DV8 Training

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DV8 Training
Waltham Forest 14 19 Creative Media Diploma
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Dv8 Training Background

• Delivered Youth projects E2E provision in
  Waltham Forest since 2000 in the following areas
• Music Production Business
• Multi-media Journalism
• Music Events Promotions Management
• All accredited with integrated basic and key
  skills
• Project based, learner led, experiential
• High level employer engagement

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Skillset Pilot - Strategic Aims

• 2007 - Skillset commissioned Dv8 to develop a
  pilot diploma delivery model with the following
  aims
• i) Test principles of CM diploma
• ii) Develop employer engagement and a high level
  of WRL opportunities
• iii) Develop innovative delivery models using ICT
• iv) Test inform partnership arrangements in
  Waltham Forest, Islington Haringey

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Pilot - Creative Digital Skills

• 2 Strands Music / Media
• Creative Writing Journalism
• Photography
• Video Production
• Music Production
• Graphic Design
• PR Marketing
• Review and presentation skills
• One of the key challenges for the pilot was to
  develop an online learner portfolio to showcase
  work, act as an assessment tool and promote
  personalised learning

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Learner VMC websites

• What will the sites look like?
• How will they function?
• How will learners work be showcased?
• Dv8 commissioned web development team to build
  learner online portfolios based on myspace
  social network idea

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Individual VMC

• An empty learner website site

login
All these areas will be filled by learners work
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Login

• User given access to back end
• Upload work to chosen area as its complete
• Change site look and layout
• Areas include
• Blogs
• Biography
• Images
• Audio
• Video
• Links
• Messages

e.g. biography
Configuration menu
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Site Design

• Look
• Feel
• Colour
• Fonts
• All controllable

fonts
colour
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VMC New features

• Example example learner sites
• www.dv8digital.co.uk/dwc
• www.dv8digital.co.uk/mfm
• New features
• Password protection child protection guidelines
• Tutor user guides to deploy learner sites page
  configurations
• Resource to use across diploma lines

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Project Outomes

• Worked with 7 schools, 28 learners and employed 2
  teachers
• Developed course materials SOW and lesson plans
• Developed fully functioning online VMC resource
• Learners achieved Bronze Arts Award
  accreditation
• Delivered 12 employer led sessions
• Successful work related trips to two theatres,
  two radio stations (BBC 1Xtra, Street-life FM)
  and two music studios
• WRL at the foundation of learners experience
• Procedures developed and tested for
• Learner register and absence
• Induction Initial Assessment

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WF Partnership Model Strategic Aims

• Preparation for Sep 2008 delivery
• Common Timetable
• Partnership Quality arrangements
• Consolidating employer involvement external
  opportunities
• Marketing the offer IAG
• Resource mapping making the case to increase
  places 2009

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Waltham Forest CM diploma Example Structure
Sub groups
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2008/09 4 delivery hubs

• Walthamstow CLC
• Multimedia, Animation Design
• Media Resources at George Mitchell Moving Image
• Outset
• Music Performance
• Waltham Forest College
• Fashion

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Creative Media Diploma Qualification Structure
- www.openquals.com

• Level 1
• Principal Learning 240
• Functional English 30 - 45
• Functional Numeracy 30 - 45
• Functional ICT 30 - 45
• Additional Specialist 120
• Project 60
• Total Qualification 600 660
• Level 2
• Principal Learning 420
• Functional English 30 - 45
• Functional Numeracy 30 - 45
• Functional ICT 30 - 45
• Additional Specialist 180
• Project 60
• Total Qualification 800 - 890

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Delivery Challenges

• Waltham Forest Common Timetable
• Tuesdays All day / Thursdays PM
• 600 hours over 2 years
• CHALLENGES
• Meet the shortfall in guided hours to deliver the
  level 2 diploma
• Functional skills delivery proposals / models

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Curriculum Development Assessment

• Progress to date
• Common timetable agreed
• Common protocols partnership arrangements in
  draft form (based on Sheffield model)
• Exam Officers meetings accreditation and
  assessment via schools exam offices
• OCR established as diploma awarding body
• Arts award tested during pilot
• Waltham Forest VLE to host student registers,
  reports progress notes and common quality
  arrangements.

