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City & Guilds 14-19 Teaching Certificate Launch
In September 2008, City & Guilds will be looking to centres to pilot the new Level Five Certificate in Teaching the 14 – 19 Diplomas.
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Diploma pupils to be spared exams
Cramming for exams could become a thing of the past for many sixth formers.
Pupils opting to take advanced-level diploma courses instead of A-levels will earn three quarters of their final grades without sitting any formal examinations. -
We have confidence in diplomas
As headteachers and principals delivering the new 14-19 diplomas, we do not recognise the picture painted in your interview with Jerry Jarvis, the managing director of Edexcel (Exam chief: rival to A-level in disarray, April 17). We are confident that we are on track for successful first delivery of the diplomas in September.
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Congratulations
AQA-City & Guilds congratulates all those consortia who have been successful in the Gateway 2 application process! We are here to offer you support and guidance to ensure that your Diploma journey is as smooth as possible. We look forward to working with you.
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Extended Diploma
The Secretary of State announced in his speech at the ASCL conference in Brighton on 7th March that the new qualification, the Extended Diploma, is to be available from 2011 and will be designed to extend each of the 17 Diploma lines across all levels.
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Diploma success 'to end A-levels'
A-levels will disappear as a seperate qualification in England if the new Diploma is a success, says the head of the exams watchdog.
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Ministers boost Diplomas' value
Ministers are increasing the scope of England's new Diplomas, so the advanced ones will be equivalent to four and a half A-levels - one more than now.
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Principal Examiners & Principal Moderators vacancies
Construction and the Built Environment | Creative and Media
Engineering | IT | Society, Health and Development
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Diplomas pass another key milestone on road to delivering the new ground breaking qualifications
Diplomas pass another key milestone on road to delivering the new ground breaking qualifications
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DECN Construction Employers Join Network to Champion Diploma (4 December 2007)
CB&I and Lovell are both part of a new network tasked with stimulating support for the Construction and Built Environment Diploma and communicating the fact that the qualification is highly valued by a wide spectrum of employers.
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A wider range of qualification options will boost employability (6 November 2007)
Conor Ryan's article on the Diplomas being introduced from September 2008 (Qualified to differentiate, October 25) betrays a surprising lack of knowledge about their purpose and content.
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Funding fears over first Diplomas (23 October 2007)
Head teachers remain concerned about the delivery of the first set of Diplomas despite government attempts to bolster them, a teachers' union warns.
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Balls launches first diplomas to rival A-levels and GCSEs (24 October 2007)
Diplomas should become the "qualification of choice" to rival A-levels and GCSEs, the schools secretary, Ed Balls, said yesterday, signalling new political support for overhauling the exam system.
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Diplomas 'could replace A-levels' (23 october 2007)
Diplomas could replace A-levels as the "qualification of choice" in England, says Schools Secretary Ed Balls.
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New independent regulator for the exam and qualifications system (28 September 2007)
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families today announced that the Department will legislate to create a new independent regulator of qualifications and tests.
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AQA and City & Guilds receive accreditation for new diplomas (2 August 2007)
AQA and City & Guilds are delighted to announce that they are launching new Diplomas that have been formally accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).
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AQA-City & Guilds Diploma Advisors are here to help (12 July 2007)
We have dedicated Diploma Advisors on the AQA-City & Guilds Diploma team.
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AQA-City & Guilds sponsor Growing Ambitions as Lead Education Partners (21 May 2007)
AQA-City & Guilds are sponsoring Growing Ambitions ...
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Commons Education Select Committee reports on the Diplomas (17 May 2007)
The report criticises the government's approach ...
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DfES announce focussed learning visits on diploma delivery (8 May 2007)
The learning visits will offer three levels of service ...
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DfES hosting planning days for Consortia (2 May 2007)
The DfES are hosting three Planning Days for Consortia that will be delivering the Diploma from September 2008 ...
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AQA-City & Guilds submission to QCA (1 May 2007)
Submissions for the first five lines of learning went to QCA on 30th April. There will be a pre- panel review period ...
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Back diplomas, universities told (18 April 2007)
The Education Secretary Alan Johnson is urging more universities to get involved with the development of new work-based Diplomas for England ...
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Congratulations! The first consortia approved to offer diplomas have been announced
The first consortia approved to offer Diplomas were announced on 28 March 2007 ...
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