Vocational qualifications in Salford
The national context is one of increased flexibility at Key Stage 4 (ages 14 to 16) and increasing vocational options.
In Salford, many schools offer a variety of vocational courses at Key Stage 4
- GCSEs in vocational subjects - applied art and design; applied business; construction; health and social care; applied ICT; manufacturing; applied PE and sport; performing arts; applied science; leisure and tourism (engineering not yet available in Salford) – in some cases supported by colleges through the Increased Flexibility project.
- Many schools have introduced new qualifications from September 2005, such as BTEC Introductory and First Certificates/Diplomas, OCR Nationals, DIDA (Diploma in Digital Applications), careers and work related qualifications, Entry and level 1 qualifications.
- NVQs and other vocational options. Students have opportunities to take NVQ or equivalent qualifications, usually at Level 1, at a college or work based learning provider (see Fourteenplus), vocational centre or with an employer or training provider (see MPower) on a one or two half days a week basis
- From September 2008 creative and media Diplomas will be offered in 9 schools and 3 colleges. Other Diploma lines will follow in later years.
Many of these are supported by a variety of projects (see the left-hand links)
In 2006/07 a summary of vocational courses attended by Key Stage 4 students was as follows:
SUMMARY for Years 10 & 11:
| Qualification | Male | Female | Total | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCSE in vocational subjects Yr 10 | 312 | 485 | 797 | 32% |
| GCSE in vocational subjects Yr 11 | 307 | 496 | 803 | 32% |
| GNVQ - SCHOOL PROVISION Yr 10 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 8% |
| GNVQ - SCHOOL PROVISION Yr 1 | 382 | 357 | 739 | 29% |
| DiDA Year 10 | 362 | 382 | 744 | 30% |
| DiDA Year 11 | 324 | 286 | 610 | 24% |
| BTEC Year 10 | 120 | 90 | 2210 | 8% |
| BTEC Year 11 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 3% |
| Other vocational/personal development quals Year 10 | 577 | 539 | 1116% | 45% |
| Other vocational/personal development quals Year 11 | 319 | 336 | 655 | 26% |
| Fourteenplus (college) provision Year 10 | 41 | 113 | 154 | 6% |
| Fourteenplus (college) provision Year 11 | 37 | 83 | 120 | 5% |
| GMPower participants Year 10 | 50 | 33 | 97 | 2.7% |
| GMPower participantsYear 11 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 2.4% |
| Other external vocational qualifications Year 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.28% |
| Other external vocational qualifications Year 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0.56% |
For further information contact:
Aly Taylor
14-19 programme Manager
Minerva House
Pendlebury
Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 4EQ
Tel: 0161 778 0168
Email: alyson.keogh@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 27 October 2008
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