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• 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
• 16/01/2018: Ofsted’s new arrangements for short inspections from January 2018
• 15/01/2018: Are you an effective chair?
• 11/01/2018: New Statutory Careers guidance
• 10/01/2018: The Prime Minister has appointed Damian Hinds MP as Secretary of State for Education.
• 09/01/2018: Improving Child Literacy
• 08/01/2018: Changes to teaching of sex and relationship education and PSHE
• 14/12/2017: DAG 2017 Retrospective
• 13/12/2017: The Government finally publishes its careers strategy
• 12/12/2017: Ofsted confirms new arrangements for short inspections
• 11/12/2017: Government announces £45 million package of support for young people with SEND
• 08/12/2017: Headlines Past
• 06/12/2017: Setting Pay for Executive Heads, Principals and CEOs
• 05/12/2017: Bold Beginnings – Ofsted Report into the Reception Year
• 04/12/2017: Raising additional funds for schools and the advice available
• 01/12/2017: Mental Health Green Paper?
• 30/11/2017: Associate Membership of MATs
• 28/11/2017: The government will revise its guidance on home education
• 27/11/2017: ‘Schools can't function without teaching assistants – but they're first in the firing line when budgets are cut'
• 22/11/2017: Consultation from Ofsted on support and challenge visits to schools requiring improvement
• 21/11/2017: Schools asked to take part in the review of provision for Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
• 20/11/2017: Ofsted publish their report on local area SEND inspections
• 16/11/2017: The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) will close next year
• 15/11/2017: Are maladministration cases at Key Stage 1 and 2 on the increase?
• 14/11/2017: Flexible Working in Schools
• 13/11/2017: Marketing tips for Primary schools
• 02/11/2017: Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Review of Provision
• 01/11/2017: Changes to statutory guidance: Working Together to Safeguard Children and new regulations
• 31/10/2017: Only a few days before the Schools Funding 2018-19 Devon Consultation closes
• 30/10/2017: £1.3bn more for school funding is not nearly enough
• 20/10/2017: Schools Funding 2018-19 Devon Consultation now open and closing on 1st November 2017
• 19/10/2017: Has the government agreed proposals for a new apprenticeship for teachers?
• 18/10/2017: School governance in 2017: NGA and TES survey report now available
• 17/10/2017: Is the new National Funding Formula helping poorly funded schools?
• 16/10/2017: The Multi-academy trust (MAT) Development and Improvement Fund
• 12/10/2017: Have you heard about the f40 The Campaign for Fairer Funding in Education group?
• 11/10/2017: The second round of the Strategic School Improvement Fund will close next week
• 10/10/2017: Land and buildings asset register (LBR) and Collection Tool
• 09/10/2017: DAG Conference Autumn 2017 celebration
• 05/10/2017: Are you a busy governor? Check DAG's Busy Guides
• 04/10/2017: Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)
• 03/10/2017: New Headlines now available
• 02/10/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 127 2nd October 2017
• 02/10/2017: Will Ofsted inspect ‘outstanding’ schools more often?
• 29/09/2017: Are you ready for the school census?
• 28/09/2017: Governor Briefing - Devon Support for Schools 2017/2018
• 27/09/2017: Further changes to Ofsted short inspections
• 26/09/2017: How much time do governors allow for headteachers to turn results around?
• 25/09/2017: ‘School improvement is not linear, it’s messy‘
• 22/09/2017: Governors required for the Devon Education Forum
• 21/09/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Special Autumn Conference Issue 126 21st September 2017
• 20/09/2017: Effective Chairs - Autumn 2017 Update
• 19/09/2017: School Funding Reform 2018-19 - Information Sharing and Consultation Events N E W dates for October 2017
• 18/09/2017: Academies Financial Handbook - Changes 2017
• 15/09/2017: Ringing 999 for an ambulance, a guide for education
• 15/09/2017: New School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Guidance 2017 for Maintained Schools
• 14/09/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 125 14th September 2017
• 14/09/2017: Have you booked your free place at the DAG Autumn Conference yet?
• 13/09/2017: Lisa Mannal appointed as new Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West
• 12/09/2017: Sport Premium Funding Increase for Primary Schools 2017 to 2018
• 11/09/2017: Devon Independent Appeals Panel volunteer appeal
• 08/09/2017: School Funding Reform 2018-19 Information Sharing and Consultation Events - September dates postponed
• 07/09/2017: Revised Guidance on Exclusion September 2017
• 06/09/2017: The constitution of governing boards of maintained schools has been updated with guidance on new powers to remove elected governors
• 05/09/2017: The new GCSE system makes comparisons with previous years impossible
• 04/09/2017: People’s Scrutiny Committee - Parent Governor Vacancies
• 04/09/2017: DAG has a new website domain and contact email
• 21/07/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 124 20th July 2017
• 20/07/2017: Devon Schools Funding Consultation
• 19/07/2017: Devon Education Forum – Governor Vacancies 2017
• 18/07/2017: Early Help for Mental Health – who is your champion?
• 17/07/2017: Is your school receiving funding for music?
