Data Protection Act

• New Guidelines on Access to pupils' information held by schools (37KB - pdf help)
• Schools Quick Guide to the Data Protection Act (33KB - pdf help)
• Making Subject access Disclosures (52KB - pdf help)
• Data Protection Guidelines to taking images (140KB - pdf help)
• Using CCTV in Schools (35KB - pdf help)

Finance

Finance information for schools can now be found on the Finance Services website at  www.devon.gov.uk/schoolfinance

• Audit - Information on how audit can help you, including useful documents and links can be found on our website Devon Audit Services, staff.devon.gov.uk/schoolsaudit
• Financial Management Standards in Schools - video training
• Schools Forum - Fair Funding Campaign
  • File 1 (94KB - pdf help)
  • File 2 (77KB - pdf help)
• Bulletins
  • Need To Know? - Devon Finance Services
• Misc
  • Active Redeployment (46KB - pdf help)
  • Certificate of Employers' Liability Insurance (114KB - pdf help)
  • G4S (Securicor) Cash Collection Dates
  • School Journey Insurance POLICY SJ-05AA02-0026  Summary of Cover (21KB - pdf help)
  • Fair Processing
  • P11D
  • Schools Funding Issues Group
  • Standards Fund
  • Teachers Mileage Rates & Expenses (55KB - pdf help)

Health, Safety & Welfare

• Corporate DCC Health, Safety & Wellbeing Homepage
• CYPS Health, Safety and Wellbeing Website
• Disability Equality Duty - Guidance (January 2007) (78KB - pdf help)
• LA Emergency Procedures & School Emergency Management Plan (115KB - pdf help)
• Health & Safety on Educational Visits
• Safeguarding Children - child protection
• Use of skiing helmets for snow boarding and skiing (27KB - pdf help)
• Vehicle Safety (135KB - pdf help)

Information & Data Management

• Audit Commission School Survey 2004 (96KB - pdf help)
• Electronic Forms
• Facts & Figures for Devon Schools
• ICT Strategy Plan for schools 2006-2008
• School Census

School Administration

• County Council Protocol for visits by Ministers, MPs, MEPs and parliamentary Candidates
• Child Protection Register - Details of changes (31KB - pdf help)
• Child employment - guidance notes (18KB - pdf help). (June 2008)
• Educational Recording Agency Licence - 01 Apr 2006 to 31 Mar 2007 (14KB - pdf help)
• Example Policy for Looked After Children
  • Letter (24KB - pdf help)
  • Example Policy (29KB - pdf help)
• G4S (Securicor) Cash Collection Dates
• Guidelines on dealing with death and serious injury (116KB - pdf help)
• Job Sharing
• The Letting of Educational Premises & Grounds (826KB - pdf help)
• Local Learning Communities
• Managing Attendance, Reducing Persistent Absence & Developing a Whole School Attendance - A Good Practice guide. (187KB - pdf help) (June 2008)
• Maximising attendance and managing sickness absence policy
• Official Opening Ceremonies letter (36KB - pdf help)
• Parents Photographing and Videoing School Events
  • Letter to Schools (17KB - pdf help)
• Photocopying Newspaper Articles
• Photo Phones in Schools (19KB - pdf help)
• Proposal to Change Start and/or Finish Times (32KB - pdf help)
• Reporting of Criminal Damage on School Sites (34KB - pdf help)
• School Complaints Procedure (123KB - pdf help) - on GovernorNet
• School Complaints Procedure
  • Advice for Parents Leaflet (36KB - pdf help)
• School Journey Insurance 2005/2006 (18KB - pdf help)
  Please note the contents of the letter above regarding the premium in respect of School journey insurance for 2005/2006.
• School Lunch and Nutrition policy - September 2008. (173KB - pdf help)
• Schools photocopying licence terms & conditions
• Securicor cash collection
• Severe Weather (34KB - pdf help)
• Update School Details
• When to remove a pupil from the school roll (28KB - pdf help)
• Wise Before The Event? Support for schools in the event of a critical incident (139KB - pdf help)

Statistical Returns

• 618g
• School Census

Strategic Plans

• Asset Management Plan
• Strategic Planning Group website
• School Organisation Plan - Draft School Organisation Plan 2003/4 - 2007/8
• Schools are set to benefit from the biggest ever building programme in the county’s history...
• School Place Planning