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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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Conference Insight: Michael Barton from NGA – Impact

Have you ever wondered whether your board is having an impact on the quality of the education of the children in your school or academy? How do volunt...

12th Oct 2023

Flexible working toolkit

The Department for Education (DfE) has produced practical resources for school leaders, trust leaders and teachers to help implement flexible working....

11th Oct 2023

Mobile phone to be banned in schools in England

Mobile phone use should be banned in schools across England to improve behaviour, the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has announced. New guidan...

10th Oct 2023

Winners of NGA Outstanding Governance Awards 2023

NGA welcomed both the overall winners and finalist to an exciting and memorable day, celebrating the incredible efforts of governing boards and govern...

9th Oct 2023

Gradual return to Educational Psychology early intervention work

The Educational Psychology (EP) service in Devon will gradually return to early intervention work with schools and settings from January 2024. Due to ...

5th Oct 2023

Attendance – profound breakdown

There has been a profound breakdown in parental attitudes to the idea of full-time school attendance in the years since the Coronavirus pandemic, a re...

4th Oct 2023

It’s Admissions Time!

As boards get to grips with their work for the autumn term, it is important that all boards consider if they are compliant when it comes to their role...

3rd Oct 2023

Conference Insight: Ashley John-Baptiste – a true inspiration

Ashley grew up in South London, where at the age of four he was taken into care. He grew up being shuttled between foster families and children’...

2nd Oct 2023

DfE launch teacher and school leader workload reduction taskforce

The Secretary of State has established a workload reduction taskforce to support the Department for Education’s (DfE) ambition to reduce teachers’...

27th Sep 2023

DBS Delays

It is being reported that delays to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record checks have held up the start dates of school staff this ...

26th Sep 2023

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