DASH Update: Summer Term | 26 May 2017 | Issue 4

DASH

   Summer Term  |  26 May 2017  |  Issue 4

Events

DASH Summer Conference  |  Friday 7 July 2017

B O O K   O N L I N E

Bovey Castle

This all-day Summer event is returning to the beautiful Bovey Castle in the heart of Dartmoor National Park. 

For more details regarding the event, including speakers and how to book accommodation for the Thursday evening (6 July), view the F L Y E R

Have you booked? Check the current D E L E G A T E  L I S T

To check your accommodation arrangements, please contact Bovey Castle directly on 01647 445007.

D A T E  F O R  Y O U R  D I A R Y  |  DASH Winter Conference 2017

Friday 8 December 2017 at the Flybe Training Centre, Exeter. More details to follow.

Reminders

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

Education Forum

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 21 June 2017

    To contact the Forum: schools.forum@devon.gov.uk         Tel: 01392 382305

    Schools Finance

    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

    Organisation

    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.

    Safeguarding
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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

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    Recommended ReadingHeadlines

    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

    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/subscribe to the latest bulletins  |  READ MORE

    About the Education Funding Agency  |  READ MORE

    The Key

    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

    Guidance
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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 DASH Update for more information and guidance to share with pupils / parents.

    Department for education

    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

    Governance
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    DAG Newsletters

    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

    And finally

    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.