Month: November 2024

Children born between 01/09/2020 and 31/08/2021 are entitled to start full time Primary Education in September 2025. The online application facility is now open and closes at midnight on 15th January 2025. Please promote the application facility with families within your settings.

As announced by the Chancellor in September, Department for Education will be introducing free breakfast clubs in up to 750 early adopter schools from April 2025 as part of a test and learn phase in advance of national roll out. 

Children in Devon aged five to 16-years-old who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals are invited to take part in our action-packed Holiday Activities and Food programme this festive season.

Read our new SEND Strategy which sets out a clear vision and public commitment to a change in culture and practice that improves these experiences.

It’s Funding Friday and this week we have funding streams from ‘Foyle Foundation’ and ‘BlueSpark Foundation grants’.

The Holiday, Activities & Food (HAF) winter offer will go live on Monday 25th November. There are a wide range of activities for children to enjoy across Devon as well as theatre tickets for eligible families in North Devon and Exeter. Please share with eligible families.

The online application portal for new reception admissions in September 2025 at primary / infant schools and year three admissions at junior school, is open from today! The closing date for applications is 15 January 2025.

SaFest, our annual week-long safeguarding symposium, is open to anyone, so please share freely with friends, colleagues wherever they work (inside or outside of the County of Devon).

We would like to congratulate Shaldon Primary School on achieving ‘Outstanding’ in their recent Ofsted inspection. Well done!

Resources that can help you to prevent or manage cases and outbreaks of infectious diseases in your setting. Free health protection webinar running on Thursday 23 January 4-5pm. The webinar will provide you with information about how to prevent and manage seasonal cases and outbreaks.