Summer Term | 25 June 2024
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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!
DSLS Summer Leadership Briefing
27 June 2024 - Exeter Racecourse
Agenda - Book online
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King's Birthday Honours List 2024
The King's Birthday Honours List 2024 was published 14 June, with two honours awarded in Devon for Services to Education.
Alexander Walmsley - Chair of Trustees, The First Federation Trust, was awarded an MBE for services to education. The First Federation Trust is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) with 21 primary schools across Devon and West Dorset.
Moira Marder - Chief Executive Officer, the Ted Wragg Trust, was awarded an OBE for services to education. The Ted Wragg Trust is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) with 16 schools across Devon.
 DSLS Working Group Representatives
To ensure that the voice of schools is heard, Devon school leaders attend numerous statutory boards and working groups across the county.
Each year, representation on these groups is reviewed and the following representatives were agreed for 2023-24: DSLS Working Group Representatives
Additionally, the Schools Executive Committee (SEC) (DSLS SEC Membership 2023-24) acts as a conduit for two-way communication to regularly update schools with key messages and on work being undertaken at local authority groups. See the updates from the various autumn term meetings below.
 Read more about the Devon Education Forum (DEF) objectives, terms of reference, minutes and agendas H E R E.
 Following successful entry into the DfE Safety Valve Intervention Programme, SFG has recommended to DEF to stand down the High Needs Funding subgroup, with High Needs funding becoming a standing agenda item at SFG meetings.
 Read more about the Schools Finance Group (SFG) objectives, terms of reference, minutes and agendas H E R E.
 Read more about the Schools Organisation, Capital and Admissions (SOCA) objectives, terms of reference, minutes and agendas H E R E.
 All schools are reminded to review their entry in the Local Authority Admissions Directory and to notify DCC Admissions admissions@devon.gov.uk. on any amendments that are required – headteacher names, contact details, establishment status, oversubscription criteria, Published Admission Numbers (PAN) and Numbers on Roll (NOR).
 Read more about the DCC SEND Strategic Partnership Board objectives, terms of reference, minutes and agendas H E R E.
Special Request - can your school assist with hosting meetings?
DCC is working hard to transform SEND support and services. Much of this work will involve training or meetings across Devon. To enable funding to be directed at supporting children and young people, DCC is asking schools whether they have empty classrooms or space that could be used free of charge to host partnership training or parent carer co-production meetings.
If this is something you are able to assist with, please email office@devonsls.co.uk.
 HAF Funding Schools Transition Projects this Summer Holiday
HAF (Holiday Activities & Food Programme) has extended its offer to support schools by providing funding for Benefit Related Free School Meal (FSM) children to take part in any transition programmes schools have planned for this Summer Holidays. There is a short FORMS application process with a deadline of Friday 12 July to ensure enough time to issue funding agreements and payments before the end of term.
The funding can provide support for FSM children to access activities and trips during the summer holidays for up to 5 days and must include a nutritious meal, the funding award is up to £35 per child per day. It can support a child’s transition from Early Years to Primary or Primary to Secondary.
The application form can be found here.
Any queries should be directed to childsc.holidayactivitiesfoodprogramme-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
The DfE wants your views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance on teaching:
- relationships education
- relationships and sex education
- health education
These subjects are collectively known as RSHE.
Your views are important to help ensure that this guidance supports schools to provide high-quality RSHE which meets the needs of children and young people.
Consultation closes 11 July 2024
The DfE is seeking views on proposals to strengthen protections for children in unregistered alternative provision settings. We took evidence on the use of this provision in 2022.
We propose that all unregistered alternative provision will be subject to new, light-touch quality assurance frameworks. These will be underpinned by national standards.
We aim to deliver a balanced and proportionate approach to protect the children that this diverse sector supports and educates.
Consultation closes 5 July 2024
 
Latest updates from SEND News Archives - Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)
Key articles include:
A special update with information about helping encourage children and young people with SEND to be more active can be read here.
An Introduction to Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP) - Fully funded online information sessions
Devon County Council has been working closely with parents, children and young people and schools to develop a framework to promote consistent inclusive practice that supports all children across all primary and secondary schools in Devon.
After it’s introduction at the SEND conference in June, we are putting on a series of workshops to support school’s understanding and share the full content from the website.
The workshops will provide a detailed introduction to OAIP, explaining what it is and what it isn’t.
We will be sharing the full content of the framework and explaining how this could be used to support and develop provision in schools, as well as how it could help schools to share the good practice that is already in place more easily with CYP, families and staff.
Workshop suitable for Head/Executive Head Teachers, School leaders, Governors and SENCos.
Book your place now.
 Click here to read the latest news from DiAS
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Safeguarding Newsletter Summer term: June 2024
Key updates include:
- KCSiE 2024 - draft released
- School key contacts
- Children's Front Door: transition to online request for support form
- Devon's Safe and Healthy Sexual Behaviour Forum
- Information on the Family Intervention Team
- and many more important updates.
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Devon's Family Hubs update
Exciting things are happening in Devon to improve support for families with children.
National guidance has been introduced to expand the range of support to families, and to develop a network of Family Hubs and associated outreach services. The charity, Action for Children, has been managing Children's Centres in Devon on behalf of DCC and is now preparing for this change to Family Hubs. Read more...
How to contact Family Hub services?
The next step will be to decide where the support can be accessed, but for now families are being asked to ring ahead to speak to one of the Action for Children team for advice and support, or complete an online form requesting that a member of Action for Children's staff contact them.
The online form for families to request contact with Action for Children is available on their Devon Family Hubs website.
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Devon Music Education Hub are delighted to be collaborating with the National Youth Orchestra to offer young musicians in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay this exciting opportunity to play side by side with NYO and NYO Inspire musicians. |
Join us from 3.30-5.30pm on Friday 12 July 2024 at St Peter’s Church Aided School, Exeter EX2 5AP with a sharing for parents/carers from 5pm. This event is open to 11-18 year olds that play an orchestral instrument (including saxophone) to a Grade 4 level of ability or higher and is being offered free of charge. Read more...
Keep up to date:
Contact: Fran Butler Early Years and Childcare Sufficiency Lead, DCC
E-mail: fran.butler@devon.gov.uk
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Education Support Newsletter
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DAG Newsletter
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