Diploma challenges:
Tough times
The Diploma is not without its challenges and some centres have been forced to
delay implementation. AllisonManning, from Campion School, explains some of the
difficulties they have faced
lthough initiAlly Timetabling challenges
A
planning to introduce the Diploma We will review the timetabling of the
in hair and Beauty in September Diploma for next year and are considering
2009, certain issues have led offering the ASl in a daytime option block by
Campion School to postpone our launch. teaching two groups together, thus allowing
Already a successful provider of the for cross-curricular links and ensuring cost
level 2 certificate in hairdressing, we effectiveness. As we already run a successful
decided that to ensure successful project qualification, we envisage that some
integration of the Diploma, of those learners may wish to focus their
it would be more beneficial Extended Projects on the hair and beauty
to delay its launch until industry and may join our ASl sessions.
September 2010 to allow any last year’s project group did some fantastic
issues to be ironed out. work using the salon and making their
Following our recruitment projects hair and beauty-based, so we believe
evening and taster sessions that this will provide a suitable resolution.
last year, we had a great interest Beyond this, we will be running two
from learners wishing to take our hairdressing Diploma courses and can plan the learning
course and other vocational subjects. so that two groups can work together on the
As is normally the case with new courses, ASl. Campion will also be delivering the
one of the issues within the consortium and Creative and Media Diploma and our learners
Campion School was the timetabling logistics. may decide to use the ASl linked to this area
it had been agreed to offer an extra option as of study too.
the Additional Specialist learning (ASl) or a
twilight session. Adequate challenge
of our learners opting to take a Campion had made a decision to offer the
hairdressing qualification, there were higher Diploma in the first instance, and in
approximately 16, six of which were 2010 to run both Foundation and higher
interested in the Diploma but who did not level. This is at a time when our nearest
wish to undertake a twilight session for the consortium partner will also be offering the
ASl, and did not feel that they wanted to same courses, therefore opening up a further
take another option choice instead. For any option for our learners. The interest this
school, it is not cost-effective or practical to year was from learners more suited to the
run a session for just six learners during the Foundation level of the Diploma.
normal school day. Although some of the learners may
At Campion, we are fortunate to have our easily achieve some, if not all aspects, of
own purpose-built hair and beauty salon, the Principal learning, there is still the
and the school employs a teaching assistant uncertainty as to whether they would achieve
who is fully qualified in hairdressing, as well the higher-level Functional Skills.
as myself (i hold qualifications in both hair Campion is keen to encourage learners to
and beauty), to assist with the delivery of aim higher and always ensures that we place
our courses. Therefore it proved difficult to learners in groups where this will be possible.
accommodate additional sessions for the however, as a large amount of the learners
completion of ASl during a time when the have English as an additional language (EAl),
salon was not already occupied. and therefore have emerging English language
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