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   Summer Term  |  23 June 2017  |  Issue 6

Just 2 weeks to go until the DASH Summer Conference!

Friday 7 July 2017
B O O K   O N L I N E

N E W  |  see the A G E N D A

This all-day Summer event is being held at 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

Booking is essential and via the  ONL I N E  BOOKING  FORM

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

D A T E   F O R   YO 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.

Action  |  Fair and adequate school funding - letter for parents/carers

See Special Edition DASH Update newsletter with recent news on the joint school funding campaign. Schools are strongly encouraged to distribute this latest communication to parents/carers, which outlines further details following the general election and reassures parents that schools are determined to work collaboratively to ensure fair and adequate school funding for every school.

Also included is the DASH letter to Councillor John Hart, requesting that the local authority look again at their decision to slice £33 per pupil from school budgets (and his response).

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, 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 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

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

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.

To view/subscribe to the latest bulletins  |  READ MORE

About the Education and Skills Funding Agency  |  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

Read the latest online newsletter 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 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

DAG Newsletters 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

Devon Association of Secondary Headteachers

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