• 14/07/2017: Latest Information from Ofsted
• 13/07/2017: Fundraising for schools
• 12/07/2017: Nominations open for RSC headteacher board elections
• 11/07/2017: New Headlines now available
• 10/07/2017: Ofqual warns governors against 'knee-jerk reactions' to GCSE results
• 07/07/2017:
• 06/07/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 123 6th July 2017
• 06/07/2017: Academies Accounts Direction
• 05/07/2017: Could the government be about to address the issue of school funding?
• 04/07/2017: RAISEonline - ASP
• 03/07/2017: Ofsted may ask schools to show how they have designed their curriculum
• 30/06/2017: DAG registered with ICO
• 29/06/2017: School holidays row: Isle of Wight man loses legal fight over daughter's absence
• 28/06/2017: Headteacher Tea and Cake Events
• 27/06/2017: Support Staff Pension rate changes and budget impact latest
• 26/06/2017: The Queen’s Speech and education policies
• 23/06/2017: Reports of sex offences in schools continue to rise
• 22/06/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 122 22nd June 2017
• 22/06/2017: DAG Conference - date for your diary and venue to be decided by you
• 21/06/2017: New Headlines now available
• 20/06/2017: Amanda Spielman on her focus on the curriculum
• 19/06/2017: Ofsted launch a consultation on short inspections
• 16/06/2017: NGA & TES survey the nation’s governors and trustees
• 15/06/2017: Data Protection: Working Practice Agreement (WPA) Reminder
• 14/06/2017: National database of governors – has your school published governance information on ‘Edubase’ yet?
• 13/06/2017: Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) – did your school meet the deadline?
• 12/06/2017: Admissions Arrangements 2018/19 and 2019/20
• 09/06/2017: Teaching unions report a significant increase in disputes involving flexible working
• 08/06/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 121 8th June 2017
• 08/06/2017: Data Protection: Working Practice Agreement (WPA)
• 07/06/2017: Data Protection: Do you know about the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that take effect from May 2018?
• 06/06/2017: South West Regional Schools Commissioner Rebecca Clark to leave
• 05/06/2017: What does the Regional School Commissioner do?
• 26/05/2017: A message from Devon & Cornwall Police on supporting pupils after the Manchester terrorist attack
• 25/05/2017: Support Staff Pension rate changes and budget impact
• 24/05/2017: Changes to constitutional arrangements for maintained school governing boards around removal of elected governors
• 23/05/2017: Academies and borrowing - When is a lease not allowed?
• 22/05/2017: What is the f40 The Campaign for Fairer Funding in Education group?
• 19/05/2017: New Headlines now available
• 18/05/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 120 18th May 2017
• 18/05/2017: DAG Conference postponed due to General Election disruption
• 17/05/2017: Governors in West Sussex “withdraw their labour” for one day over school funding
• 16/05/2017: Devon teacher named by Oxford University in their Inspirational teachers awards
• 15/05/2017: Schools hit by ransomwares demands
• 12/05/2017: Discover the DAG Governance Glossary
• 11/05/2017: RAISEonline Replacement
• 10/05/2017: Ofsted inspections ‘myth busters’
• 09/05/2017: Ofsted produce ‘myth buster’ for Early Years
• 08/05/2017: Place social mobility at the heart of the general election
• 05/05/2017: DAG Busy Governor's Guides updated
• 04/05/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 119 4th May 2017
• 03/05/2017: New Ofsted ‘good’ logo for schools to use
• 02/05/2017: Could the election cause the national funding formula (NFF) to be delayed or even abandoned?
• 01/05/2017: Six steps to ensure effective TA-led interventions
• 28/04/2017: Are Sats tests for seven year olds in England going to be replaced?
• 27/04/2017: New Clerking Competency Framework has now been published
• 26/04/2017: Safeguarding Information - New guidance on 'Sexting'
• 25/04/2017: Increasing our understanding of ordinary working families – Consultation launched April 2017
• 24/04/2017: Academies: Identity verification for new chairs of trustees
• 21/04/2017: Term Time Holidays – Supreme Court Clarity or not quite?
• 20/04/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 118 20th April 2017
• 19/04/2017: Are you an effective chair?
• 18/04/2017: Important changes to Early Years – birth to five
• 31/03/2017: DAG Conference - date for your diary
• 30/03/2017: The latest Education Funding Agency e-bulletin
• 29/03/2017: The Education Funding and Skills Funding Agencies to merge
• 28/03/2017: Free GEL until 31st March: Clerking a Trust or Local Governing Board training
• 27/03/2017: The Education Policy Institute on the national funding formula
• 24/03/2017: Revised Guidance on Exclusion
• 23/03/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 117 23rd March 2017
• 23/03/2017: DAG newsflash
• 22/03/2017: Revised Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2017
• 21/03/2017: New Headlines now available
• 20/03/2017: Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017
• 17/03/2017: Early Education and Childcare 2017
• 16/03/2017: Heads consider cutting teaching hours as budgets are squeezed
• 15/03/2017: Do two inspectors inspecting the same school make consistent decisions?
