DAPH Update: Spring Term | 22 March 2017 | Issue 6
Devon County Council sent this bulletin at 22-03-2017 12:17 PM GMT
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.
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.
R E V I S E D | Model Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy (last Update: March 2017)Changes to the REVISED POLICY include the removal of the sub-numbering, re-formatting to allow easier personalisation and minor changes within the footnotes. Devon Safeguarding Children Board Newsletter | Spring 2017Read the latest news and updates in the Spring DSCB N E W S L E T T E R which includes
Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Campaign 2017Plymouth, Torbay, Cornwall, Devon Safeguarding Children Boards and Devon and Cornwall Police have teamed up to promote awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) to parents. For more information and resources | READ MORE The Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs) Training EventsThe 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;
The dates for training are:
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
Devon Integrated Children’s Services seek your viewsIn May 2016 Devon Integrated Children’s Services ran a survey asking for your views on their referrals processes, how information is provided to referrers and ways of communicating with stakeholders. This led to a number of improvement actions such as simplifying and publishing referral criteria on the GP Formulary websites, providing updates via GP Bulletins and at GP Forums, as well as visits to individual practices. Devon ICS committed to re-run the survey now to see whether these improvements have made a difference. Your feedback is invaluable - please spend 3 minutes answering a few questions about the services. To access the survey and submit your responses by Monday 3 April 2017 | READ MORE HR One Newsletter | Thinking aHEAD Spring 2017This edition includes a detailed update on Apprenticeships including links to all previous correspondence to ensure that Schools and Academies are prepared for the changes in April | READ MORE Education Funding Agency (EFA) e-bulletinsThe 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. View/subscribe to the latest bulletins | R E A D M O R E Find out more about the Education Funding Agency | R E A D M O R E
Data and Assessment KS2 Assessment Update – February 2017KS2 assessment arrangements, access arrangements and 2016 summary results | READ MORE Data and Assessment Moderation Update Spring 2017KS1 and KS2 moderation update | READ MORE Best Practice Guide – School Selection Process for an Early Years ProviderMany schools have early years and childcare provision on the school site that is managed by an external partner. If you are interested in having childcare or early years provision at your school, visit this L I N K for more information and to download the Best Practice Guidance. New Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs Assessment Request FormDo you work in a school, college or other education setting? Do you have a child or young person who may require an EHC Needs Assessment? There is now one EHC Needs Assessment Request Form for children and young people aged 0-25 with SEND. To access the new form | READ MORE Guidance | Apprenticeships reforms: guide for schoolsInformation about apprenticeships, and how the apprenticeship levy and public sector apprenticeship target apply to schools in England | READ MORE Statutory guidance | 2017 key stage 2: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the national curriculum at key stage 2 (KS2) in the 2016 to 2017 academic year | READ MORE Open consultation | School exclusion guidance: proposed revisionsThe DfE is seeking views on planned changes to statutory guidance for local authority maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units | READ MORE Visit this L I N K to access the online survey. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 25 April 2017. Statutory framework for the early years foundation stageSetting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to fiveThe revised EYFS was published on 3 March 2017 and will come into force on 3 April 2017 | VIEW / DOWNLOAD THE FRAMEWORK HERE Also see the one page guide for providers detailing the changes to the EYFS.
Statutory guidance | Early education and childcareStatutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare. On 1 September 2017 a new version of the guidance will replace the existing guidance | READ MORE
Early Years Workforce StrategyThe DfE has published the early years workforce strategy setting out how the department plans to support the early years sector to remove barriers to attracting, retaining and developing the early years workforce. The government’s response to the Level 3 early years educator: numeracy and literacy requirements consultation can be found here.
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