Useful Links
DCSF 14-19 Website
UK government department responsible for children's services, families, schools, 14-19 education and Respect task force
UCAS EVENTS
Aiming to increase the talent pool from 2010: boosting enrolments to business, management and other professional HE programmes
People 1st, The sector skills council for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries
People 1st covers the 14 industries that make up the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector.
QCA 14- 19 Website
The agency developing and modernising the curriculum, assessments, examinations and qualifications
National Education Business Partnerships Network
The NEBPN is the umbrella organisation and national voice for 126 Education Business Partnerships working in the 11 regions
Official Diploma Website
The official national Diploma website for young people, employers, parents and carers
Diploma Support QIA
Set up by the government as part of the (learning and skills) Success for All programme, the agency aims to guide improvements in the Further Education sector
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Manages the government's specialist schools programme, working to give practical support to the transformation of secondary education in England by building and enabling a world-class network of innovative, high-performing secondary schools in partnership with business and the wider community.
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Travel Network
The Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network aims to encourage and broker the sharing of good learning and teaching practice in British Higher Education across these subject areas.
Ofqual
The new regulator of public examinations and publicly funded qualifications and tests, including SATs, GSCEs, AS- and A-levels, 14-19 Diplomas and NVQs
Diploma Support Programme
The programme offers a comprehensive package of training workshops, bespoke consultancy, materials and online support. The offer is designed to be flexible and easily customised to suit the various needs of different consortia and practitioners.
QCA's Diploma Curriculum Guidance
The list of all the guidance available is on the left hand side please click on the guidance title that interests you:
Applied Learning Case Studies:
www.qca.org.uk
Work Related Learning Guide
The second edition of the work-related learning guide includes latest up-to-date information on providing work-related learning and work experience, the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved, and additional information such as on equality and diversity, work-related learning in primary education, and health and safety.
Support for everyone delivering the Diploma – from teaching and learning resources and information for support staff, to one-to-one coaching for line leads
Information on all new diplomas
To help local authorities and consortia with particular issues regarding the delivery of the Diploma
Functional Skills Support Programme
A range of functional skills training and support is available to help you prepare for functional skills teaching. These range from materials and resources, to on-site standard and bespoke support sessions. Support is available for schools (provided by National Strategies) and for the post-16 sector (provided by LSIS).
Support for delivery of 14-19 reforms
For information about how the IEBE is supporting consortia and for information about how the IEBE is improving the quality of organisations who develop partnerships between education and business