• 14/03/2017: Competency Framework for Governance Poll
• 13/03/2017: Support Devon's response to the National Funding Formula Consultation by 22 March 2017
• 13/03/2017: Ofsted school inspection update March 2017
• 10/03/2017: The spring budget and education
• 09/03/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 116 9th March 2017
• 09/03/2017: April 2017 annual report by employers on gender pay differences
• 08/03/2017: Academies Benchmark Report 2017 published by Bishop Fleming
• 07/03/2017: Compulsory sex education to be extended to all secondary schools with relationships education for all pupils from age four
• 06/03/2017: The House of Commons Education Committee report into the performance of multi-academy trusts
• 03/03/2017: New Flexible Working Guidance for local authorities, maintained schools, academies and free schools
• 02/03/2017: New Staffing and employment advice for schools
• 01/03/2017: What can we do locally about school funding formula shortfalls?
• 28/02/2017: Sir Michael Wilshaw: Schools must adjust to funding cuts after 20 years of 'largesse'
• 27/02/2017: Universities sponsoring academies: the good the bad and the reluctant?
• 24/02/2017: Apprenticeship Levy and maintained schools - LGA latest advice
• 23/02/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 115 23rd February 2017
• 23/02/2017: Find out about your pupil’s health and well-being from a free Devon survey
• 22/02/2017: Child Sexual Exploitation – Government Update
• 21/02/2017: RAISEonline to be replaced in April 2017
• 20/02/2017: Multi academy trusts: Priority for feeder primary schools?
• 10/02/2017: New Headlines now available
• 09/02/2017: Primary – Year 3 Phonics Tests abandoned
• 08/02/2017: Councils call for new powers to stop academies "cherry picking" their intakes
• 07/02/2017: More than half of academies spent more than their income and free schools asked to hand money back
• 06/02/2017: Are governors in West Sussex going on ‘strike’?
• 03/02/2017: The Devon Send Review
• 02/02/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 114 2nd February 2017
• 02/02/2017: Supreme Court hearing on term-time holiday without school's permission
• 01/02/2017: National Governors’ Association announces new e-learning for school governors, trustees and clerks
• 30/01/2017: Are you breaking the rules on admission arrangements?
• 27/01/2017: Has the Treasury has taken back £384m originally promised for schools in England?
• 26/01/2017: School budgets near breaking point, say head teachers
• 25/01/2017: Schools funding – DEF January 2017
• 24/01/2017: New Headlines now available
• 23/01/2017: Keeping children safe in education and Ofsted’s role
• 20/01/2017: What are your Devon MPs saying in Westminster about school funding?
• 19/01/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 113 19th January 2017
• 19/01/2017: Are you an effective chair?
• 18/01/2017: The Governance Handbook 2017
• 17/01/2017: New Competency Framework for Governance
• 16/01/2017: Ofsted changes from January 2017
• 13/01/2017: Apprenticeship Levy – will it affect your school?
• 12/01/2017: Funded Training for governors and clerks
• 11/01/2017: Updated information on primary school accountability
• 10/01/2017: Improving governance - Governance arrangements in complex and challenging circumstances
• 09/01/2017: Pupil Premium Rates 2017/2018
• 06/01/2017: New Year’s Honours 2017
• 05/01/2017: ‘Fairer funding’ proposals published and consultation launched
• 04/01/2017: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 112 4th January 2017
• 04/01/2017: The new national funding formula and your school budget
• 03/01/2017: Devon and the f40 campaign for fairer funding in education
• 14/12/2016: DAG Autumn Term Retrospective
• 12/12/2016: Ofsted asks ‘is your school using teaching assistants effectively’?
• 09/12/2016: Did you know last week was Counter Terrorism Awareness Week 2016?
• 08/12/2016: Early Years Funding Consultation – Government response published
• 07/12/2016: Academies: guide to reducing any risk of financial irregularities
• 06/12/2016: Letters to all academy chairs and financial officers
• 05/12/2016: The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2015/16
• 02/12/2016: The government announces new funding to address underperformance
• 01/12/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 111 1st December 2016
• 01/12/2016: Plymouth CAST a MAT of 36 academies across the South West criticised by Ofsted
• 30/11/2016: Sharing Ofsted judgements with governors
• 29/11/2016: Are secondary school pupils getting ready for work?
• 29/11/2016: Headlines (29th November) now available
• 28/11/2016: Ofsted provides additional information on safeguarding policies
• 25/11/2016: ‘Every little helps’ schools
• 24/11/2016: Sir David Carter’s eight key questions for governors
• 23/11/2016: MATs 'try before you buy'
• 22/11/2016: New 'Inspiring Governance' recruitment service launched
• 21/11/2016: Academy schools criticised for websites that break transparency rules
• 18/11/2016: Clerking an Interim Executive Governing Board GEL FREE training
• 17/11/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 110 17th November 2016
• 16/11/2016: Ofsted Short Inspections – evidence from Ofsted reports
• 15/11/2016: Ofsted on websites – evidence from the latest reports
• 14/11/2016: The clock is ticking…
• 11/11/2016: Ofsted on Safeguarding – evidence from the latest reports
• 10/11/2016: ‘Thousands of smaller primaries and secondaries in England are becoming financially unviable’
• 09/11/2016: Governing in Groups
• 08/11/2016: Deputy Director office of Regional Schools Commissioner South West to speak at the DAG Conference
• 07/11/2016: MATs - The Education Fellowship Trust Investigation Report
• 04/11/2016: Are you an effective governor? Try the new and free DAG 'Fit for Purpose' Quiz
• 03/11/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 109 3rd November 2016
• 03/11/2016: Have you set a date for your Clerk’s Appraisal?
