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We are delighted to welcome a range of exhibitors to this event enabling further development, support and networking for our delegates to engage in.
See below details of the exhibitors who will be joining us, and also a timetable of the 'mini moments' taking place throughout the day.
All exhibitions will take place in the same location as refreshments.
When children experience social and emotional difficulties, they may become withdrawn or isolated and may display challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviour. Children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties will often feel anxious, scared and misunderstood.
Personal development and behaviour and attitudes are two of the four key judgements of the Ofsted framework, in which schools are required to provide evidence which demonstrates effective practice and the impact of improvement strategies and shows their children are able to learn.
Our SEMH support team is experienced and skilled in working with schools and settings to meet the needs of disadvantaged and at risk pupils. We offer a wide range of tailor-made support and intervention strategies to achieve Ofsted outcomes - find out more via the link below.
Social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing support | DES (devoneducationservices.co.uk)
The Education Inclusion Service provides a statutory, but impartial service for parents and carers, school governors, headteachers, school staff and other agencies about inclusion, reintegration and exclusion.
Early support from the team can help a child to stay in school, or return to school after an exclusion and offer opportunities to help them achieve their full potential.
We aim to promote, support and encourage continuous learning and achievement for every child referred to us.
More information can be found via the link below;
Education Inclusion Service – Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)
Public Health is a discipline that addresses health at the population level. The work of Public Health Devon includes 3 core areas;
Health Protection, Health Promotion and Prevention.
We use surveillance to Control infectious diseases, identify risks and promote healthy workplaces and educational settings.
We improve the Health and Wellbeing of the population by improving the social determinants of health and reducing inequalities in social, educational and health outcomes.
Vaccination, screening, personal, social health education (PSHE) and psycho-education.
Our aim is to use information, data and evidence to identify needs through surveillance and research. We identify risk factors, exposure and diseases and assess distribution and magnitude.
We aim to understand causal relationships between exposure, risks and outcomes.
We plan interventions that we know will work and will impact on Public Health at a population level.
We act to prevent disease and disability by promoting behaviour change and reducing exposure to risk (e.g. radiation, toxic hazards, wider determinants, poverty, human rights and discrimination, violence)
We work in partnership with other services and organisations including the Voluntary Community Enterprise Sector (VCSE).
You can find out more about what we do here; Welcome to Devon Health and Wellbeing - Devon Health and Wellbeing
This page includes annual reports, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Needs assessments as well as data Dashboards and data maps showing for example, the Cost of Living, National Children Measurement programmes (NCMP) and deprivation.
Public health nursing & DSWP sit within Public Health Devon
Family Minds Partnership is a group of organisations who are working alongside each other to better improve mental health support for Children, Young People and their Families across Devon.
Our common purpose is to;
The educational psychology service is delivered by Devon County Council (DCC) to support schools and settings across Devon.
Work funded by DCC
A finite amount of educational psychology time is funded by DCC for special educational needs statutory work and other tasks to support improved outcomes for children where DCC has duties for their care.
Traded services
Schools and settings have the option to purchase educational psychology support in blocks of time to meet their own specific needs and priorities. We offer a range of work to promote inclusion, achievement and psychological wellbeing across the full range of ages and abilities. All our EPs work creatively to make the most of your educational psychology time, meeting the needs of individual schools and working flexibly across MATs.
Educational psychology advice and guidance | DES (devoneducationservices.co.uk)
The work of governing boards is increasingly being scrutinised and judged. Boards need to be able to rely on a trusted and experienced source of training, information and advice to support them in the valuable work that they do, and to ensure that they meet their legal responsibilities.
The Governance Consultancy team knows and understands first hand the challenges facing school governors, trustees and clerks. Our experienced staff and team of associates support, inform, guide, train and advise governors, headteachers and clerks as they seek to achieve and maintain high-quality governance within their schools in a modern climate of clear, confident, strategic leadership and sharply focused accountability.
Governance consultancy, advice and training for schools | DES (devoneducationservices.co.uk)
Our schools should be inclusive communities in which all children and young people receive an appropriate education that helps them to achieve their best, fulfil their potential and make a successful transition into adulthood. The SENCo plays a central role in ensuring that the needs of all learners are met effectively. However, the responsibility of SEND provision must be shared with every leader and every teacher. SEND should be seen as everyone’s responsibility.
Our SEND Adviser is Hannah Chamings, who provides support for the strategic leadership and development of SEND provision and practice in our mainstream primary and secondary schools, along with a team of SEND advisory teachers.
