Firstly, please accept our apologies for the delay in sharing detailed updates on Devon Education Services. We are currently undertaking a review of the DES offer and look forward to continuing our work with you over the coming months.
As part of the wider redesign of the Inclusion and Learning Directorate, we will cease delivering some of our service areas from January 2026, including English and Maths support, and PiPs training. This change means that a number of valued colleagues will no longer be working with us full time. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them and other colleagues for their outstanding contributions to Devon Education Services and to schools across the county over many years. Their impact has been significant and deeply appreciated.
Importantly, we will be retaining their expertise through project-based work, including support for Moderation and Monitoring, and annual updating of our ‘BookWrites, BookBuds and Re-think Reading!’ resources. We’re pleased that their knowledge and experience will continue to benefit our schools and communities.
Current Service Level Agreements
Please be assured that we remain committed to delivering our current service agreements wherever possible. We understand how important these services are to your school and will keep you updated throughout the term as we navigate this transition.
If we’re unable to fully deliver a service, we’ll notify affected schools promptly. Any unused portion will be refunded after delivery concludes, with further details on the refund process shared in the new year.
DES Service Directory 2026/27 – Have Your Say
The DES Service Directory for 2026/27 will be available in digital format only, with release planned for early 2026. You’ll be able to download it directly from the DES Shop.
This digital approach reflects the evolving nature of our offer and enables us to shape DES in collaboration with you, it will be a live document and updated regularly.
We are committed to ensure the services we provide truly meet your needs and therefore we invite you to share your views by completing a short survey via the link below. Please complete by 19 December 2025
Your feedback is critical as it will underpin our planning of the new service so please take the time to help us build a responsive and relevant DES offer which provides school high quality, impactful services.
Devon Education Services Support you would like going forward – Fill in form
We would like to reassure you that the following service areas are not affected by the re-design:
- Schools Library Service
- Outdoor Education
- Dartmoor Centres
- Music
- Governance
- GDPR/Data Protection
- HR One
- Health & Safety
- Payments and Revenue
- Payroll
- Media
- Legal
- Trade Waste
- Devon Assurance Partnership
We appreciate your understanding and continued support during this period of change. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