• 02/11/2016: Your school budgets - funding consultation discussions at DEF
• 01/11/2016: Small schools struggling with free school meals cost – report to be published?
• 31/10/2016: Appointing, rewarding and recognising the wrong leaders
• 28/10/2016: Government drops academy legislation
• 27/10/2016: Pupil absences fall, but term time holiday absences rise
• 26/10/2016: How should schools spend pupil premium funding?
• 25/10/2016: Governance: Are you doing it right?
• 24/10/2016: Devon Small schools – are they viable?
• 21/10/2016: Book now – DAG Autumn Conference 2016
• 20/10/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 108 20th October 2016
• 20/10/2016: Competition or collaboration: are schools working together enough?
• 19/10/2016: How does clerking work in groups of schools?
• 18/10/2016: Academy chains unlocked: Reform report and payment for governors
• 17/10/2016: Rebecca Clark, RSC questioned on MATs by the Education Committee 11th October 2016
• 14/10/2016: The First Federation identified as one of Ofsted's high performing MATs
• 13/10/2016: Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools
• 12/10/2016: Headteacher’s Appraisal – how effective is your school process?
• 11/10/2016: The National Governors' Association’s annual membership survey now open
• 10/10/2016: The Future of Small Schools in Devon
• 07/10/2016: Thousands more primary pupils on track to be excellent readers
• 06/10/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 107 6th October 2016
• 06/10/2016: Do multi-academy trusts and federations really improve school results?
• 05/10/2016: Headlines (4th October) now available
• 05/10/2016: Finding New Governors
• 04/10/2016: Devon Schools Funding Consultation 17-18
• 03/10/2016: Attainment 8 and Progress 8 Update
• 30/09/2016: School meals - healthy eating standards
• 29/09/2016: Pupil Premium Update
• 28/09/2016: What do you know about exclusion?
• 27/09/2016: Eight ways school governors can prepare for an Ofsted inspection
• 26/09/2016: DAPH Academies Conference
• 26/09/2016: What questions should you ask when joining a multi-academy trust?
• 23/09/2016: Seven ways governors can get to know their school
• 22/09/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 106 22nd September 2016
• 21/09/2016: Justine Greening discusses policy changes
• 20/09/2016: Headlines (20th September) now available
• 20/09/2016: Devon Music Education Hub – Data Collection
• 20/09/2016: Devon Local Authority Consultations
• 19/09/2016: Headlines (6th September) now available
• 16/09/2016: DAG NEEDS YOU!
• 15/09/2016: Grammar schools proposals for consultation
• 14/09/2016: Schools that Work for Everyone
• 13/09/2016: Annual Cycle – School Governors’ Year Planner
• 12/09/2016: Back to school!
• 09/09/2016: Effective Chairs Autumn 2016
• 08/09/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 105 8th September 2016
• 08/09/2016: Early years funding consultation: changes to funding for 3 and 4 year olds
• 07/09/2016: Children missing education – new guidance from September 2016
• 06/09/2016: Devon SEND strategy – asking schools their opinion
• 06/09/2016: School Teachers Pay and Conditions document (STPCD) updated August 2016
• 05/09/2016: A school governor's guide to dealing with GCSE results
• 02/09/2016: Ofsted Leadership and management implications for governance September 2016
• 01/09/2016: Ofsted - Latest school inspection handbooks published September 2016
• 22/07/2016: DAG representative required for the Virtual School Devon Governing Body
• 21/07/2016: Statement by Education Secretary Justine Greening about school funding
• 21/07/2016: What a year!
• 21/07/2016: Free DAG Autumn Conference registration opens
• 21/07/2016: DAG e-Newsletter 104 21st July 2016
• 21/07/2016: Warning of inappropriate content being linked from school websites and printed material
• 21/07/2016: Amanda Spielman has been confirmed as the next Chief Inspector of Ofsted
• 20/07/2016: Latest information on Devon charging £8000 for academy conversion
• 19/07/2016: The secrets of success for top-performing academy chains
• 18/07/2016: The First Federation in Devon the second best performing primary academy trust or local authority in the country
• 15/07/2016: Do academies raise standards?
• 14/07/2016: New Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
• 13/07/2016: Competency Framework for governance
• 12/07/2016: Small schools struggle to afford universal infant free school meals
• 11/07/2016: Parliament debates parents taking children out of school for holidays
• 08/07/2016: National database of governors
• 07/07/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 103 7th July 2016
• 06/07/2016: What has happened to school funding reform?
