Events

Building Your Total Solution: Gateway 1 Diploma Events

Whatever stage you are at in terms of preparing for September 2008, this event is an opportunity to finalise plans and consolidate your Diploma offer.

The aims of the day are:

  • To build a vision of the learner experience of the Diploma through the integration of the Diploma components
  • To engage in planning to consolidate Diploma plans.
  • To build a final action plan/checklist leading up to Sept 08 starts

The event is aimed at: Senior Managers; Diploma Leaders; Subject Leaders; Delivery Teachers from schools; FE and HE; training providers and employers delivering Diplomas this September.

The day will mainly consist of three workshop sessions which will include a choice from the following:

  • Personal Learning and Thinking Skills: Delivery guidance
  • Projects: Successful supervision and outcomes
  • Diploma Operational Management
  • Functional Skills Update
  • Additional Specialist Learning: Shaping the Diploma experience

Please note these events are for Gateway 1 consortia only. This will be repeated for Gateway 2 Consortia in the new academic year. Edexcel will be following up these events with national and customised training as well as a set of regional networks.

For booking information, dates and locations, please download our event leaflet.

If you have any other queries regarding this event please contact Bristol@edexcel.org.uk or call the Edexcel Regional Office in Bristol on 0117 950 1908.


Principal Learning events: Planning for Assessment

These free full-day events are designed for colleagues delivering the Diploma Principal Learning for the first five titles. Delegates will:


• examine the assessment requirements of the Principal Lines of Learning
• examine the key design features of the assessment
• explore opportunities to maximise attainment for students in both external and internal assessment
• plan for tracking attainment and implementing internal quality systems for both internal and external assessment.

Please click on any of the events to go to the online booking form.

Diploma in IT - Planning to deliver Level 3, London, Wed 02 Jul 08

Diploma in IT - Planning to deliver Level 3, Leeds, Thu 10 Jul 08

Diploma in IT - Planning to deliver Level 3, Manchester, Tue 15 Jul 08

Project - Launch Event

These full day events will provide good practise models for Implementing the Project alongside the Diploma. Sessions will address issues including:

  • The taught course basis for Project
  • Project Skills Development activities
  • The role of the Project Supervisor
  • An overview of assessment criteria and the assessment evidence.

Price:  Free of Charge

Please click on any of the events to go to the online booking form.

Project - Launch Event London 11/07/2008

Project - Launch Event Manchester 14/07/2008

Project - Launch Event Birmingham 17/07/2008

Project - Launch Event  Leeds 18/07/2008

Extended Project - Launch event

These full-day events will provide guidance on good practice models for implementing the Extended Project alongside both Diploma and GCE programmes. Sessions will address issues including:

  • the taught course basis for Extended Projects
  • Project skills development activities
  • reviewing Project proposals
  • the role of the Project supervisor
  • an overview of the assessment criteria and the assessment evidence requirements

Price:  Free

Please click on any of the events to go to the online booking form.

Extended Project - Launch event Leeds 27/06/2008

Extended Project - Launch event Oxford 09/07/2008

Extended Project - Launch event London 11/07/2008

Consortium-based events

We would be pleased to create a consortium-based event for a maximum of 20 delegates. The price for this is £950.

Please make your application by emailing diplomaevents@edexcel.org.uk

Extended Project and Level 1 and 2 Project

Full-day Extended Project launch events are the first in a series of support events. Full details are available from our Projects site:

Functional Skills events

We are able to offer separate Functional Skills training. Full details are available from our Functional Skills site:

Details regarding autumn functional skills training events will be posted soon. Please check back.

We have a comprehensive suite of events planned to ensure all planning, implementing and assessing needs are fulfilled. The events in here are the second phase of the series.

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