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05/12/2019:
Babcock LDP – Devon Education Fund Awards
04/12/2019:
How is data used in schools today?
03/12/2019:
Asbestos Management Plans – action by the end of this term
02/12/2019:
DAG Conference presentations now available
28/11/2019:
Popular Busy Governor Guides
27/11/2019:
Academy Reminder: pensions re-enrolment
26/11/2019:
Secondary school Ofsted inspection data summary report
25/11/2019:
Pre-election guidance for schools and multi-academy trusts
21/11/2019:
Is class size important?
20/11/2019:
Character Education Framework
19/11/2019:
School and college security guidance
18/11/2019:
Governors required for the Devon Education Forum
14/11/2019:
DfE School governance update – November 2019
13/11/2019:
Schools Financial Standard 2019/20
12/11/2019:
Another successful DAG Conference
11/11/2019:
Primary Phase Membership of Devon Education Forum (DEF) 2019/20
08/11/2019:
DAG Conference, Saturday 9th November 2019, Exeter
07/11/2019:
PE and sport premium for primary schools
06/11/2019:
Multi-academy trusts: establishing and developing your trust
05/11/2019:
School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide – primary
04/11/2019:
Only days left to book your place at the DAG Conference, Saturday 9th November 2019, Exeter
31/10/2019:
Parliamentary Education Committee Report on SEND provision
30/10/2019:
Pupil premium: effective use and accountability
29/10/2019:
DAG Poll Results – Chairs’ Workload
28/10/2019:
Less than two weeks to book your free place at the DAG Conference
17/10/2019:
The role of trustees following Wakefield City Academy Trust failure
16/10/2019:
Engaging parents with relationships education policy in Primary Schools
15/10/2019:
Ofsted on Inspecting Small Schools’ Curriculum
14/10/2019:
Devon Revenue Funding Arrangements for Schools – consultation responses by 18th October 2019
10/10/2019:
Academies - Declaring related party transactions
09/10/2019:
‘Education needs an overhaul, but closing private schools is not the answer’
08/10/2019:
Outstanding?
07/10/2019:
Peer on Peer Abuse
03/10/2019:
Have you booked your place at the DAG 2019 Conference?
02/10/2019:
A new study indicates that small-group reading may help reduce the disadvantage gap
01/10/2019:
Admissions reminder and timeline
30/09/2019:
Creating the best curriculum in line with your funding
26/09/2019:
Social Mobility and Bananarama!
25/09/2019:
Schools causing concern Guidance Updated
24/09/2019:
School governance updates
23/09/2019:
Devon Schools Funding Consultation Update
19/09/2019:
Ofsted moves away from homework
18/09/2019:
Can you help with the Devon School Appeals Panel?
17/09/2019:
New minimum per-pupil funding levels from next year
16/09/2019:
DAG Conference, Saturday 9th November 2019, Exeter
16/09/2019:
Devon Schools Funding Consultation 2020/21 - Save the Date
12/09/2019:
Have you booked your free place at the DAG Autumn 2019 Conference yet?
12/09/2019:
Headteachers have cancelled a demonstration on school funding
11/09/2019:
School Governance 2019 – NGA Report
10/09/2019:
Are you an effective chair? Are you considering becoming a chair?
09/09/2019:
Welcome to the new academic year 2019/20
03/09/2019:
Billions of pounds pledged to schools
02/09/2019:
New Education Secretary – Gavin Williamson
23/07/2019:
Devon Education Forum Members
22/07/2019:
Schools Finance Update
19/07/2019:
Latest Notifications from Devon Schools Consultations
18/07/2019:
Setting Executive Salaries, guidance for academy trusts
17/07/2019:
Ofsted Parent View Update
16/07/2019:
EH4MH Update
15/07/2019:
Healthy schools rating scheme
10/07/2019:
Hundreds of unnecessary GDPR referrals relating to schools
09/07/2019:
Do you know about the the Devon Education Fund?