• 05/07/2016: Congratulations to Great Torrington School
• 04/07/2016: Changes to your school website from September 2016
• 01/07/2016: Schools finances: budgeting with a 3 to 5 year plan
• 30/06/2016: Schools finances: top 10 planning checks for governors
• 29/06/2016: Devon to charge schools for academy conversion
• 28/06/2016: Complaints Policy – Change to your school website from September 2016
• 27/06/2016: Assessment - Changes to school website requirements from September 2016
• 24/06/2016: Pupil Premium Strategy – Change to school website from September 2016
• 23/06/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 102 23rd June 2016
• 22/06/2016: DAPH Multi Academy Trusts High Impact Collaboration
• 21/06/2016: Schools Organisational, Capital and Admissions (SOCA) Latest
• 20/06/2016: Important Safeguarding Changes and Updates
• 17/06/2016: DAG Conference Autumn 2016 date and themed workshops announced
• 16/06/2016: Multi Academy Trust Governance – a set of guiding principles
• 15/06/2016: Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006 June 2016 - Updated Statutory guidance June 2016
• 14/06/2016: Academies are going to have to be more open about who owns and controls them
• 13/06/2016: The schools minister, Nick Gibb writes to all state schools in England over term time holidays
• 10/06/2016: Keeping children safe in education 2016
• 09/06/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 101 9th June 2016
• 08/06/2016: Department for Education ends funding for SGOSS
• 07/06/2016: NGA Survey of local governors’ associations
• 06/06/2016: Clerks Job Evaluation – any change?
• 03/06/2016: Ofsted - Tackling ‘amateurish’ governance
• 02/06/2016: Open Letter to Nicky Morgan from Devon Headteachers
• 01/06/2016: It’s Back – Channel General Awareness Training
• 31/05/2016: Cloud Software Services - How schools should protect data
• 30/05/2016: The Queen’s Speech
• 27/05/2016: What does the Regional School Commissioner do?
• 26/05/2016: Devon Association of Governors 2016 Annual General Meeting results
• 25/05/2016: Sue Clarke's (Special Edition) Headlines (23rd May) now available
• 24/05/2016: New ‘academy on the block?’
• 23/05/2016: DAG Conference Summer 2016 celebration
• 20/05/2016: DAG Busy Governor's Guide to CofE Schools Academisation now available
• 19/05/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 100 19th May 2016
• 18/05/2016: DAG Newsletter: 100 Issues - Highlights 2010 to 2016
• 17/05/2016: Sue Clarke's Headlines (17th May) now available
• 16/05/2016: Clerking Matters - New survey on clerks' pay
• 13/05/2016: The government is considering strengthening statutory guidance on term-time holidays
• 12/05/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 99 12th May 2016
• 11/05/2016: The Key – State of Education Survey Report 2016
• 10/05/2016: What does the future hold for Devon as a Local Authority?
• 09/05/2016: Free Conference for all Governors and Clerks in Devon schools!
• 06/05/2016: Government steps away from legislation to force schools to convert to academies
• 05/05/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 98 5th May 2016
• 04/05/2016: SATS Protest Absences
• 03/05/2016: Have your say!
• 02/05/2016: Church rides to the rescue of threatened village schools
• 29/04/2016: DAPH Multi Academy Trusts Conference – High Impact Collaboration
• 28/04/2016: Good Luck to Great Torrington School
• 27/04/2016: Sue Clarke's Headlines (26th April) now available
• 26/04/2016: 10 facts you need to know about academies
• 25/04/2016: Extra funding for small rural schools?
• 22/04/2016: DAG Conference: Academies - head or heart?
• 21/04/2016: The Devon Education Forum (DEF) needs you!
• 20/04/2016: Church Schools and Academies
• 19/04/2016: OFSTED – Still waiting?
• 18/04/2016: GEL e-learning relaunched
• 15/04/2016: DAG Small Schools Checklist updated
• 14/04/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 97 14th April 2016
• 13/04/2016: Data experts offer help and support to Governors in Devon
• 12/04/2016: DAG Effective Chairs - Summer Term update
• 11/04/2016: New Schools Commissioner for South West England
• 25/03/2016: Ofsted Newsletter March 2016 – Highlights
• 24/03/2016: Poll - Has the clerk job re-evaluation made any significant difference to you?
• 22/03/2016: Sue Clarke's Headlines (22nd March) now available
• 21/03/2016: DAG Conference Summer 2016 registration now open
• 18/03/2016: Educational Excellence Everywhere – the White Paper
• 17/03/2016: ‘Education Excellence Everywhere’ White Paper
• 15/03/2016: Need more information on assessment without levels?
