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An ever-changing picture - 24 Sep 2010
Chris Parr
Bad omens When the Department for Education website was updated in June with breaking news about the Diplomas, many feared the worst. ...The results are in - 24 Sep 2010
Amid the hustle and bustle of the exam results season, the achievements of thousands of pioneering Diploma students was somewhat lost behind talk of...The coalition will not abandon the Diploma - 24 Sep 2010
Rarely has the introduction of a new qualification been met with such strong feelings, both from those who are passionate in its support and those who...Progress report - 24 Sep 2010
Over the past three years, UCAS, the organisation through which applications are processed for entry to higher education (HE), has been heavily involved...The gender divide - 24 Sep 2010
The main aim of the Diploma Gender Equality Project for London – which took place in Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Tower Hamlets – was to enable young...Collaboration: Lessons learnt - 24 Sep 2010
As the former principal of Brixham College secondary school in Torbay, Devon – a responsibility he relished for 18 years – Chris Turner has seen immense...Secondary: Down on the farm - 24 Sep 2010
Bright lights, thumping music and models striding up and down the catwalk. Not perhaps a scenario associated with the Environment and Land Based (ELBS)...Employer engagement: The art of the Diploma - 24 Sep 2010
With the Creative and Media Diploma (CMD) proving to be one of the most popular of the qualifications, there is a new demand for work-related learning...Employers: Inspiring links - 24 Sep 2010
Inspire! is the education business partnership for Hackney in east London, and links local and London City employers and their employees with education....Assign of the times - 24 Sep 2010
Mark what you see and not what you think you see. Use this as the guiding principle when marking internally set assignments and the exam board’s moderated...Consortium: Come dine with me - 24 Sep 2010
When Jacqui Smith from South Downs College and Jackie Lowe from Warblington School decided to offer their students the option to study for the Diploma...Assessment top tips - 24 Sep 2010
Reports Reports as a means of assessment are useful in the Diploma as they can be linked to the real world, and the learners can focus on a particular...Awards 2010: Students of the Year - 24 Sep 2010
Students completing their Diplomas in the first year of delivery are the real pioneers. The thousands of young people who opted to do the first...Awards 2010: Employers of the Year - 24 Sep 2010
John Short believes the Diploma is the only qualification available that prepares young people for the workplace. “It is motivating, engaging,...Awards 2010: Teachers of the Year - 24 Sep 2010
Several of Amanda Gowland’s students will be going to university in the coming years, when previously this would not have been an option. Through...Awards 2010: Consortia of the Year - 24 Sep 2010
The collaboration required in delivering Diplomas has been unprecedented in the history of education in this country – in terms of design, development...Awards 2010: Exam Officers of the Year - 24 Sep 2010
School examination officers have a difficult role. They have to ensure each candidate is entered for the required number of papers, organise the appropriate...Core of the new curriculum - 24 Sep 2010
Let US be absolutely honest about Functional Skills. It is frustrating, it is hard to teach, it places big demands on the teacher, it is hard...Diploma results: More than 3,500 celebrate - 24 Aug 2010
Chris Parr
As the final Diploma results of 2010 are announced, the schools minister has again emphasised his belief that the 14 to 19 qualifications have a...The state of play - 16 Aug 2010
Rebecca Taylor-Onion
Which Diplomas will be cut? The Coalition announced in June that the so-called “academic” Diplomas in humanities, sciences...Diploma Gateway process ended - 22 Jul 2010
Chris Parr
The process that determines whether schools and colleges are capable of delivering the 14 to 19 Diplomas is to be scrapped by the government.Diploma entitlement axed, but Gibb reassures learners - 03 Jul 2010
Students will no longer have the right to study all of the 14 to 19 Diplomas after ministers confirmed that schools will be able to pick and choose...End of the line for 'academic' diplomas - 09 Jun 2010
Chris Parr
Development of the new Diplomas in science, humanities and languages – due to be introduced from September 2011 – has ceased with immediate...Backing the Diploma - 27 May 2010
Brendon Riley
In 2009 IBM was directly involved in delivering the IT Diploma across England working with 18 consortia, federations and partnerships of schools...Taking the lead: HTI - 27 May 2010
Anne Evans