08/07/2019:
New Ofsted Framework Seminar Presentation
04/07/2019:
New NGA report on academy schools
03/07/2019:
Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education
02/07/2019:
The Academies Financial Handbook 2019
01/07/2019:
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2019
27/06/2019:
New home for three of the country’s four Steiner state schools
26/06/2019:
Lord Agnew confirms the DfE’s commitment for all to schools to be academies
25/06/2019:
Updated pupil premium guidance
24/06/2019:
This Week - Free Ofsted Framework Seminar 26 June 2019
20/06/2019:
Governors required for the Devon Education Forum
19/06/2019:
Last Chance - Free Ofsted Framework Seminar 26 June 2019
18/06/2019:
Do isolated rural schools deliver lower attainment for disadvantaged pupils?
17/06/2019:
English hubs: Devon primary schools
14/06/2019:
Free Ofsted Framework Seminar 26 June 2019
13/06/2019:
Devon school consultations on age range changes
12/06/2019:
New anti-knife crime school lessons ahead of summer
11/06/2019:
Education Endowment Foundation report on behaviour
10/06/2019:
Schools could be losing £93m a year in pupil premium
07/06/2019:
Free Ofsted Framework Seminar 26 June 2019
06/06/2019:
Department for Education absence rates
05/06/2019:
The NGA and Tes Survey is open to all – have your say
04/06/2019:
Do 90% of schools have good or better behaviour?
03/06/2019:
DfE and Insolvency Service to work together to share information
23/05/2019:
Ofsted Specialist Adviser for school inspection policy discusses how inspectors evaluate off-rolling
22/05/2019:
Government orders non-compliant trusts to reduce excessive salaries
21/05/2019:
Why teachers should become school governors
20/05/2019:
Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework from September 2019 has now been published
16/05/2019:
Senior civil servant appointed as South West Regional Schools Commissioners
15/05/2019:
How many hours do you spend as a Chair?
14/05/2019:
Free Ofsted Framework Seminar 26 June 2019
13/05/2019:
Its official - school breaktimes are shorter
10/05/2019:
Report into exclusions – changes to guidance on school exclusion
09/05/2019:
Education Secretary talks about high needs funding and the removal of coasting and floor standards
08/05/2019:
Heads vote for industrial action over school funding crisis
07/05/2019:
Chairs workload poll
07/05/2019:
New data shows illegal schools are a huge nationwide problem
02/05/2019:
Are you an effective chair? Are you considering becoming a chair?
01/05/2019:
Update on relationships and sex education (RSE)
30/04/2019:
Chairs of trustee boards’ workload – is it sustainable?
29/04/2019:
Moving your school to the cloud
26/04/2019:
Upskirting has implications for schools, says union
25/04/2019:
Testing times for primary pupils?
24/04/2019:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
23/04/2019:
Devon Schools Consultation Outcomes
04/04/2019:
Academy Trust Related Party Transactions Guidance
03/04/2019:
New Ofsted Framework Seminar Reminder
02/04/2019:
Still ‘Outstanding’?
01/04/2019:
School Food Standards: resources for schools
28/03/2019:
Devon County Council Consultations
27/03/2019:
Ethos Enhancing Outcomes Governance Days
26/03/2019:
Academy trust deficit recovery guidance
25/03/2019:
Updated Governance Handbook
21/03/2019:
Short of time and need to know?
20/03/2019:
DAG NEEDS YOU!
