DASH Summer Conference & AGM
Friday 29 June 2018 at
Last chance to book! View / download the AGENDA
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Keynote
speaker Andy Buck - see more at honk.org.uk
and Leadership matters.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 - Marc Kastner, Strategic Lead for Education Inclusion DCC, will provide an update on outcomes of work streams. Read more about the Education Inclusion Service H E R E
- 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
Thank you to those colleagues who have already expressed an interest - we will be in touch again with further details.
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f40 Briefing Paper
Read
the new Briefing Paper agreed by f40’s Executive
Committee and members. This paper describes f40’s views on the recently
introduced National Funding Formula and highlights the group’s fundamental
concerns about the NFF’s failure to adequately address the unfairness of
funding allocations or remaining locked-in inequalities.
This Briefing Paper
presents the key issues that f40 will campaign on in the future.
f40 contact
| Doug Allan (secretary) | doug@dtw.co.uk
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North Somerset Teaching School Alliance, Cabot Learning Federation and Affinity Teaching School Alliance are working together as the South West's regional hub and we are now inviting applications from Teaching Schools across the South West to run local equality and diversity leadership programmes.
Please send your application forms to: EqualityandDiversity@nsta.org.uk
The deadline for applications is 12 noon Monday 2nd July. Schools will be informed if successful by Friday 13th July.
New Guidance for Church of England schools on Mental Health
and Wellbeing
Interim advice for schools and SIAMS inspectors ahead
of the introduction of the new SIAMS Evaluation Schedule in September
2018 | READ MORE
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Plymouth
CAST - Educational Trustees Vacancies
Plymouth CAST is a large Multi Academy Trust comprised
of 35 schools within the Catholic Diocese of Plymouth that spans Cornwall,
Devon and Dorset. As the Trust restructures and refocuses to address immediate
improvement requirements, the Board is looking to recruit non-executive
directors (Trustees) with current, or recent, senior experience in primary and
secondary education to help strengthen and develop the Trust and its schools.
Final deadline for applications: 31st July 2018 | READ MORE
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Devon Education Fund
Do you have a project that needs additional funding?
Grants of up to £20,000 are available – The Devon Education Fund wants to hear from schools, organisations and educational projects that exploit innovation and show a real ambition to enable children and young people in Devon to thrive and flourish.
The next deadline for bids is midnight Monday 7 September 2018 | READ MORE
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 meeting: 17 October 2018
To contact the Forum: schools.forum@devon.gov.uk
Tel: 01392 382305
Devon Education Forum (DEF): Appointment of Schools (LA Maintained) and Academy Members and named Substitutes effective from 1st September 2018 to 31 August 2022
See recent communication regarding nomination process and further details in relation to the appointment of Schools and Academy members and named Substitutes on DEF | READ MORE
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
- Minutes of the last SFG meeting held on 23 May 2018 are advertised H E R E
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.
- Minutes of the last SOCA meeting held on 5 June 2018 are advertised H E R E
Composite Prospectus
Schools to provide (own
admitting authorities) or confirm (DCC admissions) information by 8th August
2018. Devon’s prospectus is split into two sections: The Step by
Step Guide to Normal Round Admissions which provides information about the
admissions process and School Information.
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The Step by Step Guide is published in the primary and secondary school
sections at https://new.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/school-information/apply-for-a-school-place.
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School Information is published at https://new.devon.gov.uk/schools/school/
for each state-funded school in Devon.
This information will be
refreshed for September 2018. All schools are requested to review their entry
in the Schools Information pages and advise on
any amendments that are required, such as: head teacher names, contact details,
establishment status, oversubscription criteria, Published Admission Numbers
and Numbers on Roll. Information will be amended and updated as necessary
throughout the academic year as necessary.
Devon Early Help Roadshows | September 2018
The Early Help Roadshows are a way to enable knowledge sharing
and best practice. Our aim is to develop knowledge and confidence to promote
ways to work together to make a difference for children and families across
Devon.
For
more details and how to book a place on these FREE half day Early Help Roadshow
events | READ MORE
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Criminal Exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: County Lines guidance, Modern Slavery and use of Partner Agency Form
There is a significant increase in gang related incidents and issues across Devon. Please read the County Lines guidance if you are not familiar with this strategy. All information to be shared with the police as soon as possible using the Partner Agency form.
See the County Lines Guidance document on the DfE website.
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
subscribe to the newsletter.
SEN Funding (Element 3) for EHCPs in Mainstream Schools
Details regarding the new funding descriptors and calculator tool for allocating funding levels for all new EHCPs were sent to Headteachers via email on 15 June 2018 from Julia Foster, Senior Manager SEND.
Any colleagues who may have not received this correspondence directly should contact the 0-25 SEND team - please email Educate.specialeducation025resources-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Champions for Change
Devon’s children and young people’s participation group is called ‘Champions for Change’. We are a group of young people with special educational needs and disabilities who believe that voices should be heard, not ignored: Listen, hear and understand. We are working on a film project which we hope will help children and young people with special needs understand their rights to have a voice and to be heard.
Read more about this group and the work that they are doing - visit this P A G E of the SEND Local Offer website and click on 'Participation'.
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
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 | Using Ofsted’s IDSR: early years foundation stage profile to key stage 4
Guidance for the primary and secondary inspection data summary report (IDSR) | READ MORE
Ofsted Blogs |
developments in education inspection
Building confidence, encouraging aspiration | READ MORE
Schools are different.
Inspections are different | READ MORE
Statistics, like art,
paint a rich picture | READ MORE
Sign up to receive these
emails directly - visit this L I N K to the Ofsted website
Interim National Schools Commissioner appointed
Regional Schools Commissioner Dominic Herrington to
become acting National Schools Commissioner from the beginning of September
2018 | READ MORE
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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.
This week -
see the website article on Busy Governor’s Guide to Raising Additional
Funds which includes advice on charging for activities and resources,
voluntary contributions, schools trips / educational visits and hiring out the
school premises.
Contact DAG | info@dagdevon.uk
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