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
E S
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
E X
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
 DASH Winter Conference 2017
Friday 8 December 2017
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D A T E F O R Y O U R D I A R Y
DASH Summer Conference & AGM 2018 | Friday 29 June 2018
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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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).
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, 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.
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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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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
Headlines 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.
To view/subscribe to the
latest bulletins | READ MORE
About
the Education and Skills Funding Agency | READ MORE
ESFA Fire Safety Survey
Following the horrific Grenfell Tower fire, the Government is
embarking on a data collection exercise and this includes buildings used for
publicly-funded education and training. The Education and Skills Funding Agency
have recently sent out letters requesting the completion of a survey in some
tight timescales.
The Local Authority is completing the survey for
Maintained schools, however Chief Executives of Academy Trusts and Chief
Executives of Diocesan Educational Trusts are likely to have received this
survey separately. We would encourage academies to complete the surveys should
they receive one in order for a more complete picture of the scale of the issue
to be developed.
Health and safety incident
Following a recent Health and Safety incident in a toilet
cubicle at a school in Swindon, it is felt the lessons learnt from this
incident be shared with our schools for their consideration | 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
Transition Guidance for Schools and
Education Settings
Record Keeping: Why is it important?
At times of transition it is an opportunity for careful
proactive planning and sharing of information which, if conducted sensitively
and with care, can ensure a successful transition at any stage. It provides a
consistent account of our involvement with children, young people and their
families.
Well-kept records should mean that schools, individuals and
families do not have to keep ‘telling their story’ and prevents the need for
settings having to ‘start again’. For more information please see the
Transition Guidance document as advertised on the DSCB website
or CLICK HERE
to download.
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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Meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccination (MenACWY)
The 2017 school leaver cohort (teenagers born between 01/09/1998-31/08/1999) is now eligible for urgent catch-up with MenACWY vaccination. These young people should be invited by their GP practice for vaccination over the coming months | READ MORE
School Census Bulletin – Summer 2017 (4)
The Department for Education have updated their guidance regarding the recording of absence for year 11 leavers. | 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
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
DASH would like to say farewell and
best wishes to the following colleagues who are retiring at the end of
this term:
David Fitzsimmons | Holsworthy Community College
Tony Alexander | Exmouth Community College
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