Partnership is key to the success of the Society, Health and Development (SHD) Diploma. Successful partnership has been instrumental in its development; unique and groundbreaking partnerships will be critical to its successful delivery.
Latest update August 2008
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Newsletter
The Delivery 08 newsletter brings together all updates and events for consortia delivering Diplomas and Functional Skills from September 2008 into one coherent package. There is also a newsletter for those planning to deliver I 2009 and beyond. Anyone can subscribe to the newsletter through the Newsletter section of www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19 Back editions of the newsletter can also be found at the same site.
To access the DCSF on line calendar of support for consortia and functional skills centres, visit http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/14-19/index.cfm?go=events.supportevent
Scoping and Boundaries report
The Diploma Development Partnership for the Society Health and Development listened to feedback from the teaching workforce and have produced the Scoping and Boundaries Report which is the employer narrative for the philosophy of this diploma. [ Read more ]
Let's make SHD all that it can be.
To fulfill SHD's promise, we need more schools, colleges, higher education institutions and employers to come on board. Many already have, with successful bids from consortia of partnerships between schools, colleges and employers to deliver SHD in September 2008.
This calls for schools and colleges that previously have been in competition to put aside old rivalries and collaborate for a better future for young people. There are benefits also for effective collaborations, with successful consortia eligible for extra government funds.
Challenging for young people
SHD is a challenging qualification designed to stretch the most able and ambitious learners. There will be 180 guided learning hours independent assessment for principal learning at Level 3.
Young people will develop strong personal skills which will aid the transition from school or college to higher education.
SHD has been designed to use applied employment-driven curricula as the foundation for an education programme designed to build higher-order cognitive thinking and problem-solving skills.
Its breadth and depth will mean students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their creative, personal, learning and thinking skills.
