while also
protecting and enhancing the environment. Find out more about how the plan
affects you | READ MORE
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NPS SW Newsletter | Spring 2017
Read the latest news and updates from NPS South
West in the Spring 2017 newsletter | READ MORE
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Reminder: Commissioning Strategy for
Community Health Services Children and Young People 2016-2020
The South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group is
seeking views on its draft commissioning strategy for community health
services, children and young people, 2016-2020. The draft strategy is HERE and the survey is HERE. It is asking for key
stakeholders to comment on three areas:
1.
Priorities that underpin the draft strategy for South Devon and Torbay
2.
Outcomes proposed in the draft strategy
3.
How we should commission the future service for this area.
The children’s
services are currently delivered by Virgin Care Ltd in Devon, and Torbay and
South Devon Foundation Trust in Torbay. The priorities and outcomes have been
developed through engagement events and activities with children, young people
and their families. Views are from those who have had experience of services in
the past, as well as those currently using these health services.
Feedback
is requested by 17 March 2017.
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
- Date
of next DEF 15 March 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.
DSCB
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Babcock Safeguarding Update | January &
March 2017
See link below to the January edition for those schools who may
have missed it.
The March edition
includes updated guidance on the Single Central Record and a link to the
new Model Safeguarding Policy which should be urgently adopted by
all schools to ensure compliance.
READ MORE | J A N U A R Y
M A R C H
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Child
Protection Pathway
The new CP pathway was launched on the 1st February 2017.
The
new model will provide a robust approach to balancing risks and strengths,
identifying and building on the assets around the child and harnessing these
to reduce risks.
So far seven multi-agency workshops have been held across Devon,
providing an introduction to the strength based approach to child protection to
over 500 practitioners. 500 are booked on the remaining courses. There are
limited places available but more workshops will be available throughout
the year. Also, two videos have also been developed for practitioners and
families to use which are available online. These videos give an overview of
the new approach - for information about these and also the workshops
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For further
information, copies of report templates and guidance on the new child
protection process visit T H I S L I N K to the
Devon Safeguarding Children Board website.
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The Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs) Training
Events
The Local Authority designated Officers (LADOs)
are holding a series of short training events across
the county to increase practitioner confidence in understanding how and when to
use the service.
Learning outcomes from
the training are;
- Understanding
the role of the LADO.
- Feel
confident about your role and responsibilities where there are concerns
about someone who works with children.
- Feel
confident about what should and need not be referred to the LADO
(Thresholds).
- Understanding
the Managing Allegations process.
The dates for training
are:
16th March 2017
2-5pm County Hall, Exeter
20th April 2017
2-5pm Filleigh Village Hall, Barnstaple
18th May 2017
2-5pm Heathfield Community Centre, Newton Abbot
To book a place you
need to be registered with CPD on line. For instructions how to set up a CPD
account please click H E R E. Visit the DSCB website to book a place on the
training.
Contact | safeguardingelearning-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
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A World Elsewhere: The Return
By Clara Glynn
A useful tool for Prevent training, this
BBC Radio 4's drama is about Rida, a Glasgow Asian teenager, who was
radicalised on the internet and travelled to Syria. Now eighteen months later
she has returned and been arrested at Glasgow Airport. This drama explores what
happens to Rida next | L I S T E N H E R E
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SEND Strategy Consultation - closes
17 March 2017
Consultation begins on Devon’s
Strategy for Children& Young People with Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities
The way that education, health and social care services are
delivered to children and young people with special educational needs and
disabilities (SEND) and their families has undergone significant change, both
nationally and locally. Since 2014, changes from central government have
driven the need to re-design services and review working practices. These
changes have come at a time where increasing demand, both in numbers and
complexity of need, is being placed on education, health and social care
services. To view more details and a link to the Consultation
| READ MORE
SEND Update Newsletter
Read the latest news in the February 2017 SEND Update newsletter
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RAISEonline to be replaced April 2017
In April 2017, The Department for Education
(DfE) will be launching a new service which will provide schools and other
existing user groups with detailed performance analysis to support local school
improvement as a replacement to RAISEonline | READ MORE
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Children and young people briefing
3: Early Help special
Read the latest newsletter from Jo Olsson, Chief Officer for
Children's Services (interim) | READ MORE
Children and Young People Educated
Out of Year Group
Research suggests there can be academic, social and emotional
disadvantages to educating children/young people out of year group. Read the
advice from Babcock LDP and Devon County Council on the process | 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 | READ MORE
To find out more about
the Education Funding Agency | READ MORE
H O W T O
S U B S C R I B E | READ MORE
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SecEd Newsletter
SecEd prides itself on being written by teachers, for teachers and offering a positive and constructive voice for teachers and school leaders working in secondary education across the UK.
Read the latest news and updates | READ MORE
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Non-Standard Admission Schools
The Local Authority is now required to contact parents
and highlight both the existence and the option at KS4 of studio schools and UTCs. To read the information that LA's must make available to parents | READ MORE
Also see amendments to the School Information Regulations 2017 HERE
Contact | Andrew Brent | Policy and
Strategy Officer (Education) on 01392 383000
Change to Enhanced Redundancy Pay –
School Support Staff
Following previous communications and further delays in the
introduction of the Government’s Public Sector Exit Cap, we are now in a
position to confirm that the change to the Council’s enhanced redundancy pay
will take effect from 1 April 2017.
This will affect
all Devon County Council employees including school support staff but excluding
teachers | READ MORE
Research and analysis |
Do two inspectors inspecting the same school make consistent decisions?
This study looks in detail at the reliability of Ofsted's new
short inspections of schools | READ MORE
Guidance | Staffing and
employment: advice for schools
Guidance for managing staff and
employment issues | READ MORE
Research and analysis |
Teacher workload survey 2016
Findings from the 2016 teacher workload survey
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Policy paper | Reducing
teacher workload
What the government is doing to reduce unnecessary workload for
teachers, including details of the workload challenge | READ MORE
Press release | New
funding to boost schools facilities and healthy lifestyles
Education Secretary Justine Greening has
announced that schools are to receive £415 million to help pupils benefit from
healthier, more active lifestyles. Primary, secondary and sixth-form colleges
will be able to use the funding to pay for facilities to support physical
education (PE), after-school activities and healthy eating | READ MORE
Correspondence | School
inspection newsletter: academic year 2016 to 2017
These updates for inspectors and stakeholders
contain information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work
in schools | READ MORE
Authored article |
HMCI's monthly commentary: March 2017
Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman,
comments on a newly published study into the reliability of Ofsted's short
school inspections | READ MORE
DAG Newsletters - view the latest
newsletters on the DAG website
Read Issue 115
| 23 February 2017
Devon Association of Governors (DAG)
e-newsletter, the fortnightly digest of the articles published in the DAG website.
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