Key issues
in association with
qualifications because they are familiar, and teachers and lecturers will be deployed, and “We would like to see the government
offer a safer option. how they will access their CPD. having a more progressive approach when
“We would not argue that they should be Dr Roach fears that the disparities in marketing Diplomas, showing images of girls
ditching GCSEs, but it is important that pay and conditions between the secondary doing construction or engineering, and boys
students are aware that Diplomas are here to and further education sectors could lead participating in health and beauty or social
stay,” Dr Roach said. to “a move towards the lowest common care work.
denominator”. “We need to expand young people’s
Diplomas and teachers’ professional “For example, we need to know whether horizons to opportunities that they might not
development teachers being deployed in colleges are have considered in the past and allow them to
Diplomas are an over-arching qualification working under teachers’ pay and conditions experiment. There are not just issues of parity
offered in a variety of settings, including arrangements, or those run in the colleges?” of esteem present in the Diplomas, but also
schools and colleges, and yet the people he said. “There are also issues over the health social divisions that we have seen plaguing
charged with delivering them work to and safety of secondary-age pupils attending our society and workforce to the detriment of
differing pay scales and conditions of services. adult settings. men and women.”
“We have a real hotch-potch of professional “Schools and colleges have to grapple with Dr Roach believes that the government
standards and regulations when it comes to these problems in the absence of any clear needs to act now, in conjunction with local
continuing professional development,” said guidance,” he added. authorities and Diploma consortia, to tackle
Dr Roach. some of these problems.
“There are already disparities in terms of Equity, inclusion and fairness “Someone needs to take a lead, and
teachers’ pay and conditions which may prove Some of the lines of learning being offered instigate more debate and discussion about
to be challenging to the smooth running of in Diplomas run the risk of gender stereo- these issues with everyone involved in
partnerships. typing, both of workplace and the young delivering Diplomas,” Dr Roach added.
“We may have to consider how schools and people who will be entering it. “As a union, we are doing what we can
colleges are going to work in collaboration “There is a real danger that young people to highlight them and have been debating
when the cost of delivery may be more will perceive some Diplomas to be for boys and consulting with our members, through
expensive in one setting than the other.” and some for girls, and so there is a challenge conferences and roadshows.
He said decisions also had to be made about the way Diplomas are presented,” Dr “The future of the Diplomas should not be
where teaching was to take place, how Roach said. left to chance.” DD
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