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Curriculum Development Unit writing functional
skills

• Based on Arts Inform Model linked to 12 national
  arts organisations available via LONSAS
  www.lonsas.org,uk
• Writing teams WF teachers / tutors Dv8 tutors
  unit writing in pairs
• CPD events across 08/09 introduce new teachers
  / tutors to units, resources and delivery
  approach
• Functional Skills model 6 teachers drawn from
  WF schools
• ½ day every 2 weeks within common timetable.
• On-week embedded delivery
• Off-week session planning embedding with Dv8
  staff

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Challenges for Curriculum Development sub-group

• Level 1 Level 2 offer complete for Sep 2008
• Level 3 offer complete for Sep 2009
• Mapped to OCR units
• Common LBWF branding across all SOW, LPs
  Resources
• Additional Projects mapped to Arts Award
• Functional skills embedded
• Employer based resources projects integrated
• CPD for staff available

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Resources

• Progress to date
• Most established sub-group
• Resource mapping exercise undertaken across
  schools and colleges (needs to be extensive)
• Consultation with delivery staff industry ahead
  of resource purchase
• LBWF pilot feedback established that students
  responded and achieved to a higher level in well
  equipped specialist environment
• Challenge Strategy to identify future hubs
  based at schools and colleges to facilitate
  increased learner numbers from 09/10

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Information, advice Guidance

• Progress to date
• Flyer Posters circulated to participating
  schools
• Dv8 creative Media website www.creativediploma
  .com phase 1 completion 15th Feb 2008
• Diploma brochures designed for teachers.
  learners and parents available for all IAG
  events.
• Challenges
• Raise awareness amongst learners, teachers
  parents
• Ensure that it is an offer valued by learners of
  all abilities
• Create a demand for places
• Creative Media IAG workshops available for
  participating schools on request ahead of options

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Information, Advice Guidance

• Flyers Posters circulated
• Launch Event 15th Feb 2008
• Dedicated website
• www.creativediploma.com

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IAG Diploma awareness brochures - all 5 lines
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Employer Engagement

• Progress to date
• Units in development with Choice FM, MTV, Adidas
  and Touch Magazine
• Festival based Arts Inform unit written
  pilot underway in BTEC media group
• Ever increasing resource base of established
  employers BBC, Channel 4, ITV local, Arts
  Inform, Adobe
• Challenges
• Mapping employer resources to diploma units
• Integrate WRL opportunities into offer
• CPD available for staff linked to employer based
  resources

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Creative Industry Employers

• Some of the employers already involved

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Employer Engagement(national resources in
development)

• MTV BOOM ACADEMY
• VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT - MAKING THE VIDEO
• Project available from June 2008 for 125 teachers
  nationally
• CHOICE FM
• RADIO PRODUCTION THE MEDIA BUSINESS
• Development day planned for Feb 08
• ADIDAS
• MARKETING PR UNIT
• Early discussions on concepts

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MTV Boom Academy

• Music brief set by artists including Lily
  Allen, Athlete, The Kooks, Sway and many
  more
• 2 day training provided by MTV and Apple June
  2008
• Mapped to all awarding bodies Arts Award
• Boom resource pack for school great CPD
  opportunity
• Award ceremony and MTV Flux for winning videos
• Email alexis_at_dv8training.co.uk if you are
  interested in enrolling

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Long term Challenges

• Planning for future increased places
• Beyond 2008 delivery within schools and
  colleges as specialist hubs
• Level 3 offer available
• Sustainable funding model in place to ensure
  quality of provision
• Good practice shared across diploma lines

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Meeting the challenges

• Focused sub-groups
• Timetable for development
• Key stakeholders involved in process
• Effective partnership arrangements
• Strong Quality Improvement Systems
• most importantly
• Learners have a positive experience achieve.

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Contact Details

• Alexis Michaelides Diploma Coordinator
• alexis_at_dv8training.co.uk
• Ian Morton Curriculum Development
• ian_at_dv8training.co.uk
• Erica Neve Functional Skills manager
• erica_at_dv8training.co.uk
• Karlene Palmer Employer Engagement
• karlene_at_dv8training.co.uk
• Tel [phone]