19/03/2019:
Schools Funding and the Spending Review
18/03/2019:
Ofsted’s New Framework – early feedback
14/03/2019:
Due Diligence Guidance for schools joining a MAT
13/03/2019:
The Education Endowment Fund Guide to becoming an evidence-informed school governor and trustee
12/03/2019:
Schools financial standard 2019 to 2020
11/03/2019:
Schools Funding Update – Spending Review
07/03/2019:
Formal Consultations by Devon Schools
06/03/2019:
South West Regional School Commissioner Resigns
05/03/2019:
Ofsted have published the first evaluation of a multi-academy trust
04/03/2019:
New guidance on relationships and sex education
28/02/2019:
Indicators for potential fraud checklist for education providers
27/02/2019:
New Security Guidance for Schools Spring 2019
26/02/2019:
More than half of pupils in England are now in academies
25/02/2019:
Academy trusts are raising millions of pounds through fundraising
14/02/2019:
The NGA calls for an NHS-style pay system where government approval is needed to award high salaries to bosses
13/02/2019:
Benchmarking Character and Resilience
12/02/2019:
Local Leaders of Governance – Re-launched
11/02/2019:
Mobile Phones in Schools
07/02/2019:
Devon County Council Consultation: Proposals to Lower the Age Range at Primary Schools
06/02/2019:
SEND Funding Overspent in the Majority of Local Authorities
05/02/2019:
Teacher Recruitment and Retention and Teachers’ Pay
04/02/2019:
Kreston Academies Benchmark Report Findings
31/01/2019:
Are you an effective chair? Are you considering becoming a chair?
30/01/2019:
Public Accounts Committee Report – January 2019
29/01/2019:
School Data Update
28/01/2019:
Funding the Future: week of action 25 February – 2 March 2019
24/01/2019:
New Ofsted Framework Seminar
23/01/2019:
Ofsted – New Framework for Inspection from September 2019
22/01/2019:
Could your school start a new funded music project?
21/01/2019:
Governors Exclusions Training 11 February 2019
17/01/2019:
Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH)
16/01/2019:
Consultation on closure of SEND Resource Bases
15/01/2019:
Babcock LDP Governance Masterclass
14/01/2019:
New Complaints Guidance
10/01/2019:
DfE Passport of Enrichment Activities
09/01/2019:
Plans to teach basic first aid in schools
08/01/2019:
The January 2019 School Census
07/01/2019:
New Year’s Honours 2020
18/12/2018:
DAG 2018 Retrospective
17/12/2018:
Extra funding to support children with special educational needs
13/12/2018:
Ofsted to inspect more private schools including Steiner Schools
12/12/2018:
Academy member, trustee or governor?
11/12/2018:
Ofsted and Outstanding Schools
10/12/2018:
New guidance from the Education Endowment Fund (EEF) to help schools engage with parents
06/12/2018:
NGA Termly Bulletin – Autumn 2018
05/12/2018:
Ofsted and Equality Objectives – are you compliant?
04/12/2018:
Promoting Resilience: Free PHSE Training for secondary school staff and governors
03/12/2018:
New Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR) - Primary
29/11/2018:
New approach to assessing pupils with complex disabilities to replace P Scales
28/11/2018:
Update Regarding Teachers’ Pay Grant Allocations
27/11/2018:
Guidance Report – Exclusions in Devon Schools
26/11/2018:
New Ofsted Framework – Official information
22/11/2018:
Devon schools consulting on lowering their age range
21/11/2018:
Deals for Schools
20/11/2018:
How to develop good communication between MAT trustees and local academy committees
19/11/2018:
Joint letter to all school leaders including headteachers and governing boards
15/11/2018:
School Improvement Support
14/11/2018:
Amanda Spielman writes to the chair of the public accounts committee
13/11/2018:
ACE Tiverton Special School Consultation
12/11/2018:
Are You Ready - Planning for School Emergencies
08/11/2018:
Enter the NGA Outstanding Governance Awards 2019
07/11/2018:
Additional funding for teachers’ pay grant allocations published
06/11/2018:
Last chance to book your place at the DAG Governance and School Improvement Conference on 10th November 2018 at County Hall Exeter
05/11/2018:
Additional Capital Funding - £400m from the Budget
01/11/2018:
Performance Data for Devon Secondary Schools
31/10/2018:
National Information on Music Hubs
30/10/2018:
Less than two weeks to the DAG Governance and School Improvement Conference on 10th November 2018 at County Hall Exeter
29/10/2018:
Back to School – An IoD Report on Governance
18/10/2018:
The Key’s New Report: The challenges of Leading a Rural School
17/10/2018:
Ofsted Chief Inspector sets out vision for new education Inspection framework
16/10/2018:
Promoting Resilience: Free PHSE Training for secondary school staff and governors
15/10/2018:
Only four weeks to the DAG Governance and School Improvement Conference on 10th November 2018 at County Hall Exeter
11/10/2018:
School spending claims by the Department for Education are being investigated by the UK's statistics watchdog
10/10/2018:
Are there private fostering arrangements in your school?
