the new diplomas
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The new diplomas. The Advanced Creative and Media Diploma. 2005 14-19 Education and Skills White Paper. The new diplomas have been developed in collaboration with employers and HE The intention is to provide access to skilled employment and HE meet the skills needs of the economy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The new diplomas
The Advanced Creative and Media Diploma
2005 14-19 Education and Skills White Paper
The new diplomas have been developed in collaboration with employers and HE
The intention is to
• provide access to skilled employment and HE
• meet the skills needs of the economy
Diploma Development Partnerships
DDPs - employers, FE, HE and schools led by Sector Skills Councils
Awarding bodies are developing diplomas in partnership with DDPs
Diplomas will be accredited by the QCA
Other education reforms
A levels will be made more challenging through
• open-ended questions
• an A* grade.
The Extended Project (part of the Advanced Diploma) will be an option alongside A level courses.
Timetabling
Schools and colleges are forming partnerships to ensure that the needs of all students can be met
A diploma student is likely to attend more than one institution as part of their weekly timetable.
Diploma content
The diplomas will combine academic and practical learning in a similar way to BTEC
They will also include
• functional skills
• personal, learning and thinking skills
• a wide variety of options.
Diplomas will be developed in 17 ‘lines of learning’.
For teaching from September 2008
• Construction and the Built Environment• Creative and Media• Engineering• Information Technology• Society, Health and Development
Other subjects
2009• Business, Administration
and Finance• Environmental and Land-
based Studies• Hair and Beauty Studies• Hospitality• Manufacturing and
Product Design
2010• Public Services• Retail• Sport and Leisure• Travel and Tourism
2011• Science• Languages• Humanities
Different diplomas
Foundation
Higher
Advanced
Progression
worth 5 grades D-G GCSE
worth 7 grades A*-C GCSE
worth 3.5 A-levels
maximum 420 UCAS points
worth 2 A-levels
aimed at those who cannot complete a whole Advanced Diploma
Components
Principal learning
Generic learning
Additional and/or specialist learning
related to sector title
• functional skills - English, maths and ICT
• employability skills • extended project• 10 days' work experience
allows student to specialise
Assessment
• each of the components are qualifications in their own right
• overall grade calculated from principal learning and project
• must fulfil the requirements of other parts of the course
The Advanced Creative and Media Diploma
Four core themes
• 1 creativity in context
• 2 thinking and working creatively
• 3 principles, processes and practice
• 4 creative businesses and enterprise
Principal learning
Six units
1. Capture2. Show3. Interaction4. Commission5. Evaluation6. Investigation
Personal, learning and thinking skills
• independent enquiry
• creative thinking
• reflective learning
• team working
• self-management
• effective participation
Additional and specialist learning
Accredited qualifications at the same level as, or one above, the Diploma.
Additional - qualifications from other sectorsSpecialist - qualifications from the same sector
It may include • qualifications available to those not taking the Diploma• qualifications specifically developed to be part of the
Diploma.
The future of the diplomas
2013 government review of all 14-19 qualifications including A levels.
General concern that diplomas are seen as ‘second-best’ vocational qualifications for the less academically able.
Schools have concerns over • complexity of the diplomas• timetabling students on different sites• availability of work placements.