 SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM CONSULTATION EVENTS 2018-19
Schools Funding - the continuation, or otherwise, of the current local formula
The consultation and information events are being held across Devon
early in the autumn term. We encourage you to share your views with us by
coming along to these events, and responding to the consultation - see L E T T E R from Dawn Stabb, Head of Education & Learning for further details.
3 places are allocated per school (Headteacher, Governor and School Business
Manager suggested but not mandatory) and an O N L I N
E B O O K I N G F O R M will need to be
submitted for each person separately.
D A T E S & V E N U
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N O R T H | 15 September 2017
at the Barnstaple Hotel 2.00pm to 4.30pm
S O U T H | 18 September 2017
at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre 2.00pm to
4.30pm
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E T E R | 19 September 2017 at Sandy Park Conference Centre |
2.00pm to 4.30pm A N D 6.00pm to 7.30pm
DAPH Autumn Briefing
Friday 17 November 2017 at the Tiverton Hotel, Tiverton
With DAPH key messages plus updates from
NAHT | Paul Whiteman, General Secretary
Ofsted | Mark Lindfield, SHMI
and a representative from the Regional Schools Commissioner office
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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
H E A D S T R O N G | Investing in ourselves. Wellbeing: what’s it all about? Looking after our Leaders
Presented by Babcock LDP and School Leadership Support Service, in partnership with the Devon Association of Primary Headteachers (DAPH), and Devon County Council.
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 Early Health 4 Mental Health evaluation survey to all schools!
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. Public Health Devon are evaluating the programme, so if you have a view you would like to share we’d love to hear from you – visit our O N L I N E S U R V E Y to give your views (by 28 July).
 Announcement: schools funding arrangements in 2018 to 2019
The Secretary of State for Education has today set out the future arrangements for school funding.
In a speech to Parliament, the Secretary of State confirmed the introduction of a national funding formula for schools and for pupils with high needs from the 2018 to 2019 financial year.
The government is also bringing forward additional funding of £1.3 billion, on top of existing spending plans, in 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020. As a result, core funding for schools and high needs will rise from almost £41 billion in 2017 to 2018 to £42.4 billion in 2018 to 2019, and to £43.5 billion in 2019 to 2020 | READ MORE
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 Telegram message incites action against UK Jewish communities
Message from Salam Katbi, Prevent Regional HE/FE Co-ordinator – South West
Department for Education | Email: salam.katbi@bristol.gov.uk
To be aware – CST has notified the Police National Community Tensions Team of Daesh messaging on Telegram inciting violence against UK Jewish communities in response to Jerusalem Police cancelling Friday Prayers at Temple Mount. I am sharing this with you in case you would like to apply protective measures to your Jewish students if needed | READ MORE
*URGENT* Message to all Devon Schools from Dawn Stabb, Head of Education and Learning
(dated 11 July 2017 and circulated via SchoolComms)
Please see L E T T E R for your urgent attention.
U R G E N T | RM Securenet Replacement Update and Training
As an update to the communication on the 28 June 2017 stating that RM SecureNet will be withdrawn from service on the 31 August 2017. Please read the communication from RM for the purchase and training of the replacement system called AnyComms+ delivered by AVCO Systems in partnership with by RM Education | | READ MORE
N O T E | Following representation at
Schools Finance Group (SFG) and reference to the DCC Project Team it has been
agreed that access to SecureNet will be available to all schools until 8
September 2017.
Further updates will shortly be
available today on the Education Finance Blog here: https://new.devon.gov.uk/educationfinance/
 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
 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
updates 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
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DSCB Education Sub-Group meeting | July 2017
DAPH Representative David Barnett (Chudleigh CofE Community Primary School) attended the DSCB Education Sub-Group meeting on 3 July 2017:-
- Further Child Sexual Abuse information and training to be developed for all schools through the partnership as this now a priority area for Devon.
- Operation Encompass (information sharing about police involvement out of school hours before 9.00AM on next school day) to be rolled out for all schools in Devon with training in the Autumn Term. All schools must attend before being included in the programme, which is planned to go live on 01 Jan 2018.
- 2017 Safeguarding Audit will be completed using the Devon Smart online portal in response to previous issues with format and submission.
- All schools are expected to make a policy decision about attendance at CP case conferences in the holidays (KCSE). Max 15 days from initial request from social worker to hold meeting hence short notice in many instances. Understanding of difficulties from IRO unit but hopeful that schools will attend.
