News, training and professional development from Devon Education Services
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 | Sandy Park, Exeter
29 January 2025 |
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School support services conference: Developing communication and practiceAs schools and academies continue to change with varying amounts of uncertainty, it is important that school support staff are kept up to date with all upcoming changes, as business, finance and administrative staff continue to be vital to applying new procedures and processes.
Attend this conference for updates, ideas and procedures that staff can take back and put into practice to support their day to day business and administrative tasks. |
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Re-think Reading! FREE Christmas downloadsTry Re-think Reading! by downloading our FREE Christmas plans to see how they can work for you and your children. |
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Data Protection Networking ForumOur next Forum, scheduled for 12 December 2024 (online), will include an update on the recently announced Data (Use and Access) Bill, and will also cover tips and advice to help you keep your school’s personal data safe. |
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Supporting school attendanceJoin our whole day training on Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) to enhance your school’s inclusive practices.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to support your pupils’ attendance and wellbeing. |
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School Effectiveness Teams Fast 15The School Effectiveness Team have put together recorded sessions, to summarise and communicate key points and themes on a range of subjects, in just 15 minutes.
The first FAST 15 covers key changes to Ofsted ungraded inspections from October 24 and will signpost sections of the inspection handbook and other documents. |
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Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP) education framework videosOur team have put together some short videos about OAIP, the framework and how to apply the framework.
Click the link below to watch the videos, if you have any questions, please contact us. |
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Breakfast clubs early adopters schemeSchools with primary-school-aged children can apply to become an early adopter of the government’s universal free breakfast clubs scheme.
The aim is to support 750 state-funded schools to provide children with access to a breakfast club that involves free food and childcare, starting from April 2025. The form will close 20 Dec, so find out more and apply now. |
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Briefings and network meetings |
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A fantastic opportunity for both subscribing and non-subscribing schools to meet and share ideas whilst receiving the latest updates on changes to data protection legislation and how this could affect you.
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Early education (EYFS) and childcare |
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Early Years Foundation Stage |
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Early Years and Childcare - including some fully funded training for Devon EYC providers (excl. Plymouth and Torbay)
- EFR mental health first aid awareness training - more dates coming soon
- Facilitating children’s right to play - 16 Dec 2024
- Online training for prevent awareness - GOV.UK training and guidance
- Paediatric First Aid - 18 Jan, 12, 15 Feb, 1, 29 Mar 25
- Playtime training - more dates coming soon
- Portage workshop: A small steps approach to learning for children with SEND - 25 Mar 25 (Exeter, 2 days)
- Preparing to be a childminder (online course)
- Preparing to be a childminder (online session) - 15 Jan or 1 Mar 2025
- Safeguarding and child protection core (all early years and childcare practitioners) - 21 Jan, 13 Mar, 15 May and 17 Jun 2025
- Safeguarding and child protection enhanced (DSL/DDSL) - 5 Feb, 25 Mar, 10 Jun or 17 Jul 2025
- Safeguarding and welfare forums - 5 or 6 Mar 3 or 5 Jun 2025
- Supporting Children in Care with a focus on Personal, Social and Emotional Development - more dates coming soon
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These courses are fully funded for Devon schools and other schools with Devon children in care |
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Ethnically Diverse Education Achievement Service (EDEAS)
(Formerly EMTAS)
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Effective governance
Effective clerking
Key responsibilities
Lunchtime bite-size sessions |
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Health and safety
(now all bookable via the Devon Education Services shop platform) |
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Devon Health and Safety Service training courses
- Accident investigation - 29 Apr or 18 Nov 2025 (online)
- Asbestos operational awareness - 4 Feb, 23 Apr, 10 Jun, 16 Sept or 4 Nov 2025 (online)
- Asbestos duty to manage - 7 Jan, 4 Mar, 14 May, 1 Jul or 22 Oct 2025 (online)
- Control of contractors and CDM - 19 Mar, 8 Oct or 9 Dec 2025 (online)
- COSHH – managing chemicals safely - 18 Dec 2024 and 10 Mar, 12 Jun or 26 Nov 2025 (online)
- Fire warden - 6 Feb, 23 Apr, 15 Jul or 9 Oct 2025 (online)
- Health and safety general awareness - 15 May or 21 Oct 2025 (online)
- Health and safety risk assessment - 26 Feb, 21 May or 4 Nov 2025 (online)
- IOSH managing safely (4-day course) - 30 Apr, 24 Sept or 5 Nov 2025 (in person)
- IOSH managing safely refresher - 11 Dec 2024 or 25 Jun 2025 (in person)
