Hounslow 14 – 19 Diploma Launch

EiA was commissioned to support three London Boroughs’ countdown to the launch of the new 14 –19 Diplomas, starting in Sep 2008.

The Hounslow 14-19 Creative and Media Diploma Delivery Group was already very focused, but welcomed EiA’s innovative approach to launching their first Diploma to students and parents. EiA designed and facilitated a number of events attended by 120 students, mainly year 9s, joined at the end by their parents. The timing was carefully chosen to help the young people as they were starting to think about subject choices ahead in the New Year, with a new untested option, the 14-19 Diploma, available for the first time.

Hounslow Education and Business Partnership (HEBP) introduced five Business participants;

• JWT Advertising
• Richmond Theatre
• BSkyB
• The Institute of Contemporary Music
• West London Business

The Creative and Media Industry is not one industry but many, and these 5 businesses were selected to give an insight into five key sub sectors: Advertising, Performing Arts, TV, Music and Art.

The Event consisted of;

• An open forum gave all the students an overview of all 5 sectors Smaller seminars gave them more depth in one of them.
• A High Speed Enterprise Challenge competition which gave small teams a chance to get a hands on feel for what a task in that industry might look and feel like.

The winners presented to all students, teachers, parents and Key consortium members, introduced by Clive Lissaman of the Sector Skills council, Skillset, then explained how the Diploma could lead to careers in these industries.