Specialised Diploma in

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Specialised Diploma in Creative and Media Gini
Stirling - Skillset
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The Diploma Development Partnerships (DDPs)

• Membership includes
• Employer representatives
• Higher Education
• Further Education
• QCA
• DfES
• Sector Skills Councils.

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Industry Input from practitioners from across
the Creative and Media sectors via existing
industry panels, sector forums and facilitated
industry consultation events
Awarding Body Forum ABC Awards, City Guilds,
Edexcel, NCFE, NOCN, OCR, AQA, WJEC and ASET
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Consultation with Schools, FE HE for
development of the Creative Media Diploma The
Higher Education Academy Art, Design Media
Subject Centre (DDP membership) Council for
Higher Education in Art Design (CHEAD) National
Arts Learning Network (NALN) Association of
Colleges (DDP membership) Curriculum Development
Group - schools

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The Vision Core Messages

• The Creative and Media Diploma will provide
  a broad, applied learning programme delivered
  in the context of the creative and media sector
• The Diploma will incorporate creative
  approaches to applied and work related
  learning, industry devised learning outcomes
  and innovative models of assessment, creating a
  world class qualification that is relevant,
  robust, and a real alternative

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Core Messages cont.

• It is designed to be valued by both employers
  and Higher Education, recognising its
  credibility and its parity to the traditional
  A-Level offer
• Broadly, in workload and achievement terms
• Level 1 4-5 GCSEs ( grades D-G )
• Level 2 5-6 GCSEs ( grades A-C )
• Level 3 3 A Levels

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Structure
Principal Learning 4 core themes
contextualised through Sector
Related Disciplines Additional / Specialist
Recommendations for valued content /
guidance on required content Generic Learning
Personal Learning Thinking Skills and
Functional Skills- contextualised in
Principal Learning
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Principal Learning Core Themes
T1 Creativity in Context T2 Thinking and Working
Creatively T3 Principles, Processes and
Practice T4 Creative Businesses and Enterprise
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Sector Related Disciplines
2D Visual Art Dance 3D Visual
Art Music Craft Film Graphic
Design Television Product Design Audio
Radio Fashion Interactive Media Textiles Ani
mation Drama Photo Imaging Creative
Writing Computer Games Advertising Publishing
(from 2009)
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Level 1 Sector Related Discipline Groupings
Performing Arts Dance Drama Music
Art and Design 2D 3D Art, Craft Graphic
Design Product Design Fashion Textiles Photo
Imaging
Media Film Television Radio/Audio Interactive
Media Animation Computer Games Creative
Writing Advertising
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Level 1 Structure for Principal Learning
Choose a minimum of 6 Sector Related Disciplines
(at least 1 from 2 of the 3 groupings of Arts
Design, Performing Arts and Media) combined
together to form 4 modules Introductory Module
(tasters) 3 combined modules, with learner or
centre devised stimulus for the focus of each
module Internal assessment through 3 process
portfolios (pp) Proportion of external
assessment to be agreed
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Level 2 Structure for Principal Learning
Choose a minimum of 6 Sector Related Disciplines,
combined together to form Introductory Module
(if not previously achieved at level 1) 6
combined modules, with learner or centre devised
stimulus for the focus of each module Internal
assessment through 5 process portfolios (pp)
Proportion of external assessment to be agreed

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Level 3 Structure for Principal Learning
Choose a minimum of 4 Sector Related Disciplines,
combined together or taken as separate
specialisms to form 4 modules, with learner or
centre devised stimulus for the focus of each
module Internal assessment through 3 process
portfolios, each with a distinct assessment
focus Individual work Group work
Cross-discipline application Proportion of
external assessment to be agreed
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Diploma Structure Levels 2 3
Principal Learning
Disciplines 2D 3D Visual Art Craft Graphic
Design Product Design Fashion Textiles Advertisin
g Creative Writing
Drama Dance Music Film Television Audio
Radio Interactive Media Animation Computer
Games Photo Imaging
Diploma Structure at Level 2
Diagnostic Introductory Module
Themes T1 Creativity in Context T2 Thinking and
working creatively T3 Principles, Processes and
Practice T4 Creative Businesses and Enterprise
Extended Project Individual Learning Plan Work
Experience
Generic Learning Contextualised and embedded
Additional / Specialist
Additional Learning Recommended English
literature, science, foreign language, history
Functional English, Maths and ICT Personal
Learning and Thinking Skills
Specialist Learning Optional Graded
examination, IT applications
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Next StepsKey activities to support
implementation

• Leaders Managers National College of School
  Leaders (NCSL) and Centre for Excellence in
  Leadership (CEL)
• Supply of additional vocational teaching staff
  and up-skilling the existing workforce Training
  and Development Agency (TDA) and Lifelong
  Learning UK (LLUK)
• Delivery of Specialised Diplomas The Quality
  Improvement Agency (QIA) and Specialised Schools
  and Academies Trust (SSAT)
• Delivery of Functional Skills QIA and National
  Strategies

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Next Steps

• DDP working in partnership with awarding
  bodies to develop the qualification and its
  components
• DDP supporting the Gateway process review of
  self assessment applications and participation
  in Regional Panels
• DDP supporting the work of the Workforce
  Development Partners preparing for
  implementation and first teaching in 2008

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Further information Available from
www.skillset.org/qualifications/diploma/ Email
feedback to 14-19_at_skillset.org