Working together to safeguard children 2018 This updated guidance has now been published and the 2018 version replaces the 2015 version. The transitional guidance helps to explain how to move to... 18th Jul 2018
Decision awaited on teachers’ pay The School Teachers Review Body (STRB) submitted its report to the Secretary of State in May 2018 and a decision on the pay increase for teachers is s... 17th Jul 2018
NGA Termly Bulletin – Summer 2018 The National Governance Association (NGA) provide a termly bulletin to the Devon Association of Governance (DAG) to forward to its members The focus o... 16th Jul 2018
Ash Dieback and Devon Schools Plans to manage the risk of Ash dieback in Devon to protect public safety were approved by councillors in May. Devon County Council’s Cabinet agreed... 12th Jul 2018
NGA Spotlight on Disadvantage The National Association of Governance (NGA) have published a report on a survey of 875 governors that explores their role in spending, monitoring and... 11th Jul 2018
Pupil premium: funding and accountability The Department for Education (DfE) and The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have just published the pupil premium funding agreement for 2018... 10th Jul 2018
Deals for schools The Schools Commercial Team (SCT) within DfE has reviewed a wide range of deals for schools. These deals have been assessed for compliance with proc... 9th Jul 2018
DAG Representatives on Devon Education Forum- Election Update Arrangements for the election of Schools (LA maintained) Members and Academies Members and substitute members to this important forum are now taking p... 5th Jul 2018
New School Sponsorship: New Special School, Tiverton, Devon Further to recent notifications Devon County Council are now in receipt of three ‘expressions of interest’ from potential proposers for the new sp... 4th Jul 2018
Do governors know the truth about pupil behaviour? This interesting question was raised at a recent conference by Tom Bennett author of an independent review of behaviour in schools. Creating a Culture... 3rd Jul 2018