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   Autumn Term  |  19 September 2017  |  Issue 1

DASH Winter Conference 2017 Friday 8 December 2017 at the Flybe Training Centre, Exeter   B O O K  O N L I N E   Accommodation (to be booked separately) Delegates have the option of staying at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel near Exeter Airport on Thursday 7 December. Please book directly with the hotel if you would like to join colleagues. How to book accommodation (best available rate) via email, phone or online: Email reservations@hbhexeterairport.com Phone 01392 348348 Via this L I N K to ‘Book a room’ on the Hampton by Hilton website Booking and Cancellation terms (for accommodation at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel) Payment for accommodation will be taken by the hotel at the time of booking. Cancellation of the booking may result in charges being due - please check the terms and conditions at the time of your booking.

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

School Funding Consultation 2018/19  |  October dates

Please see the letter from Dawn Stabb with information relating to this Autumn’s school funding consultation process  |  READ MORE

The dates and venues for the consultation events will take place as follows :

Wednesday 18 October - CENTRAL - Sandy Park Conference Centre
2.00pm - 4.30pm and 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Friday 20 October - NORTH - The Barnstaple Hotel
10.00am - 12.30pm

Tuesday 31 October - SOUTH - Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre
12.30pm - 3.00pm

Immediately after the School Funding Consultation events, Dawn Stabb, Head of Education and Learning and colleagues from HR One will be available to provide information on how LA Maintained schools are able to access the DCC Apprenticeship Fund.

Booking is essential and via the O N L I N E   B O O K I N G   F O R M

Question  |  have you dropped any courses due to financial constraints?

BBC South West is looking at running a story about schools dropping some exam courses because of budget or teacher shortages. If your school has cut courses, please send a brief summary to the DAPH office ( daph@devon.gov.uk ) where the information will be collated and forwarded to the DASH Co-Ordinator for a general response to the BBC. 

Oral statement to Parliament  |  Justine Greening statement on national funding formula

Education Secretary addresses parliament on historic reforms to introduce fairer funding for schools  |  READ MORE 

News story  |  Fairer funding system to end 'postcode lottery' for schools

Education Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed details of a new fairer funding system for schools in England, putting an end to the historic postcode lottery that saw huge differences in funding between similar schools in different parts of the country  |  READ MORE

Guidance  |  National funding formula tables for schools and high needs

Tables showing provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks  |  READ MORE

Policy paper  |  National funding formula for schools and high needs

Changes to the funding system for schools and high needs  |  READ MORE

ASCL Conference  |  9 - 10 March 2018  |  ICC Birmingham

ASCL is offering group discount to Devon secondary school leaders for next year's conference on 9-10 March 2018 at ICC Birmingham.

Additionally, DASH is offering one FREE place to Devon secondary schools (who are members of DASH) to attend the event in Birmingham on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March 2018. Your ticket will be paid for by DASH (1 place per school) and includes accommodation and the Saturday night meal. Travel arrangements not included.

Please note that the DASH subsidy arrangement is only applicable for bookings made on or before 30 November 2017.

G O L D  attendance: 2 day programme with dinner on the Friday, £336 pp (members) OR £368 (non-members)

S I L V E R  attendance: day delegate, £159pp per day (members) OR £200 (non-members)

H O W  T O  B O O K  |  contact ASCL via email Annual.Conference@ascl.org.uk and quote 'DASH' and the following details when booking to ensure you attract the group discount rate. member / non-member of ASCL attendance requirements (i.e. attending both days etc) delegate details including full name, job title and direct email address  school name and address invoice details and any PO number required remember to quote DASH to attract discount ACCOMMODATION  |  please book your accommodation directly with the selected hotel Hampton by Hilton, Birmingham Broad Street (i.e. for the Friday night accommodation). REIMBURSEMENT BY DASH  |  please forward details of your invoices for reimbursement to Jodie Carson  |  Coombeshead Academy  |  Jodie.CARSON@educationsouthwest.org.uk

Fire Safety Reminder

As a result of the incident at Grenfell Tower, DCC are carrying out a holistic review of our fire safety processes, procedures and management to verify that they are fit for purpose.

