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Yearly Communication Archives: 2022

Babcock LDP March Newsletter

If you have not already received our March newsletter with CPD opportunities and news from our teams, you may view the newsletter here and may sign up to receive regular monthly bulletins from us here.  

Change of main LDP office address

As you know we are transitioning back to Devon County Council on 1 August, and part of this preparation means we have relocated the main LDP office to our Willand office. There will be no changes to email or phone contacts, this is more of an information update for you. As of this week (22 Continue reading →

Approaches to PDA and High Level Demand Avoidance

The Communication and Interaction Team (C and I) are delivering a 2 hour workshop designed for school staff to develop their knowledge of and skills in supporting children and young people with autism and PDA. Audience: SENCos, INCOs, teachers with specific responsibility.  All key stages. overview of Pathological Demand Avoidance as a sub-group of Autism Continue reading →

Supporting Transition from Primary to Secondary for Autistic Students (delivered live online)

This course will provide delegates with an understanding of how autistic students may experience transition, potential barriers and concerns, and what supporting staff can do to support. This event is highly relevant for both Primary (host setting) and Secondary (receiving setting) staff, with a partnership approach (Secondarys and their feeder schools) to attendance for identified Continue reading →

Autism and SLCN – courses to support Transition to reception, school and college

New –  Supporting Transition from Primary to Secondary for Autistic Students (online)- 26 Apr 2022 New – AET Transition from School to College (2 modules)- 25 May and 15 June 2022 New – Supporting the Transition of pupils with SLCN into the reception classroom – 15 or 29 Jun 2022

The Mix Music Festival 2022

Spread the word!! Bookings open for the Mix Music Festival 2022 – make sure your school are attending! Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June – Killerton House and Gardens, Exeter We are so excited to confirm that The Mix, our annual music festival for children and young people, will return on 17-18 June 2022! You Continue reading →

Have your say… DCC Support for Schools website

As part of the work to manage the in-housing of services from Babcock LDP into Devon County Council (DCC), we will be transferring the schools-related information, guidance and resources currently sitting on the Babcock LDP website to the Support for Schools webpages on the DCC website This gives us the perfect opportunity to review and update these webpages Continue reading →

Governance Consultancy Conference

Promoting and Supporting Effective Engagement with Parents and Carers Saturday 14 May 2022 – Exeter Racecourse, Exeter So what is parent and carer engagement?  What is the difference between parental involvement in school and parental engagement in learning? What changes can schools make to foster real and meaningful parental engagement?  All these questions will be Continue reading →

Improving School Attendance Conference – Last chance to book

Why Effective Communication Matters Tuesday 22 March 2022 – Hosted Online via Click Meetings – 09:00 – 15:00 “Parental engagement is a powerful lever for raising achievement in schools. When parents and teachers work together to improve learning, the gains in achievement are significant”. Do Parents Know They Matter Research University of Warwick 2007 At Continue reading →

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen’s Experiences of Education (Report 2022)

Understanding Traveller’s experiences of Primary and Secondary Education This report presents the personal experiences of Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen ethnicities, of primary and secondary education across Devon and the wider community. The survey was conducted via an online platform and received 126 responses. Findings highlighted some of the challenging experiences families have faced and Continue reading →

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