09/10/2018:
The Education and Skills Funding Agency have updated their complaints advice
09/10/2018:
Are local governing bodies in academies really committees?
04/10/2018:
The future of the National Schools Commissioner (NSC)
03/10/2018:
Financial support from Devon Music Education Hub
02/10/2018:
Book your place at the DAG Governance and School Improvement Conference - 10th November 2018 at County Hall Exeter
01/10/2018:
Compare your school or trust's budget: financial benchmarking
27/09/2018:
Letter to academy trust accounting officers September 2018
26/09/2018:
NGA Outstanding Governance Awards 2019
25/09/2018:
The NGA 2018 annual school governance survey report
24/09/2018:
The way you sign-in to Analyse school performance (RAISE) has changed
20/09/2018:
Ofsted on ‘Gaming’
19/09/2018:
School resource management support from the DfE
18/09/2018:
School teachers’ pay and conditions
17/09/2018:
Further information on the teachers’ pay grant
13/09/2018:
Changes to Charity Trustee Disqualification Rules from August 2018
12/09/2018:
Safeguarding Update Autumn 2018
11/09/2018:
Does your board focus on Data Training?
10/09/2018:
Devon School Funding Consultation 2019/20
07/09/2018:
How does your board ‘do’ challenge?
06/09/2018:
Have you booked your free place at the DAG Autumn 2018 Conference yet?
06/09/2018:
Are you an effective chair? Are you considering becoming a chair?
04/09/2018:
Are you an effective governor? How do you know?
19/07/2018:
Academies Planning Calendar 2018 – 2019
18/07/2018:
Working together to safeguard children 2018
17/07/2018:
Decision awaited on teachers’ pay
16/07/2018:
NGA Termly Bulletin – Summer 2018
12/07/2018:
Ash Dieback and Devon Schools
11/07/2018:
NGA Spotlight on Disadvantage
10/07/2018:
Pupil premium: funding and accountability
09/07/2018:
Deals for schools
05/07/2018:
DAG Representatives on Devon Education Forum- Election Update
04/07/2018:
New School Sponsorship: New Special School, Tiverton, Devon
03/07/2018:
Do governors know the truth about pupil behaviour?
02/07/2018:
Do you know about Off-rolling?
24/06/2018:
Admissions Reminder and Timeline
24/06/2018:
Apprenticeship Levy – new transfer arrangements
24/06/2018:
New Academies Financial Handbook effective from 1 September 2018
24/06/2018:
Dropping parent governors was a ‘mistake’
17/06/2018:
Approaches to preventing and tackling bullying
17/06/2018:
Who’s looking out for the welfare and workload of those who govern?
