Devon's Vision for Learning

Plans & Strategies

Devon's Vision for Learning

Background

On 14 November 2003 members of the Schools Forum met with officers and members of the County Council, and other partner organisations, for a Vision Day. Phil Norrey, the recently appointed Director of Education, Arts & Libraries, set a context for education in the 21st Century; and during the day cross-representational groups worked together to identify what they believed to be the main influences on the horizon, and what their key shared aspirations for Devon might be.

They also agreed a framework and timescale for consultation, recognising that shared objectives would need to be debated and finalised as part of Devon's preparation for submitting its first Single Education Plan later this year. The SEP will from April 2005 replace a number of current plans, promoting stronger links and channeling energies into clear, cross-cutting strategic objectives. It must develop within the overarching goals of the County Council but the Director's intention is that it also captures and promotes the objectives that are most important to schools and other stakeholders. The SEP is a three year Plan, but as Devon has been invited to participate in an earlier tranche, Devon's first SEP will span four years, 2005-2009.