• 14/03/2016: National Funding Formula – Consultation now live
• 11/03/2016: Sir David Carter announces tiering strategy for MATs
• 10/03/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 96 10th March 2016
• 09/03/2016: Devon Education Forum – Governor Vacancies
• 08/03/2016: School Governance Regulations 2016 come into force
• 07/03/2016: New DAG Constitution proposal now open for consultation
• 04/03/2016: Academy Ambassadors - new resource to recruit directors
• 03/03/2016: Understanding Schools Finance GEL FREE training
• 02/03/2016: Fair Funding Campaign Update – f40
• 01/03/2016: Sue Clarke's Headlines (1st March) now available
• 29/02/2016: Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium: Amounts due to Devon schools
• 26/02/2016: Chairs of Governors’ Leadership Development Programme
• 25/02/2016: DAG e-Newsletter Issue 95 25th February 2016
• 24/02/2016: Heard about the Devon Music Education Hub?
• 23/02/2016: Do you have unclaimed Music Education Grant (MEG)?
• 22/02/2016: Ofsted ‘Good’ Still Waiting?
• 11/02/2016: National Governors' Association Spring Termly Bulletin now available
• 10/02/2016: Information resources for clerks and governors
• 08/02/2016: Learning Module for Clerks of Academies GEL FREE training
• 05/02/2016: Looked After Children GEL FREE training
• 04/02/2016: Improving information on children missing education
• 03/02/2016: New DAG Busy Governor’s Guide to Multi Academy Trusts (MATs)
• 02/02/2016: Looking for new governors or trustees? A new resource
• 01/02/2016: Clerking Matters
• 29/01/2016: Timelines for schools have been updated – January 2016
• 28/01/2016: DAG Newsletter 94 28th January 2016
• 28/01/2016: DAG Clerks Focus Group report
• 28/01/2016: DAG Spring Conference 14th May 2016 - suggestions wanted
• 27/01/2016: PSHE - is your school delivering?
• 26/01/2016: Headlines from the Devon Education Forum (DEF) - January 2016
• 25/01/2016: What is the purpose of education? Government consultation
• 22/01/2016: Devon consultation on admission arrangements for 2017/18 and the Education Transport Policy for 2016/17
• 21/01/2016: Charity Commission monitoring high governance costs
• 20/01/2016: Taking the Chair GEL FREE training
• 19/01/2016: DfE consultation - Implementing the English Baccalaureate
• 18/01/2016: School Food Standards to provide milk throughout the school day
• 15/01/2016: Calling chairs and vice chairs of federations: become a Federation Champion with the NGA
• 14/01/2016: DAG Newsletter 93 14th January 2016
• 13/01/2016: I want to make a complaint!
• 12/01/2016: Poll: Has your staff received Prevent training?
• 11/01/2016: Different Models of Governance GEL free training
• 08/01/2016: NGA South West meeting registration now open
• 07/01/2016: Behaviour in Schools
• 06/01/2016: Promoting British Values in your school - Magistrates in the Community (MIC) Project
• 05/01/2016: Preventing Extremism in the Education and Children's Services Sector
• 04/01/2016: DAG Busy Governors’ Guides
• 15/12/2015: DAG Busy Governors' Guide to Prevent
• 10/12/2015: Sue Clarke's Headlines (8th December) now available
• 09/12/2015: Updated School teachers’ pay and conditions DfE advice
• 08/12/2015: Biggest governor survey of the year results published
• 07/12/2015: New Department of Education Governance Handbook
• 04/12/2015: DAG Annual General Meeting draft minutes now available
• 03/12/2015: DAG Newsletter 92 3rd December 2015
• 02/12/2015: Revised 'Ofsted Inspection of Schools' GEL FREE training
• 01/12/2015: What do I need to know about PE and Sports Premium for 2015 to 2016
• 30/11/2015: Formulating an effective Investment Policy in academies
• 27/11/2015: Ofsted launches a survey into the effectiveness of governance in schools
• 26/11/2015: DAG Conference Autumn 2015 celebration
• 25/11/2015: Volunteer as a governor with the Exeter Church of England Diocesan Board of Education
• 24/11/2015: Sue Clarke's Headlines (24th November) now available
• 23/11/2015: FREE South West Grid for Learning Online Safety Policy Set
• 20/11/2015: GCSE changes: a summary
• 19/11/2015: New DAG 'Effective Chairs' resource
• 19/11/2015: DAG Newsletter 91 19th November 2015
• 18/11/2015: New Questions for Governors resource by the Wellcome Trust
• 17/11/2015: Sue Clarke's Headlines now available
• 17/11/2015: DAG Conference Autumn 2015 registration extended until Thursday 19th November
• 17/11/2015: Forming or joining a group of schools: Staying in control of your school’s destiny
• 16/11/2015: How does the Deregulation Act 2015 reduce burdens for Governing Boards?