17/06/2018:
Multi-academy trusts: establishing and developing your trust
17/06/2018:
Information for Maintained Schools on proposals to change the staff pay date
14/06/2018:
Latest Newsletter is now available to view – 14th June 2018
13/06/2018:
Elections for DAG Representatives on Devon Education Forum
12/06/2018:
Everyone on Board: New national campaign launched to encourage more diversity on governing boards
12/06/2018:
F40 and School Funding
12/06/2018:
Education Secretary issues call to arms for school governors
12/06/2018:
Free School: New Special School, Tiverton, Devon
04/06/2018:
Safeguarding Update
04/06/2018:
School resource management: top 10 planning checks for governors
04/06/2018:
Governors for Schools
04/06/2018:
Devon School Consultations Update
24/05/2018:
Latest Newsletter is now available to view - 24th May 2018
20/05/2018:
Strengthened guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding
20/05/2018:
Early Help 4 Mental Health programme extension confirmed
20/05/2018:
Elective Home Education
20/05/2018:
Schools to get expert advice from leading business advisers
15/05/2018:
Education Committee Launches Inquiry into funding
15/05/2018:
DAG Busy Governor’s Guide to Raising Additional Funds
15/05/2018:
Children with medical needs: what schools and settings need to know (NASEN)
15/05/2018:
Schools that Work for Everyone – Grammar Schools
10/05/2018:
Latest Newsletter is now available to view
07/05/2018:
Principles for a clear and simple school accountability system
07/05/2018:
Secretary of State speech at the National Association of Headteachers conference
07/05/2018:
Urgent: Asbestos Management Assurance Process
07/05/2018:
Devon School Consultations
02/05/2018:
Devon Children and Families Partnership Survey
30/04/2018:
Assessment – what are Ofsted inspectors looking at?
30/04/2018:
Good Estate Management for Schools – DfE Tools
30/04/2018:
Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner to retire
23/04/2018:
GDPR Data protection: a toolkit for schools
22/04/2018:
Devon County Council support for schools to meet the requirements of GDPR
22/04/2018:
Schools complaining that the government needs to do more to support schools around the GDPR
22/04/2018:
Rural Underfunding in Education
22/04/2018:
Free school meals Guidance for local authorities, maintained schools, academies and free schools April 2018
19/04/2018:
Are you an effective chair?
16/04/2018:
Ofsted advise changes to their school inspection timeframe
16/04/2018:
GDPR comes into effect on 25th May 2018 – is your school ready?
16/04/2018:
NGA Termly Bulletin Spring 2018
16/04/2018:
Home Education: DfE advice and consultation
25/03/2018:
NGA research exploring headteacher appraisal in English schools
25/03/2018:
Letters to academy trusts about poor performance in Devon
25/03/2018:
Fair Access Protocol
25/03/2018:
Academy conversion: surplus and deficit balance transfer process
18/03/2018:
Spring Statement 2018
18/03/2018:
Spotlight on Exclusions
18/03/2018:
Exclusions Review and Funding
18/03/2018:
Speech on Governance by Rt Hon Anne Milton MP
11/03/2018:
Teacher Workload Challenge
11/03/2018:
Damian Hinds Speech to the ASCL 2018 Conference
11/03/2018:
Reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect
11/03/2018:
Commonwealth Education Pack
04/03/2018:
Ofsted Inspection outcomes
04/03/2018:
How was Cyber Security Awareness Week for you?
04/03/2018:
DAG Busy governors guide to the Careers Strategy
04/03/2018:
South West DfE Regional Schools’ Buying Hubs
25/02/2018:
DAG website back up and back on track
25/02/2018:
SGOSS is now Governors for Schools
25/02/2018:
A BBC Survey suggest creative arts subjects are being cut back in many secondary schools in England
25/02/2018:
Justification sought where MAT leaders earn over £150,000
25/02/2018:
School governor numbers slashed due to growth of academy trusts
19/02/2018:
NGA Survey: Spotlight on Disadvantage
18/02/2018:
The 2018 Academies Benchmark report
18/02/2018:
Updated Schools Causing Concern Guidance
18/02/2018:
National Funding Formula – budgets available
01/02/2018:
Multi-academy trust performance measures: England 2016 to 2017
31/01/2018:
Be aware of the Pay offer for Council Employees
30/01/2018:
Updated Data Protection Privacy Notice Model Documents
29/01/2018:
Sir David Carter calls 'Governors and trustees the unsung heroes of the education system'
25/01/2018:
Primary school performance tables for 2017 have now been published
24/01/2018:
Updated Guidance published on academy conversion dates
23/01/2018:
Recruiting a headteacher – new guidance
22/01/2018:
Flexible Working for Teachers
17/01/2018:
Strategic School Improvement Fund
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