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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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A countywide ban on student smartphone use moves a step closer

Devon County Councillors have endorsed the principle of banning smartphones during the school day from the start of the next academic year in Septembe...

11th Sep 2025

Use of reasonable force

The updated ‘Use of reasonable force and other restrictive interventions in schools’ guidance comes into effect following a recent consultation. T...

10th Sep 2025

Are you an effective chair? Are you considering becoming a chair?

With the start of a new academic year it is good to reflect on what is happening and our need to be well informed, so have a look at our new ‘Effect...

9th Sep 2025

Welcome back!

DAG would like to welcome back all the Devon governors, trustees and governance professionals and clerks to the start of this new academic year. Remem...

8th Sep 2025

NGA Annual Governance Survey

The National Governance Association (NGA) has published the findings of its Annual Governance Survey 2025 at the National Governance Conference for Sc...

25th Jul 2025

Relationships, sex and health education guidance

The Department for Education (DfE) has published new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance. The statutory guidance will ...

24th Jul 2025

Ofsted update

Ofsted will publish its response to the new inspection framework consultation with inspection materials in September along with a full programme of s...

23rd Jul 2025

Child protection and safeguarding policy

The Devon Safeguarding Team has updated the model Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy. The policy will need to be in place for September in line ...

22nd Jul 2025

Thank you!

At the end of this academic year, DAG would very much like to take the opportunity to thank all Devon governors, trustees, clerks, governance professi...

21st Jul 2025

Exclusion facts and figures 2023-24

The latest data on exclusions has been published for the academic year 2023 – 2024. There were 955,000 suspensions nationally in the year 2023-24,...

17th Jul 2025

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