The new DIPLOMA You can do a Diploma in: Society Health and Development Creative and Media Construction and the Built Environment Information Technology Engineering Sport and Active Leisure Retail Business Travel and Tourism Public Services Business Administration and Finance Environmental and Land Based Hair and Beauty Hospitality Manufacturing and Product Design

Question: What…. ….is new ? ….is a different way of learning ? ….is an alternative to GCSEs ? The new DIPLOMA

Question: What…. ….keeps your options open ? ….lets you go on to further study ….or a job ? ….or training ? The new DIPLOMA

Answer: The Diploma, it……… offers a different way of learning will keep your options open lets you enjoy finding out about business The new DIPLOMA

What is offered? Construction and the Build Environment Business, Administration and Finance Public ServicesScience (Advanced from 2012) EngineeringHair and BeautyRetail BusinessLanguages and International Communication Creative and MediaHospitality and CateringSport and Active LeisureHumanities and Social Sciences Society, Health and Development Environmental and Land Based Studies Travel and Tourism Information TechnologyManufacturing and Product Design

Study skills to help you to learn more effectively. Life skills that employers have told us they want from applicants. Industry knowledge and skills to help you decide if you want to follow a career in that industry. What will you learn ? The new DIPLOMA

New ideas, new materials, new techniques and how they work together Industry …. knowledge skills experience The new DIPLOMA You’ll learn about…

If you’ve got the industry bug, you might want to do ‘specialised learning’ courses that focus on that subject. For example: Robotics in Engineering Theatre production in Creative and Media Software Development in IT Civil Engineering in Construction and Built Environment Equine studies in Environmental and Land Based and there are lists of recommended courses for each subject to help you on the road to becoming subject experts. The new DIPLOMA I really like the subject…….

If you’d rather broaden your learning, might prefer to choose ‘additional learning’: a language arts humanities units from another Diploma or something else completely The Diplomas are designed to allow you to change your mind and make different choices. The new DIPLOMA I am not sure this is for me….…

And then… you get to do....a Project… You can choose your own project, you might: Design a car powered by electricity or solar energy Design a water pump for use in a developing country - or something else linked to your subject The new DIPLOMA

You’ll learn what you need to succeed at work… How to creatively apply what you know at work How to express yourself confidently How to manage yourself How to work in a team The new DIPLOMA

You then move on to WORK (Work experience, actually) …10 days’ minimum …work with and learn from professionals The new DIPLOMA

Let’s not forget.. ENGLISH MATHS ICT You’ll do these whether you’re doing the Diploma or not. The new DIPLOMA

You can also do GCSEs A Levels while you’re doing the Diploma. The new DIPLOMA

There are 3 different levels of diploma The new DIPLOMA

Start Year 10 or 12 Foundation Diploma (takes the same time as 4 or 5 GCSEs) Higher Diploma (takes the same time as 5 or 6 GCSEs) Start Year 12 or above Advanced Diploma Progression Diploma (takes the same time as 3 A Levels) (the Advanced Diploma without the specialised and additional learning options) The new DIPLOMA

Life after the Diploma What are your options after you’ve done the Diploma ? The new DIPLOMA

FOUNDATION HIGHERDIPLOMA Progression A Levels Job Apprenticeship Other / Advanced Training Diploma The new DIPLOMA

PROGRESSION / ADVANCED DIPLOMA University College Job Other Training The new DIPLOMA

Diploma A Something else - career the Diploma gives you: in - skills employers want Your chosen - study skills Industry - options in Additional Learning - time to do GCSEs or A’ levels The new DIPLOMA

A Diploma will give you… ….the right skills …skills you can take with you from one job or course to another …skills welcomed by COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES EMPLOYERS The new DIPLOMA

Not all schools currently offer all the diplomas. Your teachers can tell you which diplomas are available at your schools and you can choose these next year. Talk with your parents and visit the Diploma website at: So what next????