06 October 2026 - 13 October 2026
ACTION REQUIRED: Ofsted and CQC SEND Inspection Survey open until 9am Tuesday 13 October
Ofsted and the CQC have notified us they are carrying out an inspection of Devon’s Local Area Partnership for SEND. Please share the message below with your staff and families as soon as possible and encourage participation. Message for families and staff Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are carrying out an inspection of Continue reading →
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6 October 2026Purpose
Safety alert issued for baby sleeping bags
We would appreciate if schools and early years settings could help share this safety information for parents and carers of babies. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a Safety Alert for certain baby sleeping bags because of the risk of overheating and suffocation. The alert concerns baby sleeping bags that do Continue reading →
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6 October 2026Purpose
Consultation: Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School’s Governing Body is consulting on a proposal to extend the age range of the school from 4-11 to 2-11 years of age from 1 December 2026. Instow Primary School currently has a Pre-School for 3 and 4 year olds. The Pre-School provision is currently managed separately from the school as Continue reading →
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6 October 2026Purpose
Managing and preventing harmful sexual behaviour in schools | Training by Lucy Faithfull Foundation
We are delighted to have secured funded training from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation. This course equips education safeguarding staff with the knowledge, skills, confidence and resources to manage HSB in primary, secondary, further education, specialist and residential settings. It also provides an evidence-based, whole-school approach to HSB prevention. By the end of the course, participants will Continue reading →
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6 October 2026Purpose
Expansion of Rockbeare C of E Primary School
The First Federation Trust is consulting on a proposal to formally increase the capacity of Rockbeare Church of England Primary School from 105 to 140 places. The expansion will support the growing demand for school places from within the local area. For further information and how to respond, please see: Expansion of Rockbeare C of Continue reading →
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13 October 2026Purpose
Update – Draft Teacher’s Pay Policy 2026
Following the initial communication went out to schools in July – 2026 Pay Award and Pay Policy Update – Teachers – School Communications we can confirm that the updated pay policy will remain as draft until after the STPCD is made law by parliament in early November. Statutory consultation only closed at the end of Continue reading →
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13 October 2026Purpose
Disclosure of Criminal Information
The policy title has been changed from ‘Managing Information Disclosed during Employment’ to ‘Disclosure of Criminal Information during Employment’
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13 October 2026Purpose
Devon Term Dates 2028/29 and 2029/30 Consultation
Local authorities have a duty to determine the school term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools in their area and recommend these dates for adoption by governors of foundation, foundation trust, voluntary aided, academies and free schools. It is hoped that for consistency across Devon that all schools will adopt the recommended term dates. Continue reading →
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13 October 2026Purpose