The new education secretary, Michael Gove, has said that education “is awakening people to the glories of what humankind has been capable of...Pupils on track for Diplomas - 28 Apr 2010
Students from across London have been helping to develop London’s railway network as part of their Diploma studies. More than 60...Diploma FAQs - 17 Apr 2010
School leaders charged with delivering Diplomas have a very practical outlook: they want to get the best outcomes for their students by making sure...From the Diploma examiner’s mouth - 09 Apr 2010
Paula Goddard
All things in moderation Coursework assignments have to be marked. Of course they do. But ever wondered why the mark has to be checked,...Essential components - 09 Apr 2010
Ian Duckett
Additional and Specialist Learning (ASL) is the key to developing a maximalist model of the Diploma, one that provides a full flavour of the vocational...Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills - 09 Apr 2010
Providers of 14 to 19 education are increasingly committed to supporting all learners to develop and enhance their PLTS. Here are the answers to...Assessment: Managing the Diplomas - 08 Apr 2010
This is the story of how the CIEA (Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors) Lead and Domain Assessor training and support was used to help the...The rural challenge - 08 Apr 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
Out of necessity, consortia offering Diplomas in rural locations often have to be more creative about how they deliver them than those in urban and...A learning journey - 08 Apr 2010
When the Advanced Diploma in Engineering was developed by a consortium in Hertfordshire, PLTS were very much at the heart of it. “We...Riding high - 08 Apr 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
If someone asked you to describe an engineer, what image would spring to mind? A bloke in grimy overalls wielding a spanner, or a man in a suit carrying...Fancy a date? - 08 Apr 2010
The dating agency As a broker of employer links for the Staffordshire Education Business Partnership in Stoke-on-Trent, I often feel like...Extended projects: Gently does it - 08 Apr 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
Getting across the concept of the Extended Project to students doing Advanced Diplomas may not be as easy as it first appears. For many,...MPD in action - 08 Apr 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
They only began their Level 2 Diploma last September, but already students taking the qualification in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD) are...Diplomas and VLEs - 08 Apr 2010
Travall Towriess
The Chorley and South Ribble Consortium in Lancashire is made up of 17 secondary schools, two special schools and a 6th form college. Since September...Life on the ward - 07 Apr 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
When the first cohort of Level 2 Diploma students arrived at The Princess Alexandra Hospital last September, they seemed young and immature to be...Spreading the word - 07 Apr 2010
John Kelly
With focus on increasing Diploma uptake, the need to make students aware of what is involved in studying a Diploma is vital. As is allowing them...Fighting the recession - 06 Apr 2010
Half way through its second year, the Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (CBE) should perhaps be looking at an altogether different...Choosing your options - 06 Apr 2010
Dan Selinger
The publication of the Additional and Specialist Learning (ASL) catalogue for the Diploma in Retail Business marks the latest step in the long awaited...A sporting chance - 06 Apr 2010
Stephen Studd
This is undoubtedly the toughest job market in decades to be working in or to be training to work in and it is up to both industry and educationalists...Work experience: In at the deep end - 06 Apr 2010
Colin Hussey
Nottingham software company Serif has been supporting the Diploma since the beginning through its software. However, we have also become involved...Diploma support is available from a range of sources, including the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA). Bridie Sullivan talks through the guidance that the QCDA develops - 06 Apr 2010
Bridie Sullivan
The QCDA has developed guidance materials to assist in the teaching and planning of the Diploma. These materials explain the Diploma and demonstrate...Up the junction - 05 Apr 2010
The employer Simon Bates is head of learning and access at The Junction in Cambridge, one of the country’s busiest cultural venues,...Curriculum: Engineering success - 03 Apr 2010
Nigel Duncan
The Engineering Diploma in Fareham and Gosport has brought about a mini-renaissance in the popularity of engineering. No longer just the...Winners celebrate at the 2010 Delivering Diplomas Awards - 30 Mar 2010
Chris Parr
