Summer Term - 3 July 2024

DSLS Summer Schools Leadership Briefing 27 June 2024
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to last week's Briefing event at Exeter Racecourse. We hope that you found the speakers informative and helpful. Links to presentations as referenced at the event are now available to view/download below.
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Ed Pawson - Adviser to Devon, Torbay and Plymouth SACREs and Deputy Chair of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales and Jeremy Roberts - Chair of Devon and Torbay SACREs
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"Why do we need a new RE syllabus for our schools?"
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Ceri Morgan, Deputy Director and Head of Education, DCC
"Devon’s Education and Learning Update"
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Ramon Van de Velde – CEO and Jason Wood – Education Manager, The Wave Project
"Surf Therapy and Wave Rangers programmes for young people with SEND and mental health issues in Devon schools"
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Rob Gasson, Chief Executive Officer, Wave Multi Academy Trust
"Inclusivity and alternative provisions in Devon"
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Schools Week - Five policies to drive inclusion and get the best from AP
Sarah Pickering, Headteacher at Mill Water School
"Mill Water's outreach offer, how to access it and some POTO (pointing out the obvious) ways to make your school more inclusive"
Contact Sarah spickering@millwater.devon.sch.uk for more information.
Devon Special School Heads (DSSH) group and Devon County Council are working together to develop 'outreach and in-reach' work with mainstream schools and academies. More information can be found here.
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Simon Niles, Service Lead, School Organisation, Planning and Admissions, DCC
"Update on the SEND Sufficiency Strategy and AP Commissioning Framework"
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Simon Robilliard – Assistant Headteacher - SENDCo, Pilton Community College, Ventrus MAT
"Specialist onsite provisions at Pilton College"
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Sue Bolt – Early Years Team Manager, Early Years and Childcare Service
"Update on the wraparound childcare programme which is now live"
More information and to apply.
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DSLS Annual School Leadership Conference
10 & 11 October 2024
BOOK ONLINE for the 2024 event, Keynote Speakers now confirmed.
One booking form per delegate required. Terms and conditions apply, please see the online booking form for further details.
Target audience: primary and secondary school leaders and other members of the school leadership team.
Delegate options:
Option A - Two day residential - £425 +vat Option B - Two day residential sharing with named colleague - £405 +vat Option C - Two day non-residential - £350 + vat Option D - Day one only (Thursday 10 October 2024, includes charity dinner) - £250 +vat Option E - Day two only (Friday 11 October 2024) - £225 + vat
BOOK ONLINE
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DSLS Autumn Leadership Briefing
Online Bookings are now open for the DSLS Autumn School Leadership Briefing on Thursday 14 November 2024.
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Due to general election embargoes, Ofsted were unable to attend the Summer Briefing, we are therefore delighted to have the Assistant Regional Director from Ofsted join us for the Autumn Briefing.
Full agenda to follow.
Please see the Booking Form for Terms and Conditions.
13 March 2025 DSLS Spring School Leadership Briefing, venue TBC
26 June 2025 DSLS Summer School Leadership Briefing, venue TBC
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