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Scoping and Boundaries report
The Diploma Development Partnership for the Society Health and Development listened to feedback from the teaching workforce and have produced the Scoping and Boundaries Report which is the employer narrative for the philosophy of this diploma. Let's make The Diploma in SHD all that it can be.
To fulfill SHD's promise, we need more schools, colleges, higher education institutions and employers to come on board. Many already have, with successful bids from consortia of partnerships between schools, colleges and employers who have been delivering the Diploma in SHD from September 2008.
This calls for schools and colleges that previously have been in competition to put aside old rivalries and collaborate for a better future for young people. There are benefits also for effective collaborations, with successful consortia eligible for extra government funds.
Challenging for young people
SHD is a challenging qualification designed to stretch the most able and ambitious learners. There will be 180 guided learning hours independent assessment for principal learning at Level 3.
Young people will develop strong personal skills which will aid the transition from school or college to higher education.
SHD has been designed to use applied employment-driven curricula as the foundation for an education programme designed to build higher-order cognitive thinking and problem-solving skills.
Its breadth and depth will mean students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their creative, personal, learning and thinking skills.
Structure of SHD
