 DASH Summer Conference & AGM
Friday 29 June 2018 at
Exeter Racecourse and Conference Centre EX6 7XS
|
With
keynote speaker A N D Y B U C K
honk.org.uk
Booking is essential
and via the O N L I N E B O O K I N G F
O R M
Bookings are open to
Devon school leaders who are members of DASH - this is a free event
subsidised by DASH. Please see the booking form for further details.
 School Funding Survey - Worth Less? Campaign
On 30 April 2018 a school funding survey was circulated to school leaders across 30 counties with the hope to attract 1000 responses. Over 1500 responses were submitted, providing a significant snapshot of the funding challenges that schools are facing. Thank you to everyone that participated.
The press release and survey were issued to the media on 8 May and also forwarded to Robert Halfon MP, chair of the Education Select Committee. This will mean that headteachers have an important “voice” within their funding inquiry.
The survey results are advertised via this L I N K. The login details are
User: THSRH12 and Password: funding2017
|
Knife Crime in Devon schools - has your school had a knife related issue?
|
FAO: Headteachers and Designated Safeguarding Officers
Devon and Cornwall Police would like to know whether headteachers feel there has been an increase in knife related issues in schools over the past couple of years, or whether your school has not had any knife crime issues at all. For example:-
- Do any schools give their pupils an input on the dangers of carrying a knife? Or is there considered to be no need for this?
- How often are pupils found with a knife in school?
- Would the school report this to police or deal with it themselves?
- Have any pupils said they are carrying it to protect themselves?
Answers to the above questions or any general comments you wish to make regarding knife crime in your school can be sent to Aimee Mitchell, Headteacher at Isca Academy via email amitchell@iscaexeter.co.uk or you can contact her PA Fran Metay via email fmetay@iscaexeter.co.uk
School Census Bulletin – Summer 2018
As you may be aware, the statutory School Census
for the Summer Term will take place on Thursday 17 May 2018. It is
recommended that schools begin 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
Update
from Devon Norse | Food Mixer Legislative Requirements
(Interlocking Guards)
Devon Norse are aware that there are food mixers
in schools across Devon that may not meet current health and safety legislative requirements as they do not have interlocking guards | READ MORE
|
Immunisations for school aged
children - update from NHS England South
An update regarding school immunisation services to primary and
secondary school aged children in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay | 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 20 June 2018
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.
Staff Survey 2018 - Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) has been a priority for DCFP during
2017-2018 and the DCFP CSA Working Group have been looking at how we can
improve outcomes for children who may be at risk of sexual abuse. We issued
a similar staff survey in late 2016 and gained almost 900 responses from staff
and professionals across Devon.
If you work in Devon, directly or indirectly
with children, please would you complete our short survey, which will help us
to benchmark the current level of understanding, inform learning needs and
evidence impact. Visit this link to the S U R V E Y
EH4MH programme extension confirmed
Additional funding has been confirmed to extend the EH4MH
programme until 31st March 2019.
The contract for EH4MH was due to expire at the
end of August 2018, but additional funds have now been committed to enable the
programme to continue into next year. For more information and other EH4MH
updates | READ MORE
|
Early
Help 'Right For Children' Events
Visit the DCFP website for dates, venues and
online booking for the 'Right For Children' events that are taking place across
Devon, with dates available during the Summer and Autumn terms
| READ MORE
|
 
Read the latest SEND Improvement Programme news and
updates
Subscribe to the newsletter | Visit the SEND Local Offer website
Helpline | Advice and support on SEND processes
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 & Skills Funding Agency | READ MORE
Babcock Safeguarding Update April 2018
Read the latest newsletter which includes updates on:
|
- Elective Home Education - consultation
-
GDPR advice from SWGfL
-
Babcock Autumn training dates
-
DCFP Child Sexual Abuse survey and training dates
-
Mental Health First Aid course
-
New Babcock website
-
Preventing young people joining gangs
-
IIOC Campaign 2018
-
MenACWY vaccine for Yr13 students
-
Working with young people trafficked for criminal exploitation
-
Education for a connected world
-
Barnardo's Real Love Rocks
-
Disrespect NoBody
-
NSPCC best practice updates
Is your school information
accurate?
A reminder to all schools to check / update information held
within the Admissions Directory or use the Update
Form via this L I N K
 New Law for School Websites (maintained schools)
The Department for Education (DfE) has produced guidance on what schools are required to publish on their websites. This is separated into two different sets of requirements, one for maintained schools and one for academies, free schools and colleges.
This article by Michelmores focuses on the obligations placed on maintained schools, and the additional requirements that will come into force on 1 September 2018 | READ MORE
DASH Representation on Working
Groups
The scope and role of DASH within the local context is
illustrated in the Working Groups Representation Chart
effective for the current academic year.
Blog | Ofsted's spring
conferences
Posted by: Sean Harford on 24 April 2018
The last of our spring
conferences for school inspectors took place on Friday 20th April |
READ MORE
New National Schools Commissioner to
help raise standards
A new National Schools Commissioner is to be appointed following
the excellent work of Sir David Carter, who is to retire from the
civil service | READ MORE
Guidance School resource
management: checklist
Help with planning school finances and resources
– tools and advice from the Department for Education (DfE) | READ MORE
| 