• 13/11/2015: New 'Key Functions of the Governing Body' GEL FREE training
• 12/11/2015: Local area SEND consultation
• 11/11/2015: Funding figures for PE and sport premium 2015-16
• 10/11/2015: Revised 'Educational Visits' GEL FREE training
• 09/11/2015: New Companies House beta service
• 06/11/2015: Academy thoughts on budgeting and delegation
• 05/11/2015: DAG Newsletter 90 5th November 2015
• 04/11/2015: Devon MPs support fairer funding for schools in Devon
• 03/11/2015: Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation: procedural information
• 02/11/2015: Devon's new Sexual Development of Children and Young People Guidance
• 23/10/2015: Devon's new Positive Behavioural Support Guidance
• 22/10/2015: DAG AGM 2015 to be held immediately after DAG Conference Autumn 2015
• 21/10/2015: Devon's new guidance for delayed admission to reception for summer-born children
• 20/10/2015: Devon's new Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing
• 19/10/2015: GovernorLine: FREE confidential advice, support and information
• 16/10/2015: Who is Sir David Carter, Regional Schools Commissioner for South-West England?
• 15/10/2015: GEL: FREE Governor E-Learning
• 14/10/2015: Poll results: How many committees does your Governing Body have?
• 13/10/2015: Academy finances: lessons to be learnt
• 12/10/2015: DAG Conference Autumn 2015 registration now open
• 08/10/2015: DAG Newsletter 89 8th October 2015
• 07/10/2015: Poll: 'Excellence for All' - were you involved?
• 06/10/2015: 2016-17 Schools Funding Consultation follow-up
• 05/10/2015: New School Nurse Core Offer in Devon affecting your pupils
• 02/10/2015: Babcock LDP Safeguarding Policy 2015 now available
• 01/10/2015: HR ONE's Model Pay Policy for 2015 now available
• 30/09/2015: NGA Annual Conference and AGM 2015: some places still available
• 29/09/2015: Cameron Pledge To Keep Free School Meals
• 28/09/2015: Devon County Council seeks a Secondary/Special School Parent Governor Representative
• 25/09/2015: School Inspection Update September 2015 published: what changes?
• 24/09/2015: 'Excellence for All' self-evaluation submission deadline 30th September
• 24/09/2015: DAG Newsletter 88 24th September 2015
• 23/09/2015: What governing boards should expect from school leaders and what school leaders should expect from governing boards
• 22/09/2015: Ofsted Comparisons for Summer Term 2015 in Devon now available
• 21/09/2015: Looking for a Clerk to Governors Job Description?
• 18/09/2015: Timelines for schools: mandatory and useful information
• 17/09/2015: EFA e-bulletin for academies: barred check list for new members of academy trusts
• 16/09/2015: Publication of Governor’s Details and the Register of Interests
• 15/09/2015: Can I be a governor in more than one school?
• 14/09/2015: More resources for governors with Better Governor website
• 11/09/2015: New free governor webinars from Fisher Family Trust (FFT)
• 10/09/2015: Sir David Carter confirmed as keynote speaker at the DAG Autumn Conference
• 10/09/2015: DAG Newsletter 87 10th September 2015
• 07/09/2015: School Funding Consultation Event
• 04/09/2015: Prevent Duty Training
• 03/09/2015: Essential Guidance for Academy Trustees
• 02/09/2015: NGA Annual Conference and AGM 2015 registration opens
• 01/09/2015: School performance tables – an alternative approach
• 30/08/2015: First ever mental health champion for schools unveiled
• 19/08/2015: Free MACA Best Practice Seminars
• 15/08/2015: David Cameron sets out academy 'vision' for every school
• 10/08/2015: School teachers' pay and conditions 2015
• 03/08/2015: Child Sexual Exploitation – Is it happening to you?
• 30/07/2015: The Key Summer report 2015 - School leaders’ concerns about pupil wellbeing
• 29/07/2015: Revised Academies Financial Handbook
• 28/07/2015: Updated statutory guidance for constituting governing bodies
• 27/07/2015: New Ofsted framework published
• 24/07/2015: NGA Trustee appointments available
• 23/07/2015: NGA South West Regional Meeting registration opens
• 22/07/2015: Equality and Diversity GEL training
• 21/07/2015: Guide to Safeguarding
• 20/07/2015: Pupil-premium impact 'will take time'
• 17/07/2015: Nicky Morgan says homophobia may be sign of extremism
• 16/07/2015: Is academy status the answer for 'coasting' schools?
• 15/07/2015: Positive impact of academies
• 14/07/2015: School governors to be named on national database
• 13/07/2015: What is a coasting school?
• 10/07/2015: New Ofsted inspection framework released
• 09/07/2015: Nicky Morgan speaks about the importance of school governance
• 08/07/2015: How to sponsor an academy? (update)
• 07/07/2015: DAG Spring conference celebration
• 06/07/2015: Exclusions GEL training
• 03/07/2015: Prevent duty guidance
• 02/07/2015: DAG Newsletter 86 2nd July 2015
• 01/07/2015: Poll: How many committees does your Governing Body have?
• 01/07/2015: Poll results: Do you struggle to recruit “good” clerks?
• 30/06/2015: Department of Education seek funding evidence
• 29/06/2015: Letter from Lord Nash to directors of children's services
• 26/06/2015: Fairer Schools Funding: F40 call for action
• 25/06/2015: Questionnaire: Governor workload - Last call!
• 24/06/2015: Poll: Do you struggle to recruit “good” clerks?
