http://www.skillsactive.com/saldiploma The Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure Latest News http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/pages/about-the-diploma-in-sport-and-active-leisure The Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure will provide students with knowledge and understanding of the sport and active leisure industry. The industry is rapidly changing and the workforce needs to be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to help professionalise and to make a valuable contribution to the sector. 2008-07-21 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/pages/higher-education-overview Diplomas are part of the biggest reform programme in education for many years and have the potential to impact greatly on the HE sector. The sector has played an important part in the development and has ensured that the Diplomas are suitable for progression into HE. The Diploma will deliver both analytical and research... 2008-07-24 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/balls-welcomes-positive-report-on-progress-of-14-19-reforms At the beginning of a school year which will usher in important changes for 14-19 education, a report by Ofsted inspectors has given a positive progress report on the implementation of reforms so far. 2008-09-10 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/pages/gateway-3-guidance To ensure that the Diplomas delivered are challenging and of high quality, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has introduced two new processes for implementation. The first innovation is that it is not expected that any one school or college will be able to deliver any diploma in its entirety. Instead, s... 2008-09-12 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/cbi-launches-new-higher-education-task-force- The CBI’s Higher Education Task Force - under the leadership of Sam Laidlaw, Chief Executive of Centrica - will explore what business wants from higher education, how business and universities can best work together and how the sector should be funded. 2008-09-25 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/uks-largest-childrens-coaching-company-supports-new-diplomas SkillsActive is proud to announce Premier Sport has joined the Diploma Employer Champions Network (DECN) to support the Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure. 2008-10-31 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/gateway-3-results The preliminary results of the Gateway 3 submissions from Consortia to implement the Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure from September 2010 have been published by DCSF. 2009-04-07 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/university-support-article All UK universities have stated that an Advanced Diploma holder can access undergraduate courses at their institution. Overall, 80% of undergraduate courses can be accessed with the right grades in the right Diploma. 2009-06-25 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/diploma-article-misleading Mr. David Turrell, head teacher of The Sir Bernard Lovell School and Chair of the Kingswood Partnership has hit back at the article "Students reject option of diplomas" (23 July) written in Children and Young People Now claiming that is misleading. 2009-07-29 http://saldiploma.skillsactive.com/news/sportswise-duo-named-new-vice-chairs Two representatives from Sportwise, who are part of Skills Active’s Diploma Employer Champions Network, have agreed to take on the new role of Vice Chair following the latest quarterly steering group meeting. 2009-07-30