Diploma in Creative and Media HE Engagement

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Diploma in Creative and Media HE Engagement

• Gini Stirling
• HE Engagement Consultant

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DDP Structure
Industry Steering Group BBC, Channel 4, The
Guardian, Adobe, English National Opera, Tate,
Indiv. Professionals
Practitioner Advisory Virtual Group Consortia
secondary schools, FEIs, EBLOS from regions

Diploma Development Partnership CC Skills,
Skillfast UK, Skillset
Specialist Expert Group Independent Training
Providers, Arts Council, Crafts Council, Design
Council
HE/FE Advisory Group HEFCE, CHEAD, 1994
Group, AoC, F D Fwd, CETLs, HEADM, Palatine,
Aimhigher, NALN The Creative Way, MoVE,
Individual HEIs,
Awarding Body Advisory Group EDEXCEL, OCR, AQA/CG
. WJCE
Professional Development Advisory Group SSAT,
QIA/CEL, NCSL, TDA, LLUK,
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Diploma Development Partnership (DDP) HE Advisory
Group

• Aim To achieve recognition and currency for the
  Diploma in Creative and Media, via focus on
• Admissions and progression
• Development / utilisation of level 4 units to
  provide bridging and stretch for level 3 learners
• Collaborative delivery with consortia, including
  sharing of resources
• Support for consortia delivery, including CPD and
  
• curriculum design

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DDP HE Advisory Group activities

• Sponsorship of projects HE engagement with
  consortia
• Working with DCSF on promotional leaflets and
  progression illustrations
• Presentations at events to facilitate engagement
• Development of HE focused part for Diploma
  website, to include case studies, examples of
• programmes etc.

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What is the Diploma?

• Designed by creative and media industry
  practitioners and higher education
• A new innovative qualification for 14-19 year
  olds
• Designed for young people of all abilities
  offering different levels of achievement and
  progression into a range of FE and HE
• Will include both practical and theoretical
  learning in a work related context applied
  learning, NOT a vocational training programme
• Will be an entitlement for all young people by
  2013
• First teaching in September 2008

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Who will deliver it?

• Schools, FE colleges, HE, employers, specialist
  industry training providers
• Working together in regional consortia

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What will it look like?

• A composite qualification
• New Principal learning
• Generic skills
• Existing or newly developed qualifications

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UCAS Tariff points

• Score for first 5 Diplomas announced 18 December
  2007
• Advanced Diploma (Level 3) 420 points
• equivalent to 3.5 A Levels
• UCAS Application Form will provide information
  on
• Line of Learning
• Awarding Body
• List ASL qualifications achieved
• Further thinking on how to communicate the
  Extended
• Project

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Principal learning - content

• 4 Themes form the CONTENT for learning
• Creativity in context
• Thinking and working creatively
• Principles, processes and practices
• Creative businesses and enterprise

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Principal Learning - context

• Choices from a wide range of creative and media
  Sector Related Disciplines covering 3 main
  areas, form the CONTEXT for learning
• art and design
• media
• performing arts
• Students can choose to combine disciplines and
  can specialise, particularly at Advanced Level.

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Principle Learning approach to teaching and
learning

• Projects designed around applied, work related
  learning, forming the VEHICLE for learning.

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Generic learning

• Functional maths, English, IT, achieved at level
  2 for the Advanced Level 3 Diploma
• Personal learning and thinking skills
  reflective learning, self-management, working in
  groups, communication etc.
• Extended Project Advanced Diploma Level 3
• Focused on topics which will demonstrate that
  the student has project management and
  independent learning skills as well as practical
  skills and knowledge appropriate to their chosen
  sector area

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Additional Specialist Learning

• Additional to complement
• Specialist to deepen
• a choice from a range of existing
  qualifications, such as an A level, National
  Units, the Arts Award or a Graded Music
  Examination

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Further or Higher Education or Employment
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Gateway 1 2008 delivery

• The Diploma is being delivered by 62 separate
  consortia of schools, FE colleges, HEIs,
  employers and industry training providers from
  September 2008
• 12,000 learners enrolled
• 85 of HEIs have provided statements on their
  acceptance of Diplomas to UCAS, at course level.
  The majority will accept Diplomas, some
  stipulating particular ASL requirements.

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Gateway 2 delivery - 2009

• 144 additional consortia delivering the Diploma
  in Creative and Media, from September 2009
• ¾ of secondary schools and 88 of colleges
• 79 universities involved with successful
  consortia in Gateway 2. 108 in total are engaged
  in Gateways 12
• 317 consortia in 136 local authorities

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Opportunities for HE engagement

• Curriculum design Extended Projects
• Information and guidance course level
  requirements
• Progression agreements Life Long Learning
  Networks
• Delivery particularly high level
• Continuous professional development - specialism
  and pedagogy
• Mentoring students and staff
• Assessment and quality assurance

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HE Engagement Projects

• University of Sunderland CPD modules
• University of Teesside Bridging Module
• Bournemouth Media School MA in Media Education
• Thames Valley Uni. Extended Project and student
  mentoring
• Central School of Speech and Drama
• celebration of applied learning 3 July Embassy
  Theatre, London
• UKADIA / NALN communication, web site
  development
• Nottingham Trent Uni. New College Nottingham
  bridging
• module with CPD

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Benefits for HE

• Develop contacts and enhance reputation locally
  and regionally
• Contribute to recruitment
• Contribute to widening participation
• Provide relevant focus and experience for
  undergraduate and post graduate students
• Foster close working relationships between staff
• Communicate IAG to feeder institutions
• Influence preparation for HE

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Contact

• Gini Stirling
• ginis_at_skillset.org