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Events

DAPH Area Meetings via MS Teams on 9 & 10 July 2020

Devon school leaders (CEO’s, Executive Headteachers, Headteachers, Heads of School from Academy and Local Authority schools within Devon) are invited to join the next round of virtual meetings (held via Microsoft Teams). Visit this link for optional dates and online booking.

Annual Conference on 15 & 16 October 2020

Saunton Sands Hotel, North Devon – READ MORE

Autumn Briefing on 12 November 2020

At Exeter Racecourse – online booking coming soon.

COVID-19: Coronavirus advice

DAPH & DASH – Support for Devon School Leaders

Coronavirus useful links (Inside Devon):

Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Devon

Guidance for staff and managers

Information for parents and carers about the closure of schools and other educational settings following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19)

Guidance for schools, colleges and local authorities on maintaining educational provision, including list of key workers

Guidance for Educational Settings (key DfE documents):

Guidance for full opening – schools (published 2 July 2020)

Press release – Schools and colleges to reopen in full in September (published 2 July 2020)

Collection: Coronavirus (COVID 19): guidance for schools & other educational settings

Opening schools for more children and young people: initial planning framework for schools in England

Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and childcare settings

Planning guide for primary schools

Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Opening schools & educational settings to more pupils from 1 June: guidance for parents & carers

Offices & contact centres: working safely during Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

The DfE have launched a helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687 Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk

Operation Encompass and COVID-19

During these unsettling times the safeguarding and support of children through Operation Encompass remains a high priority for Devon and Cornwall Police. Read more about what this means in practice in the current situation of closed schools.

GDPR

View the DAPH & DASH Privacy Notice

DCC has produced a General Data Protection Regulation Guide for Schools, which outlines the impacts of the new legislation and provides guidance and support on how to achieve compliance.

Worth Less? Fair Funding – Challenges in Devon Schools

Read more about the Fair Funding Campaign. Keep up to date – Twitter @WorthLessFF and Facebook @WorthLessWestSussex

f40 Campaign Group

f40 represents a group of the lowest funded education authorities in England where government-set cash allocations for primary and secondary pupils are the lowest in the country. Read more about f40.