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The UK’s only magazine dedicated to the 14-19 Diploma
The 4th National Conference on
Delivering Diplomas:
Engagement and collaboration
Aston Conference Centre, Birmingham Thursday 1st October 2009
Sponsored by
Delivering Diplomas magazine will be supported by a series in Birmingham. As well as keynote speakers from the various
of conferences offering important practical guidance to all
Diploma providers, the conference will contain workshops
those involved in the delivery of the 14-19 Diploma.
offering advice from the Sector Skills Councils which are
leading the phase 1 and 2 Diploma Delivery Partnerships. The
The 4th National Conference on Delivering Diplomas:
workshops will also provide gateway guidance, information
Engagement and collaboration, sponsored by Qualifi cations
for exam offi cers and from awarding bodies, a focus on
and Curriculum Authority, will take place on 1st October 2009 secondary and FE collaboration, and a focus on employers.
Chairperson: George Turnbull, Exams Doctor, Ofqual, Coventry
Phase 2 Diploma Delivery
09.00 – 09.30 Registration and refreshments
1: Business, administration and fi nance
2: Hair and beauty studies
09.30 – 10.00 Welcome and address
3: Manufacturing & product design
Pete Henshaw, Editor, SecEd and Delivering Diplomas
4: Environmental and land-based studies
10.00 – 10.30 Teaching and learning together: Focusing on
5: Hospitality
engagement
14.30 – 15.00 Refreshments and exhibition viewing
Teresa Bergin, Head of Diploma, Qualifi cations and Curriculum
15.00 – 16.00 WORKSHOPS: Engagement and collaboration
Authority, London
This hour-long session offers delegates a choice of four workshops to choose
from. Delegates will have the choice to attend more than one workshop during
10.30 – 11.00 Diplomas the second year: Where are we now
the hour.
with partnership working?
A: Secondary and FE collaboration
Malcolm Trobe, Policy Director, Association of School and
An expert panel including secondary heads, FE lecturers and principals,
College Leaders, Leicester
Diploma students and QCA representatives will host an informal discussion
sharing best practice and guidance on how to collaborate effectively
11.00 – 11.30 Refreshments and exhibition viewing
between secondary and further education.
11.30 – 12.00 Engagement and collaboration from an FE
B: Employer collaboration
point of view
This panel will consist of employers, both large and small, who are already
John Stone,
involved in Diploma delivery. Also on the panel will be secondary and FE
Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Network, London
practitioners, QCA experts and a Diploma student. This workshop will be ideal
12.00 – 12.30 Employer engagement
for both employer and teacher delegates who want to fi nd out more about
how schools and colleges can best engage with employers and vice versa.
Margaret Gildea, Education and Skills Advisor, Rolls Royce, Derby
C: Gateway success
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch and exhibition viewing
A panel featuring Helen Brookes from the DCSF 14-19 Consortia
Delivery Unit and Duncan Ainge from Barking College, who has garnered
13.30 – 14.30 Ask the experts panel discussion: Sector Skills
considerable expertise in the gateway process over the past 18 months, as
Councils
well as other Diploma deliverers, will offer practical guidance on how to
Delegates will have the chance to quiz expert representatives from
successfully negotiate the gateway process.
the 10 Sector Skills Councils involved in phases 1 and 2 of Diploma
Delivery. Split by phase into two workshops, delegates will be free to ask
D: Awarding bodies and exam offi cers:
questions regarding any aspect of delivery and will be able to drop into
Assuring awarding happens
both workshops if desired. This session will provide a great networking
With so many different components coming together to create the overall
opportunity and the chance to speak to the experts behind the fi rst 10 Diploma qualifi cation, many centres are still unclear as to how assessment fi ts
Diploma lines. into this complicated process. Examination experts from the QCA, the Chartered
Phase 1 Diploma Delivery
Institute for Exam Assessors and all of the main exam boards will discuss the
practical requirements of the Diploma when it comes to assessment and awarding.
1: Creative and media
2: Society, health and development
16.00 – 16.30 Drawing together and closing remarks
3: Construction and the built environment
George Turnbull, Exams Doctor, Ofqual, Coventry
4: Information technology
Conference Fee: The cost of full attendance is £250+VAT = £287.50. Attending the
5: Engineering conference entitles you to coffee, lunch, abstract details and free entry to the exhibition.
To reserve a place: book online at www.deliveringdiplomas.co.uk
or telephone 0207 501 6762
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