Diploma fact file

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Diploma fact file
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The Diploma

• You can do a Diploma in Years 10 and 11 and post
  16
• By 2011 there will be 17 subjects available
• It is normally a two-year course
• You can study it at three levels

FOUNDATION
HIGHER
ADVANCED
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Diploma subjects
From 2008
From 2009

• Business, Administration and Finance
• Environmental and Land-based Studies
• Hair and Beauty Studies
• Hospitality
• Manufacturing and Product Design

• Construction and the Built Environment
• Creative and Media
• Engineering
• Information Technology
• Society, Health and Development

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Diploma subjects
From 2010
From 2011

• Science (advanced from 2012)
• Languages and International Communication
• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Travel and Tourism
• Public Services
• Sport and Active Leisure
• Retail Business

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A Diploma is different because

• It is a portfolio of qualifications and
  achievements (there are lots of different bits to
  it!)
• It is about a broad vocational area, e.g.
  Hospitality, IT or Creative and Media
• You might spend time at another school, college
  or work place

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A Diploma is different because

• You can still study GCSEs or A Levels or
  vocational qualifications alongside the Diploma
• It includes practical activities, projects,
  problem solving and tasks related to work
• Work experience is compulsory

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After a Diploma you could...

• apply for a course such as a Diploma at the next
  level, A Levels or a vocational qualification
  such as an NVQ
• apply for an Apprenticeship
• apply for a job with training
• apply for Higher Education after doing an
  Advanced Diploma

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How you might spend your time
In Year 10 and 11 you will typically spend two
days on Diploma study, and the rest on GCSE and
compulsory subjects like maths, English and
science

• In Year 12 and above, you will spend most of your
  time focusing on the Diploma and the additional
  and specialist learning (ASL) you chose

YEAR 10 11
YEAR 12
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Diploma levels
THE FOUNDATION DIPLOMA is equivalent to5 GCSEs
at grades D to G THE HIGHER DIPLOMA is
equivalent to 7 GCSEs at grades A to C THE
ADVANCED DIPLOMA is equivalent to 3.5 A levels
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Diploma levels

• Principal Learning the main specialist content
  of the Diploma subject
• Extended Project - creating something to show
  what has been learnt
• Functional Skills - the English, maths and ICT
  you need for everyday life
• Additional and Specialist Learning - options,
  e.g. vocational qualifications, A Levels, short
  courses linked to a hobby
• Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
• Work Experience minimum of 10 days

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Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills
The Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills are

• creative thinking
• reflective learning
• independent enquiry
• team working
• effective participation
• self-management

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The Diploma - Key messages

• Youve got to be interested and motivated
• You will need to be well organised there are a
  lot of different parts to a Diploma!
• It is for all levels of ability

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The Diploma - Key messagescontinued

• The Diploma will give you a fully-rounded
  education and the skills that employers and
  universities need
• The Diploma is designed to open up careers
  options to both boys and girls of all backgrounds

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For more information... http//yp.direct.gov.uk/
diplomas/