In addition, following an advice note from The Department of Education dated 13 July, the Devon Health and Safety Service has produced the following reminders for staff with building management responsibilities  |  READ MORE

Reprocurement of school aged immunisation services - update and next steps

Message from Anna Masserick  |  Public Health Programme Manager
NHS England - South (South West)

NHS recently invited schools to take part in a survey on the future procurement of school aged immunisations and thanks goes to those headteachers that took the time to take part. The information gathered has helped to determine what form the future services should take, what the geography should be based on and key issues that we needed to explore with potential bidders in evaluating submissions.

To ensure we get the right provider in local areas, NHS England would like to continue to engage with schools and young people as we move into the next phase of the procurement which involves evaluating bids and scoring bidder presentations.

Request for headteacher and school children  representative: NHS are looking for a headteacher representative who is interested in scoring bids (September) and also a group of school children who would be interested in scoring presentations and asking bidders questions from a young person’s perspective (September / October). Note that full training will be given.  

For further details regarding the reprocurement and to register your interest in joining the bids process please contact

Anna Masserick  |  0113 8253595  /  07825 420819  /  anna.masserick@nhs.net

Press release  |  Public Health England launches Rise Above for Schools programme New schools programme to equip young people with coping strategies for modern life. Dynamic new resources for teachers will help build crucial life-skills for young people to boost their resilience and improve their mental health and wellbeing, as part of a new evidence-based programme for schools unveiled by Public Health England (PHE)  |  READ MORE

Education Finance Blog  |  General 90: Anycomms Webinar on Friday 22 September 2017

ScoMIS are inviting Devon Schools to a free webinar on using Anycomms for DTSApps and other transfers.

The webinar will cover the process for both hosted and non hosted Devon Schools and will take place on Friday, September 22, 2017 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. For more details and how to book a place  |  READ MORE

DfE Statutory guidance  |  School teachers' pay and conditions

Statutory guidance on pay and conditions for teachers in England and Wales for 2017 and 2016  |  READ MORE

Teachers’ Pay Award 2017 and Model Pay Policy

HR ONE has produced a Model Pay Policy which takes account of the updates to the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document effective from 1 September 2017  |  READ MORE

Unable to find suitable childcare?  Parents Feedback form – please share

Devon County Council is responsible for making sure there is enough childcare for parents to take up work or training. We would like as many parents as possible to know this and to feedback to us if they are unable to find suitable childcare  |  READ MORE

Future Magazine  F R E E The first issue of Future magazine will be distributed (hardcopy) to schools across Devon from 20 September. This is a new publication with an initial despatch of around 10,000 hardcopies distributed pro-rata to secondary schools based upon pupil numbers. Whilst there will not be copies for all students owing to cost restraints, it is hoped that as advertising/sponsorship revenue increases this will be possible. For a sneak peak at the online version  |  READ MORE Any schools or colleges who are interested in advertising an event or would like to include an advert/article can C O N T A C T the magazine directly.

Book Learn2Live Road safety events for sixth form students All schools and colleges with sixth form students are invited to attend the annual Learn2Live Road Safety events which will be taking place throughout Devon during the autumn term. Places are Free and can be booked via the Learn2Live website events page. Visit the Learn2Live website for more information.

Devon Music Education Hub – DfE and Arts Council England (ACE) Data request Message from DMEH Lead Ken Parr See the  L E T T E R  requesting schools to complete this year’s data request from ACE  - we need your help to collect the information needed to present a more positive picture of music education in Devon. The  S U R V E Y  takes 17minutes to complete and closes on Monday 9 October 2017.

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 23 November 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.

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

Right for Children Early Help IT System  |  useful documents and training dates for the Autumn term

See the Early Help webpage (Right for Children) for Quick Reference Guides. Guidance Notes and other useful documents.

T R A I N I N G  |  Visit this  L I N K  to view Autumn term training dates and how to book on 'Right for Children' events.

See the Prevent strategy in practice.

This is the story of a young woman who was radicalised and then, via the Channel programme, worked with police and other agencies to move away from a path to extremism. Watch this short film on YOUTUBE and share it with colleagues, friends and family.

