DASH
Summer Conference & AGM
Friday
29 June 2018 at
Exeter
Racecourse and Conference Centre EX6 7XS
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Keynote speaker A N D Y B U C K - see more at honk.org.uk
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Exclusions training with Russell Holland, Barrister in the Education Team at Michelmores
to include the legal basis for an exclusion, duties of the governing body, the role of the Independent Review Panel, SEN/disability discrimination issues and reducing legal risk
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Devon Inclusion Project - update and outcomes of workstreams
- DASH Business and AGM
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 and cancellation charges.
 Worth Less? School Funding Campaign | Save the date - Friday 28 September 2018
1000 Headteachers to visit Downing Street
Read an update on recent activity from Jules White who is co-ordinating the campaign and includes details of the planned visit to Downing Street in the Autumn term | READ MORE
To further support the Worth Less? school funding campaign, we are looking to send 50 school leaders from Devon to Downing St - in order to co-ordinate the visit, anyone interested in joining colleagues on 28 September should please confirm interest by email to daph@devon.gov.uk
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DfE Guidance | What
academies, free schools and colleges should publish online
The information that academies, including 16 to
19 colleges and any educational institution that has academy arrangements,
should publish on their websites | READ MORE
DfE Guidance | What
maintained schools must publish online
Last updated 24/05/18
The information that
schools maintained by their local authorities must publish on
their websites | READ MORE
For Action | Attendance of Children in Care
Message from
Ian Hemelik - Virtual School Headteacher
To all Headteachers / Principals
We are concerned that recently school attendance of Children in
Care has declined.
To address this issue we ask that:
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Our VS Administrator, Kate Clarke (kate.clarke@devon.gov.uk) is notified when the attendance level for any Child in Care
drops below 95%. This information will be passed to our Area
Learning Advocates who will follow this up with the relevant Social Worker.
- When a Child in Care fails to arrive for school on any given
day, that you contact their Foster Carer, on the same day, to ascertain the
reason for non-attendance.
Saturday 7 July 2018 at Dawlish
Leisure Centre
For the first time
ever, the South West’s biggest community youth sports event is now open to
entries outside of Devon and Cornwall local authority teams. This South West
Youth Games finals aimed at those at beginner level will take place in South
Devon at Dawlish on Saturday 7 July. The event site lies no more than
500 metres from a main line train station. Sports open to entries are Badminton
(Year 7-9), Cyclocross (Year 4-7), Dance (aged 8-18), Football – Girls
(Year 5-6), Mini Tennis (Year 3-4), Softball Cricket – Girls (Year 7-8),
Triathlon (Year 7-10). All entries are just £20 per team.
Please
advertise the F L Y E R in your school to raise
awareness of the event.
Any questions? Please
use the CONTACT US form.
DASH Representation on Working
Groups
The scope and role of DASH within the local context is
illustrated in the DASH Working Group
Representatives chart effective for the current academic year.
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.
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of Membership on DEF, agendas and full minutes of previous meetings
and other information about DEF can be found on the DEF website
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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.
 Keeping Children Safe Newsletter
Read the latest updates from Babcock in this month's Keeping Children Safe newsletter including:
- MASH enquiry research information
- Data Protection for schools
- One minute guides
- Teen Translation Tool
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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
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DCFP Education Advisory Group
Meeting | 14 May 2018
Feedback to
schools from the recent DCFP Education Advisory Group meeting included :-
School Nursing Core Offer
In response to changes
in the national funding for local health there are major changes to the school
nursing core offer for 2018-19. This is the last year of the contract with
Virgin Care ahead of DCC resuming responsibility for School Nursing and Health
Visitors from 2019.
There is only funding
for 35 schools nurses across Devon and the work will be targeting:
- supporting
schools to meet the needs of individual children who have an identified
medical need or where the school feels there be an identified need.
- providing
support for SRE teaching and guidance and support of identified children
at KS2-5.
These proposals will
be shared with school leaders via a survey in the very near future.
Elective Home Education DfE
Consultation
The national
consultation on Elective Home Education (EHE) is currently open. Legislation
hasn’t changed since 1984 and recently there has been a significant increase in
EHE in Devon (521 children 2012/13 to 1275 2016/17) which is continuing to
rise. The DfE recognises there are many reasons for this and are proposing
significant changes including requirements for all EHE children to be
registered with a LA; introducing statutory monitoring duties for the LA; and
specifying safeguarding CPD & qualifications required by all private tutors.
Schools welcome to submit own
response by 02/07/18. Access the consultation via this L I N K
DCC are submitting a corporate response, schools
wishing to contribute should do so by 14 June 2018 to Emma.Hitchins@babcockinternational.com
Statutory guidance |
Keeping children safe in education
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding
children and safer recruitment | READ MORE
DCFP Multi Agency Training and Events
Places are still available to book on the following courses:-
Child Sexual Abuse - 12/06/18
Understanding Domestic
Abuse - 21/06/18
Safeguarding
Supervision - 26/06/18
Challenging Domestic
Abuse - 28/06/18
See
the DCFP website for more details and how to book
online.
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 Helpline | Advice and support on SEND processes
SEND Local Offer
Devon’s SEND Local Offer is the education, health and social
care services and support for children and young people with special
educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from birth to 25.
For more information visit the SEND Local Offer website and to keep up to date
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
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RE Newsletter for Schools in Devon
Torbay and Exeter Diocese
Welcome to the latest RE newsletter |
READ MORE
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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
Guidance | Inspecting
schools: leaflet for schools
This leaflet outlines what Ofsted will look at during a
school inspection | READ MORE
Research and analysis |
Supporting mental health in schools and colleges
Survey and case studies with schools on activities to support
pupils' mental health and wellbeing | READ MORE
See also Pen portraits of provision - May 2018
Guidance | Data
protection: privacy notice model documents
Suggested privacy notices for schools and local authorities to
issue to staff, parents and pupils about the collection of data
| READ MORE
Guidance | Sexual
violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and
colleges
Advice for schools and colleges on how to prevent and respond to
reports of sexual violence and harassment between children | READ MORE
Consultation outcome |
Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions
Detail of outcome
Summary of responses received, along with the government’s
response outlining the next steps | READ MORE
See the new guidance that comes into
effect from 3 September 2018.
Consultation outcome |
Schools that work for everyone
Detail of outcome
The DfE's response to the Schools that work for everyone
consultation. It details a package of measures which are intended to foster
cross-sector collaboration in order to improve outcomes for pupils across the
education system, and create new good school places that are accessible for all
children of all backgrounds | READ MORE
Read the latest DAG newsletter H E R E
Devon Association of Governance (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
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