 DASH Summer Conference | Tuesday 25 June 2019
Devon secondary school leaders are invited to attend this free all-day event* at Exeter Racecourse, with keynote speakers confirmed as:-
9.30am Nina Jackson | Associate, Independent Thinking
"Creativity, curiosity and compassion - that's the winning formula for any classroom."
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11.15am Dave Harris - Associate, Independent Thinking
"Think differently, think beyond your reach and if what you are doing feels wrong - don't do it!"
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P L U S
1.30pm | Jon Hutchinson | Head of Curriculum Development, Reach Academy Feltham
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Session 1 - The Science of Learning: principles from cognitive science and taking an evidence informed approach.
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Session 2 - Knowledge Rich Curriculum: how we structure our curriculum at the intended and implemented level.
3.00pm | Dave McKinney | IT Consultant
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* free event = subsidised by DASH
DAPH & DASH Summer Briefing
Registration from 8.45am, close at 3.00pm
- Ofsted - Stephen Lee Senior HMI providing an update to include the proposed Education Inspection Framework 2019
- DAPH and DASH key messages and updates
- Schools Buying Hub South West
- Devon Music Education Hub (DMEH) - an update from Lewis Gibbs, Head of DMEH
- Jo Olsson, Chief Officer for Children's Services DCC - an update on SEND Area Inspection and Written Statement of Action / New Devon and Children Families Alliance
- Afternoon Keynote speaker Daniel Sobel, CEO and Founder of Inclusion Expert
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HOW TO BOOK: Booking is essential and via the ONLINE BOOKING FORM
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f40’s Updated Proposal for a National Funding Formula for Schools
Each year f40 updates its funding model - a bottom-up calculation - to reflect current data on school finances and to reflect the national discussion and changing landscape of school funding.
f40 representatives presented the updated modelling spreadsheet, supporting narrative and Briefing Paper to the Funding Policy Unit at the Department for Education on 9th April 2019. DfE acknowledged that it is valid and intellectually sound, and is clear and easily understood. Read the notes of the meeting held on 9th April 2019 here.
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Worth Less? School Funding Campaign Update
Keep up to date with the latest campaign news via social media:-
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 HRMS Briefing Sessions for Schools
Devon County Council is implementing a new Human Resources Management System (HRMS). The HRMS provides a range of self-service functionality for managers and employees, including the booking of annual leave, sickness absence recording and pay and contract information updating. The HRMS is called iTrent which is a commercial system, used by many different public and private sector organisations and is very intuitive to use. DCC will be running some briefing sessions for schools | 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.
 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
- Papers from the last DEF meeting held on 20 March 2019 can be found HERE
- Date of next DEF meeting: 19 June 2019
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
- Minutes of the last SFG meeting held on 6 March 2019 can be found HERE
- Date of next SFG meeting is 5 June 2019
 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.
- View the minutes of the last SOCA meeting held on 26 February 2019 HERE
- Date of next SOCA meeting is 11 June 2019
- Devon Children and Families Partnership
DCFP Newsletters | visit this LINK to subscribe to receive news and updates direct to your inbox.
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).
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Babcock LDP Safeguarding Newsletter
Babcock Safeguarding Newsletter for April 2019 can be viewed HERE
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NSPCC Helpline
The Helpline operates Monday to Friday 8am – 10pm and 9am – 6pm at the weekends. Trained practitioners provide advice, guidance and support, and can take action on behalf of a child being abused or at risk of abuse. Further details can be found on the NSPCC Website.
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 SEND Improvement Board Newsletter
The DCFP SEND Improvement Board Newsletter for April 2019 can be viewed HERE . SEND IB hope to publish a newsletter following each monthly meeting.
Update | Joint Local Area SEND Inspection
In December, Devon had its Joint Local Area SEND Inspection, which included health, adults' and children's social care, and education. The SEND Improvement Board are now working on a Written Statement of Action which addresses the four priorities in the inspection outcome letter:
- embedding our SEND Strategy
- communication
- autism
- Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Draft Written Statement of Action Published
HMCI required Devon to produce a Written Statement of Action in response to the 4 areas of weakness identified following the Devon Local Area SEND Inspection. The Draft Written Statement of Action can be viewed HERE.
Helpline | Advice and support on SEND processes
Keep up to date - subscribe to the newsletter and visit this link to recent SEND news and updates H E R E.
 Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Update
Weekly round-up of information and actions for Education and Skills Funding Agency funded organisations. To view/subscribe to the latest bulletins | READ MORE
Regional Schools Commissioner Newsletter
The Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West (RSC SW) has published the April 2019 newsletter | 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 LINK
Admission Arrangements and School / Academy Trust Websites
A reminder that all schools must publish determined admissions policies and proposed policies on their school / Academy Trust website during the consultation period.
 PREVENT - WRAP Decommissioning
WRAP Portal services were decommissioned on 31 March 2019. For information on post April 2019 training READ MORE
'No Need to Exclude' Toolkit Launched
The 'No Need to Exclude' Toolkit to support staff in reducing exclusions has been launched and can be viewed HERE
 School Complaints Procedure
Guidance for schools about setting up or reviewing complaints procedures have been published by DfE.
Risk Assessment Methodology for Schools
DfE have published methodology notes that set out the risk assessment process that Ofsted uses for good and outstanding state-funded schools and further education and skills providers.
Read the latest DAG newsletter (Issue 151 dated 04/04/19) HERE
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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