News, training and professional development from Devon Education Services
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News from the education teams
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27 November 2025
Sandy Park, Exeter |
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Sustainability conference: Empowering schools to a sustainable futureFocusing on growing an understanding of climate adaption, how it relates to schools and how to produce and implement a climate action plan.
With invaluable insights and practical tools for making your school more sustainable - sharing initiatives that not only help the environment but also save your school money and reduce its carbon footprint. |
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Devon School Games 2025/2026Get ready for action! The Devon School Games ignite a thrilling celebration of sport, teamwork, and school spirit. With high-energy competitions, roaring crowds, and unforgettable moments, students from across the county come together to shine.
It’s fast-paced, fun-filled, and totally inspiring—where every young athlete is a champion in the making! |
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Bursar briefingsOffering School Business Managers and Bursars expert-led updates on key financial and operational topics, along with opportunities to network and share best practices. These sessions are designed to support strategic decision-making and enhance school business excellence. |
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Proficiency tools for multilingual learnersSupport multilingual learners with Devon’s Proficiency Assessments. These tools help track English language development across key stages, guiding tailored support and classroom strategies. Fully aligned with DfE markers and fully funded for maintained Devon schools. |
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| 5 February 2026
Future Skills Centre, Exeter |
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School support services conference: Supporting schools to innovate, sustain, and thriveExplore AI integration, sustainability, and creative change strategies through keynotes and interactive workshops. Network, learn, and be inspired to support thriving school systems at the School Support Services Conference. |
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Empowering school Governance: Training that makes a differenceStrengthen your school’s strategic leadership with Devon Education Services’ Governance training. From safeguarding to strategic planning, our expert-led courses support governors, trustees, and clerks in delivering confident, accountable governance.
Flexible online and in-person options available. |
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Enhance PSHE delivery with expert-led online CPDBoost your PSHE delivery with this six-session, tutor-led online course, to build confidence and competence in teaching PSHE, RSHE, and safeguarding. Ideal for educators and professionals supporting young people. |
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Briefings and network meetings |
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- Bursar briefings (in person and online) - 21, 22, 23 Oct 2025
DPO networking forum (online) - 3 Dec 2025 Early Years provider network meeting - 16 Oct 2025 Early Years SENDCo Forums (online) - 21, 22, 23 Oct 2025 Educational visits co-ordinator (EVC) termly briefing - (in person and online) 3, 17, 24 Nov, 1 Dec 2025 EYFS briefings for schools (online) - 11, 12, 13 Nov 2025 Federation Networking Event (in person) - 1 Dec 2025 Primary English subject leader meetings - 23, 24 Oct, 4, 5 ,7 Nov 2025 Primary Maths subject leader meetings - 5, 6, 11, 19 Nov 2025 Primary PE subject leader meetings - 20 Oct 2025 School Library Service network meetings - 12, 13 Nov 2025 |
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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.
3 Dec 2025 - Explicit informed consent – when, how and why – in this session we will be looking at the conditions for valid consent, when it should be sought, who from, how it should be recorded and why. 5 Feb 2026 - Keeping data safe
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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) |
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These courses are fully funded for Devon schools and other schools with Devon children in care |
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KS2 statutory assessment training for year 6 - 8, 10 Dec 2025, 14, 20 Jan 2026 Primary English subject leader meetings - 23, 24 Oct, 4, 5 ,7 Nov 2025 Y6 Statutory Assessment Briefing (online) - 13, 23 Jan 2026 Y6 Writing Standardisation and moderation sessions (in-person) - 26, 29 Jan, 2 Feb 2026 |
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Ethnically Diverse Education Achievement Service (EDEAS)
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Devon Health and Safety Service training courses
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Maths Subject Leaders: Support and Professional Development |
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Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision |
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Outdoor education and leadership courses |
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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 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.
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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 - Sensory and/or physical needs |
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Sustainable schools and waste education |
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Sustainability conference: Empowering schools towards a sustainable future
To support schools and settings with their sustainability commitments, we are launching a sustainability conference on 27 November 2025 which will be held at Sandy Park, Exeter.
Sandy Park, Exeter
27 November 2025 |
| Find out more and book your place here
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Become a WOW school – Running throughout a whole year and aimed at schools that want to empower their pupils to take part in climate action and reducing waste. Our team can help you improve recycling and increase reuse in your school through our intensive Watch Our Waste project. Contact the team for more details.
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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 Sustainability Lead – a individual or team of people who will implement actions to improve the sustainability of the school (by Sept 2025)
- A Climate Action Plan – outlining how the schools plan to work towards Net Zero (by Dec 2025)
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. |
| Visit our website to find out more
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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 2025/26 dates. Grants are available to help cover coach costs.
Free workshops for schools - Interactive, fun workshops and assemblies, about marine litter, materials, compost and recycling are brought to your school to help engage pupils and embed the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) and composting into the curriculum and everyday school life. |
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