- IOSH working safely - 2 Apr or 2 Oct 2025 (in person)
- Legionella operational awareness - 13 Feb, 24 Apr, 26 Jun, 18 Sept or 2 Dec 2025 (online)
- Legionella responsible person - 9 Jan, 11 Mar, 15 May, 10 Jul or 20 Nov 2025 (online)
- School governors’ health and safety overview - 11 Feb, 5 Jun or 19 Nov 2025 (online)
- Senior managers’ premises overview (schools) - 13 Mar, 20 May, 15 Oct or 27 Nov 2025 (online)
- Managing work at height - 13 May or 6 Oct 2025 (online)
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Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision |
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Outdoor education and leadership courses |
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- Beach and water safety - new dates coming soon
- Educational Visits Co-ordinator (EVC) termly briefing - primary and secondary schools - 10, 13, 17, 20 and 24 Mar 2025
- Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) training - 30 Jan, 10 Feb, 27 Mar, 24 Apr, 15 May and 10 Jun 2025 (in person)
- Emergency first aid for the outdoors - 20, 23 Jan 2025 (2 days)
- Outdoor learning conference - 28 March 2025 - Exeter Racecourse, Exeter Early bird expires 20 December
- Summer moorland camping leader training/assessment - 4 Apr 2025 (3 days)
- Summer moorland walking leader assessment - 8 Mar 2025
- Summer moorland walking leader training - 7, 21 Feb and 9 Apr 2025 (3 days)
- Winter moorland walking leader assessment - 18 Jan 2025
- Winter moorland walking leader training - more dates coming soon
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Child Protection Level 3 initial training (online) - 30 Jan, 2 Jun 2025 (2 days) Child protection level 3 initial training (in person) - 15 Jan, 10 Feb, 19 May, 3 Jul 2025 (2 days) - Child Protection refresher training Group 3 and above (online) - 9 Jan, 4 Feb, 7 Mar or 10 Jul 2025
- Child Protection refresher training Group 3 and above (in person) - 4 Feb, 26 Mar or 6 Jun 2025
- Safeguarding conference - 26 Jun 2025 (Sandy Park, Exeter) Early Bird expires 14 February 2025
- Safeguarding forum -10, 19 Mar 10, 11 Jun, 2, 3 Dec 2025
- Safer recruitment and allegations management (initial) - 6 May 2025
- Safer recruitment and allegations management (refresher) - 22 Jan 2025
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Internet safety parents' workshop (delivered in school)
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School Leadership and Effectiveness |
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The School Leadership and Effectiveness Team have put together a selection of sessions which you can use to create a bespoke package for you and your team. Contact us to discuss these in more detail and to find out about our flexible delivery models and costings.
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Would you like to connect with other school librarians?
Our termly networking meetings are held either at our centre in Willand, at a host school or online. They are led by the SLS advisory team and are a source of up-to-date information, the sharing of ideas and good practice, plus a chance to look around another library and talk about the books we love.
Library network meetings (primary and secondary) - 19 or 20 Mar 2025
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SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health |
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SEND - Communication and interaction (autism and language) |
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Did you know..?
All of our language training can be delivered in your school, and bespoke sessions and packages are available. Contact us to discuss your individual requirements.
Our current training sessions include
- Understanding DLD and language
- Language and behaviour – training and consultation
Developing Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision to support C&I needs focusing on
- Vocabulary
- Visual support
- Colour Semantics
- Supporting struggling readers
- Verbal reasoning and Blank levels
Training on Speech and Language UK interventions |
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SEND - Leadership and strategic support |
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SEND - Sensory and/or physical needs |
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Sustainable schools and waste education |
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The Department for Education has published its strategy ‘Sustainability and Climate Change: A Strategy for the Education and Children’s Services Systems’ which states that by 2025, all schools should have:
- A Climate Action Plan – outlining how the schools plan to work towards Net Zero
- A Sustainability Lead – a individual or team of people who will implement actions to improve the sustainability of the school.
Devon County Council can support schools with a wide range of resources and opportunities to help with climate action plans, but there is also a number of excellent free resources being made available. |
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| Free trips for schools - Bring a class of upper KS2 or secondary pupils to see inside the Energy from Waste plants in Exeter and Plymouth. Our trips book up fast so contact us now for 2024/25 dates. Grants are available to help cover coach costs.
Free workshops for schools - Interactive and fun workshops, about topics like marine litter, materials, compost and recycling are brought to your school. They can help engage pupils with waste at school through waste audits – perfect for Eco-Groups aiming for their Eco-Schools Green Flag Award. |
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