Rosemarie T Humphreys Skills for Care Society, Health and Development Diploma.

Rosemarie T Humphreys Skills for Care

Society, Health and Development Diploma

Diploma Development PartnershipLed by Skills for Health with members fromo Skills Active – Young people and wider

children's workforceo Skills for Careo Skills for Justiceo Employerso Learning providers

The Availability of Workforce

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60 years oldin 2007

Why the SHD Diploma is importanto Unique opportunity to introduce students to a

career in working with adults in social care, children and young people and other options

o Preparation for work (but not work ready)o Route to further training and qualifications in

working with adults and childreno Route into HE

The Vision

“The intrinsic value of human beings throughout life is at the heart of the Society, Health and Development Diploma. It provides a unique opportunity to bring together the adult social care, children and young people’s, community justice and health workforces within one qualification. It puts young people at the centre of the learning experience through informed choice.”

The Young Person at the Centre of the Diploma

Self-managers

Creative thinkers

Reflective learners

Team workers

Effective participators

ProjectWork placement Classroom settingVoluntary work

Independent enquirers

The young person at the centre of the learning is one of the unique selling points of the diploma – look for potential opportunities to achieve PLTS

Employer RequirementsConsultation

MappingNOS / KSF / Functional Map Induction StandardsChildren’s common core

ResearchApplied learningProgression

Learning Objectives

ResearchExisting Qualifications

MappingRequirement against existing qualificationsGeneric

Learning

Additional/ Specialist Learning

CurriculumCAB

Principal Learning

New qualifications designed

Existing qualifications approved

SHD Diploma - Design Process

Summary

Diploma Development ProcessEngage employers in early dialogue - PLTS

Diploma StructureOther Level Principal Learning

(mandatory)Additional Specialist Learning

National Curriculum Entitlement

14-16

1 8 integrated/cross sector topics

At levels 1 & 2 learner choice

At Level 3 Young person - choice from 15 Specialist units and /or

Additional qualifications

2 5 integrated/cross sector topics, 4 sector- specific units

3 6 integrated/cross sector topics including sector based context placement

Personal Learning and Thinking Skills • (PLTS)Functional Maths, English & ICT • Project • Work Experience Placement

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GCE A levels

DiplomaLevel 3

Advanced Apprenticeship

Diploma

Diploma in[occupation]

Level 3

Certificate in[occupation]

Award in[occupation]

GCSE A* -C

DiplomaLevel 2

Diploma in[occupation]

Level 2

Certificate in[occupation]

Award in[occupation]

GCSE D -G +other provision

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DiplomaLevel 1

Diploma in[occupation]

Level 1

Certificate in[occupation]

Award in[occupation]

Traditional route

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Diploma Apprenticeship route Occupational route

14-19 Qualifications Mostly 16 + Adult 16+ QCF

A clear choice of qualification routes

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Foundation Degree

Diploma in [occupation]Level 4

Diploma in [occupation]Level 4

Pre-Apprenticeship

Progression

Degree

Specialist Learning: Advanced Levelo Infection prevention

and controlo Health, wellbeing and lifestyleo Addressing needso Supporting adults through

transitionso Causes of and responses

to offending behaviouro Impact of offending behaviour

on individuals & communitieso Supporting children and

young people’s development

o Play and learningo Supporting children

& young people through transitional processes

o Health conditions and treatmentso Nutrition and healtho Specialist study area

in adult social careo Group worko Leadership &

managemento Ethical dilemmas,

judgments & decision making in social care practice

Named Pathways

o General – available from 2008

Available from 2009

o Children’s Workforce

o Health

o Adult Social Care

o Community Justice

Awarding Bodies

o Edexcel - approved for 2008

o OCR – working towards 2009

o C&G/AQA – working towards 2009

o EDI – working towards 2009

o CACHE – plan to deliver specialist learning

Assessmento Foundation: 30 GLH externally assessedo Higher: 60 GLH externally assessedo Advanced:180 GLH externally assessedo Extended project guidance as for A levelso Gradedo UCAS points – Advanced level equivalent to

3.5 A levels

The Role of Employers

o Support local consortia strategicallyo Provide work shadowing experience for

teaching staffo Be a guest speakero Be a student mentoro Provide work experience for studentso Support students with their projects –

extended project at advanced levelo Become a Diploma champion

Quotes “It goes straight to the heart of what it is to be a community”

o Barnados, Deputy Chief Constable Hogg of Cleveland Police, Mandy Pointon: National Offender Management Service (NOMS)/Home Office; Harbinder Kaur, Phoenix Futures: Bill McClimont, UK Homecare Association; Steve Day Assistant Director Brandon Trust; Paul Ennals: Chief Executive, National Children’s Bureau Royal Liverpool Children’s; Julian Hartley Chief Executive, Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Hospitals; Ashton Leigh and Wigan NHS Trusts; Susan Goldstein, North East Strategic Health Authority; David H Griffith, HR Lead, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust……………..

On Going Development

o To June 2008: support qualification development by ABs

o Consider need for additional/specialist learning content especially for the adult social care and children’s workforce

o Ongoing support for learning providers

The Futureo 42 consortia approved for SHD first

teaching in 2008, 60 for 2009o Phase 2 Diplomas, first teaching 2009o Phase 3 Diplomas, first teaching 2010 –

includes Sport and Active Leisure o Languages, science and humanities, first

teaching 2011o National entitlement for all 17 diplomas

from 2013

HEI Involvement:

o Champion (Professor Deian Hopkins – VC London South Bank)

o Diploma Development Partnership

o Curriculum Advisory Board

o Reader Panelo Gatewayo UCASo Other Diplomas

o HEI Forumo Qualification Quality

Assurance Groupo HEI or faculty

endorsemento Advocate

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