 Presentations | DAPH Summer Briefing, 23 May 2017
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to this week's DAPH Summer Briefing at Sandy Park Conference Centre. Your feedback provided on the day will be shared with members of the DAPH Executive committee and will help shape future events.
Presentations from the event are available to view on the DAPH website and via the links below :-
 The Education Endowment Foundation
James Richardson, Senior Analyst
Using evidence to drive school improvement: where to look for it and how to use it
View P R E S E N T A T I O N & supporting L I N K S to EEF resources referenced during the session
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 Babcock LDP
Shirley Swinbank, Regional Manager South West
Claire Thomson, Professional Lead for SEND and Inclusion
Working together to target school priorities | View P R E S E N T A T I O N
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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
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 A C T I O N | Working Practice Agreement (WPA) | please return to the DAPH office asap
Thank you to the schools who have already returned their completed WPA. For those who haven't, a reminder to return your WPA to the DAPH Office (via email or hardcopy post - see office address at the bottom of this newsletter) asap.
For guidance and more information, and to download a copy of the WPA | READ MORE
School funding | #RightToGoodLearning (Devon) campaign
See details of the #RightToGoodLearning (Devon) campaign, which asks schools to submit a 20 second video stating why they think the current funding is unfair for schools. Note that the original submission date of 23 May has been extended | 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 21 June 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.
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 Devon SEND Local Offer | What is the SEND Local Offer?
Devon’s SEND Local Offer is the provision of education, health and social care services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from birth to 25.
Here you will find information about the services and how to access them | READ MORE
Helpline | Advice and support on SEND processes
H e a d l i n e s is a regular newsletter from Dawn Stabb, Head of Education and Learning.
Download the lastest issue dated 18 May 2017 | READ MORE
 The
Key's State of Education Report - May 2017
The Key's 2017 State
of Education report explores the challenges and priorities in
school leadership today, as well as how schools are responding to pressures
head on. What do school leaders and governors make of education today?
Read their 2017 report to find out: State of
Education Report 2017 #StateOfEd
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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.
View/subscribe to 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
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Michelmores' Schools Update
Read the latest newsletter from Michelmores dated May 2017 | READ MORE
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 Message from Devon & Cornwall Police
Supporting pupils after Manchester terrorist attack
There is no intelligence to suggest communities or colleagues in the South West are at increased risk, and no links to the SW have been established from the Manchester investigation | read the SPECIAL EDITION DAPH Update for more information and guidance to share with pupils / parents.
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 NSPCC | Online Safety
O2 and the NSPCC have joined forces on a mission to help all children and their families in the UK stay safe online. Together, we’re offering useful tools, support and guidance to help parents and carers have conversations with their children about their online lives. O2 shops also have Online Safety Guru’s to help people understand how to set privacy settings on their devices, they will also help with devices from other providers.
For advice and support on setting up parental controls, adjusting privacy settings, understanding social networks and more visit nspcc.org.uk/onlinesafety or call 0808 800 5002
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 Draft Statutory Guidance | Exclusions
The DfE consultation on Exclusions ran from 14 March to 25 April 2017, seeking views on planned changes to statutory guidance for local authority maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units. Draft statutory guidance is now available, proposed for introduction this September | READ MORE
DAG Newsletters - view the latest newsletters on the DAG website
Read Issue 118 | 20 April 2017 and Issue 119 | 4 May 2017
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
 Wishing you all an enjoyable half term break
Please note that the DAPH Office will close on Friday 26 May for the half term break, re-opening on Monday 5 June.
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