- Following the Serious Case Review in Hackney where a 4 year old died alone in his home 2 weeks after his mother has died suddenly, all schools are reminded of the duty to follow-up absence where there is not a known reason. Schools advised to contact their EWO if unsure of protocols.
 SEND Workforce Survey
The Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Improvement Board would like to understand how best to communicate new information, guidance and workforce development opportunities to our multi-agency workforce. They are keen to tailor their communication and any opportunities for workforce development to best meet the needs of all practitioners, whether that is policy makers or front line staff.
Please could you complete the short S U R V E Y so we can communicate with you better in the future.
It is important that as many people as possible complete the survey to ensure a good understanding of the needs of our Devon-wide multi-agency workforce.
The survey will run until Friday 22 September.
Subscribe to updates on the Devon SEND Local Offer pages of the Education and Families website.
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 latest issue dated 11 July 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 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
 EYFS/KS1/Phonics data collection 2017 – Update from Data and Assessment
Please be advised that as soon as we have processed your data and find it to be correct, we will make your summary reports available by key stage in Perspective Lite.
It is the Headteacher’s responsibility to ensure that the data reported by your school is correct when it is finally submitted to the DfE at the end of the summer term | READ MORE
DCC Education Finance Blog | General 85: Child Care Vouchers – Important Changes
You may have already seen the recent Schools Communications message on this subject. Jo Fellows (HROne) would like to remind all schools of the important changes to child care vouchers.
Following a recent legal case, changes have been made to Devon County Council’s Child Care Voucher Scheme for employees on maternity or other child-related leave. This policy change directly affects maintained schools and this communication explains the change | READ MORE
 EH4MH Briefing Summer 2017
Key messages from the Early Help 4 Mental Health Programme
This briefing has been produced to give Devon schools an overview of progress so far with the EH4MH programme, which has been in operation since September 2015. The service was introduced to promote and support resilience in children and young people by tackling mental health problems early before they become more serious, through two elements; direct early-intervention services for young people; and a school support programme | READ MORE
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 Guidance | 30 hours free childcare: LA and early years provider guide
How local authorities (LAs) and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds | READ MORE
Guidance | Apprenticeship funding: how it will work
How apprenticeship funding will affect employers from May 2017, including the apprenticeship levy and the online apprenticeship service | READ MORE
Guidance | School census 2017 to 2018: guide for schools and LAs
A guide to help schools and local authorities (LAs) complete and submit their autumn 2017 to summer 2018 school census data | READ MORE
Correspondence | School inspection update: academic year 2016 to 2017
These updates for inspectors and stakeholders contain information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools | READ MORE
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REMINDER | 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
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DAG Newsletters - view the latest newsletters on the DAG website
Read Issue 123 | 6 July 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
 Celebration of headteachers’ service to Devon’s children
A celebration of nearly 300 years of service to children in Devon by 10 headteachers has been held by the county’s schools chiefs.
Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools, James McInnes, Chief Executive Phil Norrey and Head of Education and Learning, Dawn Stabb, hosted the celebration for heads who left their schools during the current academic year after a lifetime of service in Devon and other parts of the country.
All the heads were retiring from Devon schools but some were going on to work in other areas. | READ MORE
 DAPH would like to say farewell and best wishes to the following colleagues who are retiring at the end of this term:
Paul Wisken | Barnstaple, Forches Cross Community Primary School
Roger Clarke | Broadhempston Village Primary School
Julie Tailyour | Buckland Monachorum, St Andrew's C of E Primary School
Ruth Jones | Exeter, Newtown Primary School
Paul Jones | The First Federation Trust
Sandra Barnett | Highampton Community Primary School
Ian Dickerson | Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School
Tim Woodward | Lew Trenchard C of E Primary School
Nicola Pratten | Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School
Nick D'Agorne | North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery
Sandy Brown | The South West Schools Federation
Richard Somerwill | Stoke Canon C of E Primary School
Also, best wishes to the following Headteachers who are leaving post:
Emma Summerfield | Crediton, Hayward's Primary School
Helen Whitehead | Honiton, Littletown Primary School
Christine Slaughter | Kingsbridge Community Primary School
Gill O'Neill | Newton Abbot, Decoy Primary School
Andrew Squire | Totnes, St John's C of E Primary School
 Enjoy the holidays!
The DAPH Office will be closed for the duration of the summer holidays, closing on Friday 21 July and re-opening on Monday 4 September 2017.
Wishing you all a very enjoyable and relaxing summer break.
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