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Schools' Bulletin - May 2020
In this issue:
  • Safeguarding Podcasts
  • Safer Recruitment - online learning
  • Staying Safe Online - online learning
  • Updates on our Conferences for Autumn Term
  • School Library Service update
  • Cancellation of school trips and residentials
  • Devon Music Education Hub - Devon Days 2020 - performances online
  • Education services directory and new SHOP
  • COVID-19 resources, guidance and advice website
  • Bi-lingual Poem Competition
 
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Safeguarding Podcasts

Due to the current situation DSLs, deputy DSLs and safeguarding teams across education are unable to access our level 3 refresher training, and other school staff may be being asked to take on the role of DSL, and these staff may not have the knowledge and experience that schools would usually expect from their safeguarding teams.

We have decided to run a series of drip feed style CPD sessions to get us through the next few days, weeks or months, to ensure safeguarding teams feel upskilled enough, until we can see you all again for your level 3 refresher training.

Podcast #1: Domestic Abuse
Podcast #2: Peer on Peer Abuse
Podcast #3: Recruitment during COVID-19

 
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Safer Recruitment online learning

Are you confident that your recruitment processes comply with the latest safeguarding legislation?

This online course has been written by our highly regarded Safeguarding Team, for those people who work in schools, settings and other agencies with children and young people.

It is designed to increase your knowledge and understanding of safer recruitment and it will enable you to be compliant with the most recent KCSiE statutory guidance.

The course consists of 4 comprehensive modules:

  • Understanding the risk
  • Preparing to recruit
  • Rejecting unsuitable adults
  • Induction process and continued internal vigilance
Purchase for just £29 on our SHOP


 
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Staying Safe Online in School - online learning

This online learning course has been written specifically for the education sector.

This training will help you to understand:

  • What is a cyber attack?
  • Why are schools targeted?
  • Common types of cyber attack
  • How phishing works
  • How to protect your school from cyber attacks
  • Password security
  • How to protect your devices
  • What to do if it happens to you
Purchase for just £29 on our SHOP
 
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Conferences coming in the Autumn Term
 
All in This Together: Making SEND Everybody's Business
Friday 18 September 2020


A range of workshops, including Ofsted preparation around Intent, Implementation and Impact, will enable you to go back to school feeling refreshed, updated and positive.


Safeguarding Conference: Out of Harm's Way
Thursday 29 September 2020


The 2020 Conference focuses on the exploitation and abuse of children, both sexual and criminal.


Early Years Foundation Stage Conference - Be Specific: Building the Foundations of a Quality Curriculum
Tuesday 6 October 2020

Through a range of keynote presentations and complementing workshops practitioners will have the opportunity to reflect on their practice and be inspired, motivated and equipped with ideas to take back to their settings.


Herts for Learning English Conference
Tuesday 13 October 2020


We are thrilled to partner with Herts for Learning to provide a full day conference offering insight into the transformational teaching strategies used in the Herts for Learning KS2 Reading Fluency Project.


North Devon Music Conference
Thursday 22 October 2020


This conference is aimed at both specialist and non-music specialists. You will leave this day of training with the skills and confidence to lead whole class music-making in your school.


How Do Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Children's Learning and Development
Thursday 12 November 2020


At this conference, we will visit some of the research and explore practical responses. Through expert keynotes and supporting workshops, you will gain important knowledge on preventing adversity, raising awareness and intervention skills and learn how to empower your schools to know that they can be a protective factor.


Confidence and Competence in Delivering PSHE
Wednesday 18 November 2020

This conference will provide you with an opportunity to explore approaches and models for the teaching and learning of key elements of the PSHE curriculum.


School Library Conference: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Thursday 26 November 2020


Together during this conference, we will look at how the use of illustration can engage readers and help to develop deep comprehension skills including inference, irony and unspoken emotion in an accessible and more inclusive way.

 
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School Library Service

We are still available for help and advice on reading resources for home learning.

Contact us through the central email or direct to your school's Library adviser.

We are busy producing a weekly resources list plus book reviews of the Carnegie and Greenaway books, visit our website to see the latest information.  
 
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Cancellation of School Trips and Residentials

In recent and coming months many schools will have had significant plans to undertake school trips and residentials both in the UK and overseas.
 
With effect from 23rd March all "providers of accommodation" including outdoor centres and hostels etc, were closed by the Govt.
 
As a result of this action, such providers are unable to "fulfil" the contract and therefore must provide customers with a full refund of any monies paid.  They may also offer an alternative date or voucher for  a future booking but the options offered to customers must also include a full refund and providers must not mislead or pressurise customers in their choice.
 
Until such time as providers of accommodation are allowed to re-open, this advice remains.
 
The Outdoor Education Adviser is aware of some providers acting out with the statements from the Govt.  The practices of some providers have come to the attention of national media.
 
If you have any questions relating to the cancellation of a school visit or residential please speak to your legal adviser.
 
If you are a Local Authority maintained school or, an academy or independent school with a subscription with Babcock LDP for Outdoor Education Advice please feel free to contact the Outdoor Education Adviser at; brendan.stone@babcockinternational.com 

Brendan Stone | Head of Outdoor Centres & Outdoor Education Adviser, Babcock LDP
 
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Devon Music Education Hub – Devon Days 2020

Celebrate Devon Day (St Petrock's Day) on Thursday 4 June 2020 by joining Devon Music Education Hub to perform 'Devon Days' by Paul Painter. 

SING! We'll be sharing lyrics, backing tracks and tutorial videos to help you learn the song. 

PLAY! We'll have a wide range of parts available for different instruments and levels of ability so that you can play along. 

SHARE! To remind everyone how lucky we are to live here, we would love to share some your images of Devon's stunning scenery during lockdown – just tag us in your photos #DevonDays2020  

CELEBRATE! Young singers and instrumentalists from across Devon are invited to join us at 1pm on Thursday 4 June for a special performance on Facebook and Instagram. 

To get involved, follow us on Instagram and Facebook @DevonMusicEdHub and watch out for further announcements.
 
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Some of our academies are starting to think about 2020/21 purchasing of our education services.

The new directory is available and will be posted to schools later this month.  An e-version is available here.
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Don't forget that we have moved our online purchasing platform to our new SHOP. 

Registration is quick and easy.  If you are a lead MAT school/organisation and need to purchase services on behalf of your member academies, you can register as such.

If you have any queries please
contact us via email.

 
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Coronavirus: support for schools, parents and pupils

We have created a number of webpages to help support you and your parents with home learning, information about COVID-19 and government updates.

Many of our teams have been contributing information, guidance, useful links and teaching resources to use with all pupils, pupils with a SEND and pupils for whom English is an additional language.


For more information >>>
 
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