North Hertfordshire SAPG Society Health

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North Hertfordshire SAPGSociety Health
Development Diploma
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The Society Health and Development Diploma

• This is a qualification aimed at young people
  aged between 14 19 at three different levels.
• Level 1 equivalent to 4-5 GCSEs grade D - G.
• Level 2 equivalent to 5-6 GCSEs grade A - C.
• Level 3 equivalent to 3 A-Levels grade A - E
• The content of the qualification has been
  developed by Sector Skills for Health, Sector
  Skills for Care, Sector Skills for Justice and
  Skills Active.
• The diploma will provide a stimulating and
  diverse program of general and applied learning
  within occupational contexts from the Children
  and Young People's, Health, Community Justice and
  Social Care sectors.

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Diplomas the model

• Enhancing
• Progression
• Participation
• Achievement

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Going through the Gateway

• North Hertfordshire SAPG applied through the
  gateway process to be able to deliver the SHD
  Diploma in Sep 2008.
• In the Eastern Region ( Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,
  Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire)
  there were only 2 Consortium who were successful.
  
• One of the reasons for this was that the
  consortia applying failed to recognise the
  significance of the inclusion of Community
  Justice.
• North Hertfordshire recognised the importance of
  this inclusion and also that this was an area in
  which we would need to develop stronger links
  with employers and that staff delivering the
  diploma would need considerable support and
  development.
• Many of the team have a Health and Social Care
  Background but little experience of Community
  Justice.

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Why is the diploma different ?

• Content devised by Sector Skills Councils
• Will therefore have high currency with employers
• Response to Leitch so includes Functional skills
  which must be passed to gain the award.
• Can include a variety of other qualifications
• Must be delivered collaboratively across schools
  and colleges
• Partners have to plan together, share contacts,
  standardise delivery

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How are we implementing the diploma?

• Meeting monthly as a development group to discuss
  timetable, curriculum delivery, employer
  engagement, skills gaps, resource gaps, CPD.
• Partnership Curriculum Leader in post.
• High level of involvement with Sector Skills
  Councils to develop joint approaches.
• Through this working with Britten Partnership who
  are developing the Ambassadors program for Sector
  Skills for Health and Care.
• The partnership is developing an e-mentor network
  for staff with Justice Sector including Day in
  the life of.

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Employer Engagement and Work Experience

• The SHD Diploma has a requirement for 10 days
  work experience across the sectors.
• There is a recognition that work experience in
  the Sectors is fraught with difficulties and
  challenges for us all.
• We can be creative about how we tackle this.
• We could place students in clerical roles rather
  than operational roles.
• We could use role plays and hypothetical
  situations.
• We need people from the sector willing to develop
  these with us, and to advise us to ensure the
  authenticity. Possibly to support through direct
  involvement in lessons and whole group activities.

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Contacts

• Pippa Frost
• Partnership Curriculum Leader
• North Herts SAPG
• Business Technology Centre
• Bessemer Drive
• Stevenage
• Tel [phone]
• 01438 310046
• Mobile [phone]
• email
• phillippafrost_at_nobel.herts.sch.uk

• Sue Ford
• Deputy Head of Academy Health and Social Care
• North Herts College
• Stevenage
• Herts
• SG1 1LA
• Tel [phone]
• e-mail sford_at_nhc.ac.uk