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Take part in our new Diploma consultation
Welcome to the webpages for the Diplomas in:
- public services
- retail business
- sport and active leisure
- travel and tourism
We are currently developing curriculum guidance for practitioners in schools and colleges for these lines of learning and are keen to get as much input from practitioners as possible. The draft guidance documents are available to download from the 'Related documents' section on the right-hand side of this page.
Curriculum guidance consultation
Between 3 November and 1 December 2008 we are consulting on guidance for each level for these four lines of learning. By taking part in the consultation, either by completing the online questionnaire or attending the consultation event, you will help us to develop high-quality guidance materials.
QCA's guidance for the first ten lines of learning is available from the Curriculum for the Diploma page.
Consultation questionnaire
The questionnaire is available from the link in the 'Related links' section on the right-hand side of this page. It should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Before completing the questionnaire you will need to download and read the draft curriculum guidance materials for the relevant line(s) of learning from the 'Related documents' section on the right-hand side of this page. You can comment on the curriculum guidance for a particular line of learning or comment more generally on the curriculum guidance for all these lines of learning.
Consultation event
QCA is also holding a curriculum guidance consultation event in London on 12 November. If you would like to attend please contact Lynnette Lucas at LLucas@lsneducation.org.uk or 020 7492 5385
Other information
The launch event for the 2008/09 qualification development process was held on 2 September 2008. The first qualifications in phase 3 lines of learning are currently being developed, and it is expected that they will be ready for publication in September 2009 for first teaching in 2010.
Consultation on line of learning criteria (which define the parameters of the principal learning qualifications for each Diploma at each level) took place between May and June 2008. To find out more about the line of learning criteria and other aspects of the qualification development process, please see the Infobank link to the left of this page.