Nominees from across the country descended on the Landmark Hotel in London on Friday (March 26) for the inaugural Delivering Diplomas Awards.First Delivering Diplomas award winners named - 29 Mar 2010
The winners of the first national Delivering Diplomas Awards were unveiled at the prestigious Landmark Hotel in London on Friday...Making IT click - 23 Mar 2010
Matthew Thorne
When I was made curriculum manager for the Level 3 Diploma in IT at the Sixth Form College, Farnborough, in June 2008, there were three questions...Emphasis on the functional - 17 Mar 2010
Jonathan Wells
In this article, let me try and put forward some thoughts and suggestions, deal with a few of the myths, and generally try to get “under the skin”...Managing the Diplomas - 17 Mar 2010
This is the story of how the CIEA (Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors) Lead and Domain Assessor training and support was used to help the...Accord for Diplomas - 17 Mar 2010
Brian Rossiter
The 14 to 19 providers in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, have developed an offer to the community that has grown like a hydra. Apprenticeships, GCSEs,...Recognising excellence - 16 Mar 2010
Friday, March 26, will see the finals of the first ever Delivering Diplomas National Awards, hosted by Delivering Diplomas. We have received...Inspiring success - 16 Mar 2010
Iain Wright
The great thing about the Diploma is its versatility. Whether students are thinking about heading to university or going straight into the workplace,...Whither Diplomas? - 16 Mar 2010
Malcolm Trobe
The development of the Diploma has reached a crossroads. The pre-election political uncertainty has undoubtedly had an impact on take-up in 2009...Student take-up - 16 Mar 2010
Pauline Wade
The national evaluation of Diplomas is now into its third year, which means that for the 15 case study areas we first visited in 2008, we are now...Special delivery - 16 Mar 2010
New Siblands School has been able to offer some fresh perspectives on Diploma delivery. The special school for children and young people...No holds barred - 16 Mar 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
Gill Morris is a woman on a mission. The co-director of GMT Consulting, a training company and consultancy, her day-to-day job is to support employers...Natural development - 16 Mar 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
We are based in central London and already enjoyed an excellent reputation for the work we do in training people in hair and beauty,” said...Diplomas rural funding boost - 11 Mar 2010
Dorothy Lepkowska
Ministers have announced a £90 million package of measures to help schools and local authorities to deliver the Diploma and implement 14 to 19 reforms....The implications of technology - 24 Feb 2010
Steve Smith
Learning for young people is being turned on its head by the 14 to 19 agenda. Studying in just one location will become a thing of the past. Instead,...War of words over Diplomas - 27 Jan 2010
Chris Parr
A row about the future of the Diplomas has broken out after a senior education minister said it would be “short-term, foolish and narrow-minded”...The importance of IAG - 21 Jan 2010
Andrew Gaskell
The approach to delivering the Diploma employs a consortium model requiring schools, colleges, employers and the local authority to work together...All about context - 04 Dec 2009
It is the flexibility of Diplomas that make them so interesting and appealing to students. Matt Old, Diploma head at Kingston Maurward...Confusion over Diploma funding - 12 Nov 2009
Chris Parr
Confusion has broken out regarding the level of per-pupil funding given to local authorities to pay for Diplomas, after ministers denied claims that...A steep learning curve - 23 Oct 2009
As of September 2009, the Diploma in Hair and Beauty Studies is available in schools across England, with the qualification offered to young people in...'Rigour' of Diplomas must be recognised - 08 Oct 2009
Dorothy Lepkowska
Recognition of the “rigour and currency” of Diplomas is crucial if they are to compete with GCSEs and A levels, a SecEd conference has...Diploma students wow conference delegates - 08 Oct 2009
Pupils from Hanham High School in Bristol were in high demand at the Fourth National Delivering Diplomas conference last week, with delegates queueing...What is the difference between a BTEC and a Diploma? - 08 Oct 2009
When students ask Paul Helliwell whether they should be a BTEC or Diploma in Information Technology, he has a ready answer. “The way I...Tories outline Diploma plans - 06 Oct 2009
Chris Parr
Schools would not be required to offer students an entitlement to study all of the new Diploma lines of learning under a Conservative government....Helping you to make history - 24 Sep 2009
Pete Henshaw
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Delivering Diplomas magazine. This ground-breaking new title is for all those involved in the delivery of the...