Digital Studio College

1. Welcome to Digital Studio College The first 14-19 studio school in Derbyshire

2. What is the Digital Studio College? It will be located in the centre Heanor It is will be a small school: 100 in Yr.10 – Yr.11 200 in Yr. 12 - 13 It is a new type of school that is open to 14-19yrs olds ALL learners will specialise in an area of Digital Technologies It will offer GCSEs, Vocational qualifications, A levels and industry linked qualifications

3. Why is it different to school? The school day will be longer 8.30 – 4.30 A lot of the curriculum will be delivered through project based acitivites All learners will have a Personal Coach Employers will be involved in the development and delivery of the curriculum All learners will have regular work placements

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jUNyLZ5R97Ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jUNyLZ5R97E Let’s look at a Studio School in action

5. Curriculum – Year 10

6. Curriculum – Year 12

7. What does Digital Technologies mean? • Software Development including Games design • Network and Systems support • Creative and multimedia technology • Hardware Design* Business and Enterprise will be embedded during Years 10 & 11 and made available to study in Years 12 & 13. *Hardward Design will NOT be covered at the Digital Studio School

8. Curriculum – Professional Qualifications

9. Role of employers • Employers are pivotal to the success of a Studio School • They will be involved in the following: • Regular work placements • Half a day a week for Yr. 10 & Yr. 11 • Two days a week for Yr. 12 & Yr. 13 • Support the development of the curriculum. • Set real world problems as projects for the learners and provide support and feedback in this process.

10. Project Based Learning • What is it? • It is easier to describe it in terms of what it isn’t. • It is not a project that is completed at the end of a series of lessons. • It is not an activity that is undertaken to add variety to the curriculum. • It is not a piece of course work. • It is a project that will allow learners to develop skills, knowledge and understanding as they work their way through a real problem trying to find a solution.

11. Why Project Based Learning Let’s look at a video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8

12. Personal Coaches This is one of the biggest differences between a Studio School and a secondary school or academy. EACH learner will have a Personal Coach EACH learner will have at least a fortnightly one to one Personal Coaching session EACH learner will benefit from the support that a Personal Coach will provide. This support may be linked to progress in the curriculum or with the development of personal and social skills.

13. What will a Personal Coach do? It will not be about telling you what to do. It will be helping you and empowering you to make decisions.

14. Personalised Curriculum Academic Excellence Digital Studio College Small School Employability & Enterprise Skills Real Work Project Based Learning The Key Features

15. What Next? To find out more information visit: www.digitalstudiocollege.co.uk