The SEND advisory team works with all LA and MAT mainstream schools to support and develop a whole school approach to SEND. We provide support and advice through SEND support consultations, SEND network meetings, locality peer support groups, SEND reviews and bespoke visits to schools. We provide mentoring opportunities for SENCOs and support leaders to develop and embed strong systems, processes and practices for SEND that support a Graduated Approach.
SEND strategic support can assist school improvement through:
Our aim is to do all we can to ensure all children in care to Devon enjoy their education, have access to the highest quality education provision and gain their best possible outcomes.
Although we are not a real school with buildings and classrooms, the Virtual School works as any school to provide support and interventions to help each child achieve their best and thrive on their educational journey.
We work with our young people, designated teachers in schools, social workers, carers, families and other professionals to ensure high aspirations and targeted support is the shared goal of everyone involved with the young person.
Education of children in care – Devon Virtual School – Education and Families
The SEND participation team are part of Devon County Council’s Children’s Services, and they work to create youth voice opportunities for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Depending on which of our SEND Network for Change groups you attend, you might see some of the team more often than others.
If you are interested in participation but are not sure which group to join, get in touch with a member of the team, below, and they can guide you through what is available. You can also contact the team if you’d like to explore one-to-one support or if you have any questions and ideas that you would like to share with us. We can arrange to meet you in a place of your choice or we can communicate via phone, Teams, email or any other way that you feel comfortable with.
Meet the SEND participation team - Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)
The Devon Schools Wellbeing Partnership is a universal health and wellbeing resource for all schools in Devon. Hosted by Devon County Council’s Public Health team, it aims to support schools in creating an environment where pupils, staff, and the wider school community can thrive through taking a holistic whole school approach.
The Public Health Nursing Service (health visiting and school nursing) is an early intervention and prevention service that provides universal child and family health services and additional support for vulnerable children and families across Devon. The team is made up of health visitors, school nurses, staff nurses and community health workers.
The school nursing service works in partnership with schools and other services to provide information and support to schools aged children and their families who live in Devon, or attend school in Devon, and to identify those children and young people who may be supported by the School Nursing service. This also includes working with schools to support their management of pupils with medical conditions, and contributing to policies which impact on health.
Working together with schools we:
Families and young people can self-refer to the service or be referred with consent by a professional - Request for support – Education and Families or via our PHN hubs
Young people aged 11-19 can find lots of information and resources online at Health for Teens | Devon and can text a school nurse anonymously and confidentially on 0752 063 1722 (ChatHealth).
Younger children and families can find lots of information and resources online at Health for Kids | Devon and Home Page - Devon | Health for Under5s and parents/carers can text us on 07520 631 721 (ChatHealth).
Public Health Nursing – Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)
Early Help is the extra support your family can get if you need it. It may be that you want to prevent a problem, or change things for your family before the problem becomes more serious.
It is not a specific service or team, it’s an approach that brings together people from a range of services and teams who will work together with your whole family to help improve the situation for everyone.
It can offer support to families from pre-birth to adolescents with all sorts of issues from parenting, employment and school attendance to emotional wellbeing or anti-social behaviour.
You can find our full Early Help strategy here
Early Help - Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership (devonscp.org.uk)
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Active Devon is a community-focused, non-profit organisation dedicated to improving lives through movement. We collaborate with schools, system partners, and communities to create positive physical activity experiences that support mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. By embedding physical activity in childhood, we help develop the confidence, competence, and coping strategies needed to thrive.
As part of our strategy, Devon Moving Together, we champion movement as a tool to address the growing mental health challenges in children, equipping them to lead active, healthy lives.
You can find out more by visiting Active Devon or contacting Rebecca Skinner our Children and Young People lead at [email protected].
Kooth digital health is commissioned in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay to deliver same day digital counselling, community support, and self-help resources to adults and young people.
Kooth is a safe, confidential, online mental health and wellbeing service available to young people (11-18)
Both platforms include options for:
You can access both Kooth and Qwell via a computer, smartphone or other internet enabled device. Kooth and Qwell provide a safe, secure means of accessing help via the internet from a professional, accredited team of counsellors and wellbeing practitioners. Both services are free and can be accessed by visiting either www.kooth.com or www.qwell.io online and registering an account on the website to gain instant access to the platform.
The Engagement Lead for both services in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay is Lauren Finn, she can be contacted directly by schools at [email protected]
Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity with over 25 years’ experience working with pupils, families and staff in UK schools.
We provide mental health support in schools through one-to-one and group counselling using tried and tested methods backed by research. In addition, we also offer expert training and professional qualifications.
Improving children’s and young peoples mental health – Place2Be