Helpline  |  Advice and support on SEND processes

SEND Funding  |  Changes to Element 3 funding from 1 September 2017

Following on from the previous communication on SEND Funding (18 July'17) please see the L E T T E R  (1 Aug'17) from Dawn Stabb, Head of Education and Learning and also an accompanying K E Y  F A C T S  document to clarify details around SEND funding and the changes to Element 3 funding from 1 September 2017.

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. The survey closes on 22 September 2017  |  READ MORE

Headlines is a regular newsletter from Dawn Stabb,  Head of Education and Learning.

Download the latest issue |  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

Secondary Transfer – Application Facility

Information from the Admissions team regarding the letters sent to schools which contain the UID’s (unique identifying numbers) enabling parents to make an application for their secondary school(s) via the online Admissions Application facility which opened on 1st September  |  READ MORE

DfE Guidance  |  2017/18 School Census

The Department for Education (DfE) have issued some guidance on data sharing, privacy notices and data subjects rights as part of their School Census Guide  |  READ MORE

School Census Bulletin – Autumn 2017

The statutory School Census for the Autumn Term will take place on Thursday 5 October 2017. Schools are strongly recommend to prepare for the School Census by ensuring that, so far as possible, pupil databases are up-to-date and the relevant systems/accesses are in place  |  READ MORE

Pupil Premium+ Funding / Supporting our Children in Care

See the letter dated 22 August 2017 (from Ian Hemelik, Virtual School Lead) which provides details of Pupil Premium+ Funding and other ways schools can support our Children in Care  |  READ MORE

Calling 999 for an Ambulance  |  a Guide for Education

Following a recent Coroner's court hearing, the Coroner has asked that the guidance from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is shared with all educational establishments. The aim of the guidance is to help and support education staff when calling 999 in order to achieve an appropriate and timely response  |  READ MORE

Sean Hartford's Education Inspection Blog

Read the latest blogs from Sean Hartford, National Director, Education on the following:-

• Progress, but a lot of work still to do
• Tackling workload together – a new question for staff at the point of inspection
• Summer round-up    READ MORE

Headteacher Board elections website  |  A Message from the National Schools Commissioner

See the message from Sir David Carter with an invitation to academy leaders to consider standing for, and voting in, the elections to one of the eight Headteacher Boards (HTBs). There are 3 academy leaders from within Devon LA currently standing for election to the South West headteacher board namely Jonathan Bishop, Gary Chown and Paul Jones  |  READ MORE

Decision  |  Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly FE area review report

Report and recommendations from the further education (FE) area review of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly colleges  |  READ MORE

Research and analysis  |  Progress 8 accountability measure: schools’ responses

Research looking at school leaders' understanding of the Progress 8 measure  |  READ MORE

Correspondence  |  School inspection update: academic year 2017 to 2018

These updates for inspectors and stakeholders contain information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools  |  READ MORE

Statutory guidance  |  School exclusion

Statutory guidance on the exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units  |  READ MORE

Consultation outcome  |  School exclusion guidance: proposed revisions

Read the summary of the responses received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps  |  READ MORE

Statutory guidance  |  Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school

Statutory guidance about the support that pupils with medical conditions should receive at school  |  READ MORE

N E W  DAG website - see dagdevon.uk Read the latest DAG newsletter H E R E Devon Association of Governors (DAG) e-newsletter, the fortnightly digest of the articles published in the DAG website.  Most of the web pages and documents on the DAG website are restricted to DAG members - if you are a DAG member please log in, or register.    Contact DAG |   info@dagdevon.uk

Statutory guidance  |  Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools

Statutory guidance setting out the arrangements for the constitution of governing bodies of all local-authority-maintained schools  |  READ MORE

Consultation outcome  |  Implementing the English Baccalaureate

Read the Government response to the consultation, including a summary of responses received and details of next steps  |  READ MORE

Welcome to New Appointments

Congratulations and welcome to the new and acting Headteachers taking up new posts in Devon secondary schools this term and we look forward to seeing you at one of our forthcoming events.

Andrew Davis  |  Principal at Exmouth Community College

Suzannah Wharf  |  Headteacher at Teign School

Devon Association of Secondary Headteachers

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Sowton Industrial Estate
Exeter EX2 7FW

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