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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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Devon County Council Member Visits

Devon County Council members are keen to visit Devon schools in order to gain understanding and to hear directly from staff and teachers about the cur...

26th May 2023

DfE – Minimum expectation on the length of the school week

Boards need to be aware of the requirement on school week hours by September 2023. The DfE guidance provides details on the expectation that state-f...

25th May 2023

26th May Deadline for Governor and Trustees needed for Devon Education Forum (DEF)

Would you consider taking on a wider governance role for Devon’s children? Local Authority schools forums play a significant role in influencing and...

24th May 2023

National Attendance Figures – year to date

The most recent attendance data has now been published and shows that the attendance rate across the academic year to date was 92.4%. The absence ra...

23rd May 2023

Ofsted consider giving schools better information on inspection dates

It is being reported that Ofsted is set to give schools more information on when they should expect to be inspected. Ofsted have admitted that the Cov...

22nd May 2023

Devon Consultation – Cranbrook Special Free School

Following a successful bid by Devon County Council (DCC) to the Department for Education (DfE) to open a new special free school in Cranbrook, East De...

18th May 2023

DfE drop National Leaders of Governance (NLGs)

The Department for Education (DfE) used the National Governance Association (NGA) to run the National Leaders of Governance (NLG) programme but it has...

17th May 2023

Mental Health Week

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, Monday 15 to Sunday 21 May and this year the focus is on anxiety. Mental Health Awareness Week will incr...

16th May 2023

DAG Summer Term Events – Book your place

For the last thirty years DAG has been supporting schools to come together through free conferences, seminars and more recently interactive community ...

15th May 2023

National Governance Association Chief Executive Job Share

The National Governance Association has announced that it will move to having jobshare chief executives from September 2023. The current chief executi...

12th May 2023

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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Devon County Council Member Visits

DfE – Minimum expectation on the length of the school week

26th May Deadline for Governor and Trustees needed for Devon Education Forum (DEF)

National Attendance Figures – year to date

Ofsted consider giving schools better information on inspection dates

Devon Consultation – Cranbrook Special Free School

DfE drop National Leaders of Governance (NLGs)

Mental Health Week

DAG Summer Term Events – Book your place

National Governance Association Chief Executive Job Share

Next Event

DAG Clerks and Chairs Community Network Forums and Ofsted Seminar – Summer term

Full Details & Registration

All Events

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

Filter Results

Devon County Council Member Visits

DfE – Minimum expectation on the length of the school week

26th May Deadline for Governor and Trustees needed for Devon Education Forum (DEF)

National Attendance Figures – year to date

Ofsted consider giving schools better information on inspection dates

Devon Consultation – Cranbrook Special Free School

DfE drop National Leaders of Governance (NLGs)

Mental Health Week

DAG Summer Term Events – Book your place

National Governance Association Chief Executive Job Share

Next Event

DAG Clerks and Chairs Community Network Forums and Ofsted Seminar – Summer term

Full Details & Registration

All Events

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