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   Summer Term  |  22 June 2017  |  Issue 6          See previous issues H E R E

Reminder  |  DAPH Annual General Meeting 2017
Wednesday 28 June 2017

9.30 am to 11.00 am (Registration from 9.15 am)

A G E N D A

You are invited to attend the DAPH Annual General Meeting which is being held at Jack in the Green Inn, Rockbeare EX5 2EE on Wednesday 28 June 2017 . The AGM formalities will form part of an overall review of work undertaken by DAPH during 2016/17.

Booking is essential via the ONLINE BOOKING FORM or send your apologies via EMAIL

Nominations to join the DAPH Executive Committee

Additionally, nominations from Headteachers are invited to fill  6 vacancies on the DAPH Executive Committee from 1st September 2017. It is recommended that any nomination is discussed with and carries the full support of the Governing Body of your school.

Nominations to be submitted by Friday 23 June - for more information about the role of the DAPH Representative and how to submit a nomination |  READ MORE

DAPH Annual School Leadership Conference

12 &13 October 2017 at the Saunton Sands Hotel

Speakers confirmed - see the DAPH website for more info Booking is essential and via the O N L I N E   B O O K I N G   F O R M Have you booked yet? Check the current D E L E G A T E  L I S T Invoicing  |  schools will be invoiced during the Summer half term. If you need to check or amend your current booking, please contact the DAPH office.

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

Headteacher Tea and Cake Events  |  invitation from Dawn Stabb

See the recent communication from Dawn Stabb with an invitation to all schools for attend Headteacher Tea and Cake Events in June / July:-

• Wednesday 28 June (The Barnstaple Hotel, North Devon)
• Wednesday 12 July (The Devon Hotel, Exeter)

All Schools Invitation  |   READ MORE

Maintained Schools Invitation (to include network meetings)  |  READ MORE

Contact  |  hannah.keyte@devon.gov.uk  (PA to Dawn Stabb)

EH4MH programme  |  online evaluation survey

 The Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH) Programme operates in school settings across Devon and aims to support emotional resilience in children and young people. Visit the online survey to give your views (by 28 July)  |  READ MORE

EH4MH Contract Oversight Group Summary Report May 2017

This briefing has been prepared for the EH4MH Contract Oversight Group by Public Health, on behalf of the commissioning partnership. This report is based on the performance summaries provided from Virgin Care Services Ltd. (delivering the school support element) and Young Devon & Xenzone (delivering the direct support element) for Quarter 4, covering the time period 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017  |  READ MORE

Statutory Data Collection 2017

The Statutory Data Collection guidance for 2017 is provided for end of each key stage and includes:

• Submission deadline dates for 2017
• The importance of checking submitted data in Perspective Lite
• Using RM Securenet Plus to submit data files
• Contacting the Data & Assessment team with Data Collection queries
  

For more  information  |  READ MORE

Devon SACRE Annual Report 2015/16

Please find via the link below the annual report prepared by Devon “Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education ” for the year 2015/16  |  READ MORE

Devon Children and Families Partnership logo competition

Devon children and young people under the age of 18 are invited to enter the Children and Families Partnership logo competition which is running until Friday 7 July 2017.  For more details and how to submit your entry  |  READ MORE

For more information about the Children and Families Partnership, visit this L I N K

Contact: dscb@devon.gov.uk

The Child and Young Person's Journey  |  updated June 2017

See latest version 5 of the Child and Young Person's Journey  |  READ MORE

New school sponsorship: Okehampton Devon

Proposals are invited to establish a new primary school on land to the north of Crediton Road, Okehampton, which is likely to see growth of 775 new homes. For background information and details of the consultation  |  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 18 October 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

Devon Audit Partnership – Internal Audit Bulletin

Read the Summer 2017 edition of Devon Audit Partnership’s latest Internal Audit Bulletin for your information  |  READ MORE

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.

Devon Safeguarding Children Board Visit the website  |  devonsafeguardingchildrenboard.org DSCB Newsletters  |  click H E R E to sign up and receive news and udpates direct to your inbox. M A S H  |  the advice to anyone in Devon who may have suspicions of child abuse or neglect is to contact Devon’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH): Tel: 0345 155 1071   |   email: mashsecure@devon.gcsx.gov.uk

DSCB Newsletter  |  Summer 2017 The DSCB has just published its latest Newsletter including updates on: New DSCB Training courses Serious Games, Train the trainers Early Help Offer in Devon Multi-Agency Case Audits and more…READ MORE

Babcock Keeping Children Safe Newsletter  |  June 2017

Read the latest updates in the Keeping Children Safe Summer term newsletter  |  READ MORE

Helpline  |  Advice and support on SEND processes

Devon Information and Support for SEND (DIAS)  |  Autumn term information sessions for parents

This Autumn, DIAS aims to run information sessions for families of children and young people with SEND so that they can be right up to date with recent changes to Devon SEND processes and learn more about Devon’s SEND Local Offer.

Each session will run for 2 hours and we are looking for schools across Devon who would be willing to host  |  READ MORE

H e a d l i n e s  is a regular newsletter from Dawn Stabb,  Head of Education and Learning.  and the latest issue includes updates on:

• an update on the HCSS budgeting tool used by maintained schools and the issue that it did not include the planned Support Staff (NJC) Pension increase. The tool  was updated in April and the county council’s Cabinet have since agreed  to set aside up to £700,000 to support schools affected by this issue.
• a reminder about the informal 'Tea and Cake' meetings, plus network meetings for maintained schools (see also 'Reminders' section above)
• Governor and Headteacher Briefing Paper which outlines the services the county council provides direct to schools (both maintained and academies) and what is commissioned from Babcock (see more details below within 'School Governance' section).
  
