09:00 - Registration and refreshments

09:30 - Opening remarks from the chair

Dr Geoff Hayward, Associate Director of SKOPE and Director of the Nuffield 14-19 Review
University of Oxford

09:40 - Examining the future funding framework for the delivery of the 14-19 agenda

• Evaluating the broader 14-19 reform context and the delivery of diplomas over the next year
• Assessing outcomes of the Gateway processes and emerging good practice to be applied for the future
• Ensuring the long-term sustainability and delivery of diplomas

Dominic Herrington, 14-19 Director
DCSF

10.30 - Strategically planning to meet 2013 targets

• Taking lessons from Gateway 1 and 2 towards successful bids in round 3
• Addressing potential challenges associated with taking on increasing numbers of diplomas
• Costing out the implementation and roll-out of diplomas
• Understanding how funding will be allocated going forward
• Ensuring smooth transition from LSC to local authority responsibility and future roll-out

Nick Duggan, 14-19 Partnership Manager
Sheffield City Council

10:35 - Case study: Mapping the pathway towards roll-out

• Identifying and overcoming the challenges of cross-border working
• Developing agreed protocols and procedures to establish meaningful quality assurance
• Examining what agreements need to be in place with partners and third party providers
• Overcoming operational challenges associated with timetabling and transport
• Planning for Gateway 3 bids and the next round of diplomas

Dr Geoff Hayward, Associate Director of SKOPE and Director of the Nuffield 14-19 Review
University of Oxford

11:00 - Question and answer session

11:15 - Morning refreshments

11:40 - Panel talk: Stakeholder discussion – developing clear lines of progression

• Determining what diploma qualifications will look like in 2013
• Integrating level 3 diplomas with existing vocational qualifications and establishing clear lines of progression for young people into higher education and vocations
• Incorporating functional skills and PLTs into the curriculum
• Understanding how diplomas and progression fit together and how they can be most effectively integrated
• Investigating the potential of the new Masters in Teaching and Learning

12:25 - Case study: Assuring quality across consortia

• Determining what kind of agreements need to be in place to facilitate off-site learning
• Developing an action plan for working with a variety of schools
• Achieving quality assurance using assessment models and auditing procedures
• Clarifying the influence and harnessing the benefits of higher education institutions and LSCs’
• Effective risk management for off-premises learning, and across partnerships, through agreements with third party providers

Hugh Milroy, 14-19 Strategy Manager and Economic Links
Liverpool City Council

12:50 - Question and answer session

13:00 - Lunch

14:00 - Establishing clear lines of communication to effectively market diplomas

• Understanding how stakeholders like to receive information
• Communicating clear and comprehensive information to parents and students
• Engaging parents, learners and the wider community in the diploma process
• Assessing the impact of IAG and recruitment to Diploma cohort 1

14:30 - CHOOSE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING TWO STREAMS:

14:30 - Stream A - Upskilling and supporting your workforce for diploma delivery

Malcom Trobe, Former Head
Malmesbury School

14:30 - Stream B – Employer engagement

Martin Howlett, Executive Head Teacher
Winsford Federation of Schools

16:30 - Close of conference