http://www.diplomaresources.info Resources for everyone involved with the new diplomas Mon, 09 May 2011 10:02:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is there life in the 14 vocational diplomas yet? Perhaps stories like this in the daily mail on 7/5/11 will turn the tide back towards Diplomas - after all they have fallen back because schools thought they were a bit too hard to teach and rigorous to learn plus because students ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/05/daily-mail-reports-on-easy-qualifications/ click here for mike bakers review of wolf report Posted by Jonathan Wells of Guroo Functional Skills. http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/03/support-from-the-guardian-for-diplomas/ Comment | Published in The TES on 11 March, 2011 | By: Gerard Kelly This appeared on my google search about GCSe - jonathan Witnessing the reaction to Alison Wolf's report on vocational education is a bit like watching the response of the Britain's Got Talent audience to Susan Boyle. Initial scepticism ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/03/editorial-wolfs-got-talent-but-until-the-gcse-is-binned-the-curriculum-will-lack-coherence/ Ministers are due to unveil a major shake-up of special educational needs (SEN) support in England's schools. Under the proposals, education and health care plans are set to replace statements, which detail the support children with the severest level of need can expect. The plans would be drawn up after a single ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/03/sen-getting-the-government-review-now/ Ditch Diploma's extra weight to see it really fly News | Published in FE Focus on 11 February, 2011 | By: Russell Joseph When I visit colleges and schools, I am often told they will not be offering Diplomas in future. How could this forward-thinking qualification, written jointly by employers and educationalists, ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/02/in-support-of-diplomas/ From Sec-ed and yes, Jonathan Wells of Guroo will be taking the Functional Skills workshop. A vital event for all those involved in Diplomas How do we overcome the current challenges facing 14-19 Diplomas? How can Diploma deliverers work effectively with such tightened budgets? How can an innovative approach to Diplomas ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/01/7th-annual-diploma-conference/ Nor much to do with Diploma resources but in doing a little bit of research about pass rates for Diplomas and Functional Skills, I came across this. Whilst i don't necessarily agree with all the sentiments, the basic premise of the gap widening is very clear. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2010/dec/20/jody-mcintyre-student-protest http://www.diplomaresources.info/2011/01/jody-mcintyre-what-the-government-are-trying-to-do-is-to-widen-the-gap-between-the-rich-and-the-pooractivist-jody-mcintyre-on-inequality-political-process-and-the-student-demonstrations/ Perhaps it's because he left school at 15 and ran his own business while his peers were still studying. But Richard Branson believes that the British education system does not serve budding businessmen and women well, according to a US diplomatic cable. Branson touched on the subject at a lunch held ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2010/12/cant-have-it-both-ways/ Travesty of our 'stagnating' schools: In a damning indictment of Labour, OECD condemns British education which is now inferior to Estonia's By KATE LOVEYS So why shouldn't estonia have a good education system and what gives England the right to think they are better than Estonia? Britain has plummeted down ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2010/12/travesty-of-our-stagnating-schools-in-a-damning-indictment-of-labour-oecd-condemns-british-education-which-is-now-inferior-to-estonias/ it feels a little like that 6 foot 6 dider drogba falling over when very slightly nudged in the penalty box, technically it might be a penalty, but we all know he was totally focussed on the objective rather than the ethics involved - I guess the end justifies the ... http://www.diplomaresources.info/2010/11/ouch-school-caught-bending-the-rules/