Diplomas in Norfolk

Diplomas came to Norfolk in September 2008!

Construction and the Built Environment ***

and

Creative and Media

will be the first two new Diploma courses offered to Norfolk students from the start of the next school year.

Around 200 students are expected to start the courses, which will be offered at GCSE and A level equivalent standards.

Two clusters of schools and local colleges will collaborate to teach the new Diplomas.

A key part of the Diplomas, which makes them different from GCSE and A levels, is that some of the learning will happen in the workplace and employers are already being recruited to work alongside the teachers and support the students.

The new format is designed to allow businesses to influence

what is being taught and also be involved in how it is taught.

Specialised work placements will offer students activities directly linked to their studies.

These are just a few examples of what students could be involved in in their work placements:

• Industrial problem solving
• Training in how to respond to project briefs
• The fundamentals of business planning
• Company-based skills research
• in-depth analysis of tasks and responsibilities

  The Exchange has news of the new courses due to be

 introduced in September 2009

click here for more details

find out more about the thinking behind the new Diplomas you

 can click on the link below for the

Department for Children, Families and Schools

website

or you can call or email The Exchange

info@norfolk-exchange.org.uk

01953 601439