• DSG outturn position for 2016/17
• FIPS annual report
  

Read the latest issue dated 20 June 2017  |  READ MORE

Thinking aHead – Summer 2017

This edition is basking in the Summer sun with some sizzling subjects including our procurement for a new HRMS, updates on Learning & Development, as well as your regular summary of articles and information from the HR ONE services  |  READ MORE

Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) e-bulletins

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) e-bulletins are issued weekly in term time and provide the latest information and actions 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 and Skills Funding Agency  |  R E A D  M O R E

 Cyber Security Guidance

Extreme care should be exercised when receiving unsolicited emails due to the use of phishing emails by fraudsters. If an email appears suspicious it should not be replied to, or forwarded to colleagues. Any email attachments and web links should not be opened.

Fraudsters are now contacting schools by telephone prior to sending malicious emails to make them appear genuine. Ransomware Guidance is available - see more information and how Scomis can help  |  READ MORE

There is also advice from South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) including:

• 3-2-1 Backup: 5 Tips to keep your data safe
• Ransomware - don't fall victim
• Ransomware: the risks and how to avoid them
• Over 1 in 3 schools aren't compliant with basic data protection obligations
  

See also checklist for schools with practical steps that schools can take to protect themselves  |  READ MORE

Guidance  |  how Ofsted will select new schools for inspection (updated June 2017)

See updated guidance and policies on how Ofsted will select new schools (including academies and free schools) for inspection  |  READ MORE

Policy paper  |  Complaints about Ofsted (last updated 12 June 2017)

Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted  |  READ MORE

News story  |  Ofsted seeking views on improved approach to short inspections

The consultation seeks your views on proposals for changes to the short inspection approach for good maintained schools and academies and outstanding and good maintained nurseries, special schools and pupil referral units from October 2017.

Short inspections began in September 2015 as a proportionate approach to inspecting schools previously judged to be good. They last for one day and begin with the assumption that the school remains good.

Most schools inspected this way keep their good rating. But when the lead inspector decides there is insufficient evidence to confirm the school is still good, or thinks it may now be outstanding, they will convert the short inspection into a full inspection  |  READ MORE

Consultation closes 11.30pm on 18 August 2017  |  Visit this link to the CONSULTATION

Guidance  |  Timeline for local-authority-maintained schools: mandatory

What local-authority-maintained schools must know to plan for the academic year ahead  |  READ MORE

New Provider Agreement on Early Years Funding

This Provider Agreement replaces the Local Conditions of Funding from September 1st 2017. The Agreement  sets out important information and guidance  for early years providers about funding and includes the universal entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds, 2 year old funding, the extended entitlement  (30 hours childcare) for 3 and 4 year olds, Early Years Pupil Premium and Disability Access Funding. Information in the Agreement should help providers when planning their delivery models.

All funded providers will  be sent an email through the Provider Portal with the Provider Agreement and Provider Agreement  form. Providers should read the Agreement and complete and return the Provider Agreement Form to earlyyearsentitlementfunding-mailbox@devon.gov.uk by Friday 14th July if they wish to continue to be funded from September.

There may be minor changes that are made to the draft agreement before September; these will be communicated to providers  so that they can decide whether they wish to continue to be funded. We do not anticipate that there will be significant changes.

The Parent Declaration Form (see Resource Documents section)and the Disability Access Fund Declaration Form (see Identifying Eligible Children section) are both downloadable from the Early Years and Childcare Service website site so they can be  individualised and used by providers to collect the information that they will need to make a funding claim. For more information visit the Early Years funding section on the EYCS website.

30 hours childcare funding (Extended Entitlement) From September working parents with a three or four year old child could be eligible for 30 hours of early learning and childcare per week in a nursery, preschool or with a childminder.  Schools are to remind parents to check their eligibility and apply in good time to meet the 31 August 2017 deadline  |  READ MORE

Do you receive the latest news and updates from the Early Years and Childcare Service?

Visit this page to S U B S C R I B E to the Early Years and Childcare Service newsletter, a weekly email digest of new updates (sent every Friday morning). You can also receive the same updates by following them on Facebook.

Do you receive the latest news and updates from the Early Years and Childcare Service?

Visit this page to S U B S C R I B E to the Early Years and Childcare Service newsletter, a weekly email digest of new updates (sent every Friday morning). You can also receive the same updates by following them on Facebook.

Blog  |  Ofsted  -  developments in education inspection

Wendy Ratcliff, HMI, reflects on an early years’ inspection  |  READ MORE

DAG Newsletters - view the latest newsletters on the DAG website

Read the latest issue 122 |  22 June 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

Governor and Headteacher Briefing Paper

The Governor and Headteacher briefing paper outlines the services the county council provides direct to schools (maintained and academies) and what is commissioned from Babcock.

The main content has been split into two sections - those which predominantly support children and young people and those which predominantly support schools. The key aims for all the services are to:

• Ensure all students have access to good quality education
• Improve Schools
• Safeguard Children
• Improve outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners

The briefing paper will be distributed directly to all schools. Full details of Babcock LDP traded services can be found at www.babcock-education.co.uk/ldp