• 23/06/2015: Review of the cost of providing childcare
• 22/06/2015: Guide to Training
• 19/06/2015: Governor Live free online event
• 18/06/2015: Newsletter Issue 85 18th June 2015
• 17/06/2015: Poll results : Have you attended training in the last year?
• 16/06/2015: Governor lanyards available for only £1
• 15/06/2015: DAG Final Accounts 2014-15 published
• 12/06/2015: DAG conference session presentations now available
• 11/06/2015: Poll: Do you struggle to recruit “good” governors?
• 10/06/2015: Poll: Have you attended training in the last year?
• 09/06/2015: In my experience as a governor
• 08/06/2015: Last call: governor survey of the year
• 05/06/2015: Clerks Focus Group - Calling volunteers
• 04/06/2015: Newsletter Issue 84 4th June 2015
• 03/06/2015: DAG conference registration closing
• 02/06/2015: Guide to PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools
• 01/06/2015: Health and Safety GEL training
• 29/05/2015: Playing fields and school land: selling or change of use DfE advice
• 28/05/2015: Nicky Morgan takes part in a webchat about schools and education
• 27/05/2015: Queen’s Speech 2015: what it means for governors
• 26/05/2015: NGA role description for the chair of governors
• 25/05/2015: Childline report reveals increase in online abuse and bullying
• 22/05/2015: NGA Summer Conference and Nicky Morgan keynote speech
• 21/05/2015: Name or not to name - naming in minutes
• 20/05/2015: 'Ten Tips on Preparing Yourself for a Meeting' GEL training
• 19/05/2015: Poll: Do you struggle to recruit "good" governors?
• 18/05/2015: Guide to Headteachers’ report
• 17/05/2015: New PREVENT strategy to tackle terrorism in schools
• 14/05/2015: Newsletter Issue 83 14th May 2015
• 13/05/2015: DAG Spring Conference registration now open
• 12/05/2015: Food Poverty in Devon Schools: Short Survey
• 11/05/2015: Zayed Future Energy Prize
• 08/05/2015: DSCB Self-Harm Action Plan
• 07/05/2015: Devon Safeguarding Children Board April Newsletter
• 06/05/2015: Model Code of Conduct
• 05/05/2015: Biggest governor survey of the year now open!
• 01/05/2015: National Governors' Association Bulletin now available
• 30/04/2015: Newsletter Issue 82 30th April 2015
• 29/04/2015: Governors’ mileage VAT reclaim
• 28/04/2015: Visible Governors!
• 27/04/2015: Ofsted Comparisons for Spring Term 2015
• 24/04/2015: Free FFT Governor Dashboard Webinars
• 23/04/2015: Poll: Have you completed your reconstitution?
• 22/04/2015: Questionnaire: Governor workload
• 21/04/2015: Governors' Visits to School GEL training
• 20/04/2015: New ‘Fit for Purpose’ Quiz
• 17/04/2015: DAG Website
• 16/04/2015: Newsletter Issue 81 16th April 2015
• 15/04/2015: All Change
• 14/04/2015: Situations vacant
• 13/04/2015: The F40 Group
• 10/04/2015: Busy Governor Guide to… The 2015 General Election
• 09/04/2015: School teachers’ pay and conditions
• 08/04/2015: Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools
• 07/04/2015: Pupil Premium Awards 2015 - Congratulations Uffculme School
• 06/04/2015: Cloud software services and the Data Protection Act
• 03/04/2015: Academy conversion: surplus and deficit balance transfer process
• 02/04/2015: Ofsted Newsletters
• 01/04/2015: Governance sessions for Academies
• 31/03/2015: SEND: guide for parents and carers
• 30/03/2015: Counselling in schools
• 27/03/2015: Excellence for All Programme
• 26/03/2015: Keeping children safe in education
• 25/03/2015: Progress 8 school performance measure in 2016 and 2017
• 24/03/2015: NGA 360 diagnostic for chairs
• 23/03/2015: Leading and Governing Groups of Schools
• 20/03/2015: DAG Conference update
• 19/03/2015: Pupil Premium GEL training
• 18/03/2015: How to become a governor volunteer?
• 23/02/2015: Headlines Feb 2015
• 23/02/2015: Ofsted Comparisons for Autumn Term 2014
• 03/02/2015: Pupil Premium Awards 2015
• 02/02/2015: Ofsted’s role in inspecting Multi Academy Trusts (MATs)
• 28/01/2015: DEFuse - January 2015
• 02/01/2015: New Year Honours List
• 05/12/2014: Promoting fundamental British values
• 26/11/2014: Keeping Children Safe
• 19/11/2014: Pay Award (LGA)
• 14/11/2014: National and Local Leaders of Governance Report
• 14/10/2014: DAG Busy Governor Guides
• 03/10/2014: Fit For Purpose Quiz
• 22/09/2014: Ofsted Inspection Outcomes across Devon
• 16/09/2014: Devon Schools Funding Consultation 2014
• 23/07/2014: Memorandum of Understanding
• 15/07/2014: Championing All Our Children