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Secretary of State Speech at CST

The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson spoke last week at the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) conference. She spoke at length t...

20th Oct 2025

Come and join DAG on the Devon Education Forum

DAG is looking for governors and trustees to join its existing members of the Devon Education Forum (DEF). Schools forums are an important contact poi...

20th Oct 2025

Malcolm Dobbins 1937 – 2025

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Malcolm Dobbins. Malcolm was a governor at Marpool School in Exmouth for many years, ...

20th Oct 2025

Spotlight on the DAG Board – Niki Glew

The Devon Association of Governance (DAG) Board meets regularly throughout the year to manage the affairs of DAG and support governing boards to furth...

20th Oct 2025

DAG Conference Thursday 14th May 4.30pm at Exeter Racecourse Save the date!

The DAG Conference, ‘Inspirational Governance – more than just metrics’ will provide an opportunity for members to be part of a social and learn...

20th Oct 2025

Update to Martyn’s Law for education settings

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the act) became law on 3 April 2025. It is commonly known as Martyn’s Law, and is named in honour...

13th Oct 2025

Education Secretary’s speech at RISE conference South West

The Education Secretary addressed leaders from schools and trusts in the south west to kick off a series of regional conferences focused on driving up...

13th Oct 2025

Only 6% of SEND Co-ordinators have enough hours

Tes have published the results of research they commissioned into how many SEND Co-ordinators have enough time to do the job. The research indicates t...

13th Oct 2025

Devon Schools Funding Consultation – last call for governors and trustees

This year’s Devon Schools Funding Arrangements Consultation 2026/27 is now live and will run until Sunday 19th October 2025. There will be a virtu...

13th Oct 2025

Will every primary school have its own library by 2029?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government would ensure every state primary school in England will have its own library by 2029. This announc...

6th Oct 2025

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DAG Conference Thursday 14th May 4.30pm at Exeter Racecourse

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News

Our regular news items keep Devon governing boards up to date with educational matters, both local and national. Find our most recent news items below and use our archive to access older news items

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Secretary of State Speech at CST

Come and join DAG on the Devon Education Forum

Malcolm Dobbins 1937 – 2025

Spotlight on the DAG Board – Niki Glew

DAG Conference Thursday 14th May 4.30pm at Exeter Racecourse Save the date!

Update to Martyn’s Law for education settings

Education Secretary’s speech at RISE conference South West

Only 6% of SEND Co-ordinators have enough hours

Devon Schools Funding Consultation – last call for governors and trustees

Will every primary school have its own library by 2029?

Upcoming Events

DAG Conference Thursday 14th May 4.30pm at Exeter Racecourse

All Events

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