Diploma news
Recognising excellence
Friday, March 26, will see the fi nals of the through the many fantastic nominations we students and employers, and are working
fi rst ever Delivering Diplomas National received proved to me and the judging panel where it counts – on the ground in schools
Awards, hosted by Delivering Diplomas. that Diplomas are succeeding, are engaging and colleges across the nation.”
We have received more than 120
nominations from consortia delivering across
the fi rst 10 lines of Diploma learning and 22
T_h e Diploma fi nalists
fi nalists will gather at London’s prestigious
Landmark Hotel for a day of celebration.
Employer of the Year Callum Grayson, Broadoak Mathematics and
And Delivering Diplomas is proud to reveal Katie Laidlaw, Skills Supervisor, National Trust Computing College, North Somerset
for the fi rst time the list of fi nalists who have
(North Somerset 14-19 Partnership) Henry Keet, Steyning Grammar School, West
been selected by our judging panel, headed
John Short, Marketing Director, Harlow Sussex
up by editor Pete Henshaw, to attend on
Printing Limited, South Shields (South Tyneside Daryl Tebug, Broadoak Mathematics and
Consortium) Computing College, North Somerset
the day. T_h e awards span fi ve categories
Marion Thomas, Manager, Jaguar Landrover Jessica Welsh, South Kent College, Kent
– employer; student; teacher or lecturer;
Education Centre (Knowsley 14-19 Collegiate)
exams offi cer; and consortia – and celebrate
Wates Group Ltd (Croydon CBE Consortium) Teacher/Lecturer of the Year
innovation, best practice and passion in Mark Curtis, Backwell School, Bristol
Diploma delivery.
Exam Of_f_i cer of the Year Amanda Gowland, Whickham School and
Supported by the Qualifi cations and
Ceinwen Evans, The Marches School and Sports College, Gateshead
Technology College, Shropshire Jack McNulty, Ringwood School, Hampshire
Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA),
Naielah Sayed, Eastlea Community School, Val Wigham, Kenton School, Newcastle
the awards will see addresses from Diplomas
London
minister Iain Wright, chairman of GMTV
Mike Swann, Huntingdonshire Regional Consortium of the Year
and employer champion Clive Jones, and College, Cambridgeshire City of Plymouth Diploma Partnership
Teresa Bergin, the QCDA’s Diplomas chief.
Fi Taylor, Sussex Downs College, Sussex East Cheshire Partnership Diploma Consortium
Mr Henshaw said: “We launched these
North Somerset 14-19 Partnership
Student of the Year North Tyneside 14-19 Diploma Consortium
awards just one year after Diplomas rolled-
Parag Bhatt, Downend School, South The Kingswood Partnership, South
out and so to have received more than 120
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire
nominations is phenomenal. Just reading
Rural funding
Diplomas war of words
Schools and colleges delivering Diplomas
in rural areas are to receive a share of T_h e fi rst real war of words broke out in he will fi nd that they are enthusiastic about
£3 million to enable students to travel January about the political future of the 14 the Diplomas, and that they are engaging
to learning centres more easily. T_h e to 19 Diplomas, after a senior education both teachers and students. It would be very
government funding comes amid concerns minister said it would be “short-term, foolish short-term, foolish and narrow-minded if the
that pupils living outside of big towns and and narrow-minded” if the Conservative Conservative Party chose not to embrace the
cities have fewer opportunities to access Party opted not to support them. Diplomas.”
the Diplomas. It is part of a £90 million T_h e Labour government has said in the However, speaking to the 100 Group
package for local authorities to help them past that the Diplomas could become the conference in London in January, Mr Gove
prepare for the implementation of 14 to “qualifi cation of choice” in the English re-iterated the Conservative’s plans to
19 reforms ahead of September. schools system. abolish the so-called “academic Diplomas” in
Almost half of the money for transport Speaking to SecEd, Delivering Diplomas’ languages, science and humanities.
will be used in 40 authorities to continue sister title, Iain Wright, minister for 14 to 19 He added: “In the existing lines of
the post of access and transport co- education, said that schools already involved the Diplomas, the picture is very mixed.
ordinator – £37,500 per authority. Iain in delivering the new qualifi cations were T_h ere are some, like engineering, that have
Wright, 14 to 19 minister, said: “Diploma fi nding them engaging and stimulating, components that are of real value. Others
students need to work at a number of and suggested that Michael Gove, the Tory – and I have spoken to teachers about this
diff erent sites and we know a number of shadow education secretary, had done – are failing to inspire young people.”
rural consortia have yet to start delivering insuffi cient research into their popularity. Mr Gove said that the qualifi cations had
Diplomas, with concerns about transport Mr Wright told us: “I don’t hear that not satisfi ed employers in their rigour and
cited as a major reason for the delay.” schools are being put off , and if Mr Gove quality, and said his party would do what it
goes and speaks to teachers and students, could to “salvage the best of the Diplomas”.
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Kano backs Diplomas
Award-winning British music artist Kano and skills to support Kano’s crew in the
is backing the Diploma after starring in a management of the fi lming.”
television advert featuring behind-the-scenes Carley added: “I had a brilliant day. T_h e
footage from his latest video shoot Diploma has given me the chance to work
T_h e advert features the video for Kano’s on lots of really interesting projects, and
track More T_h an One Way and highlights learning about the world of work has made
some of the 24 young people, all studying me excited about my future.” Download
Diplomas, who were involved in the song’s Kano’s song at yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas
production (see picture, right).
Adam Masterton, Jessica Wilkinson
and Carley Walker, three of the students
involved, are studying the Diploma in
Business, Administration and Finance at
Priestly College in Warrington.
Debbie Booth, business studies teacher at
Priestly, said: “T_h ey were spotted by people
organising the Diploma ad when they
presented their plans for a small business at
an enterprise day. On the day of the shoot
our students used their specialist knowledge
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