Institution: Ryde High School

Context
Ryde High School is a 13-18 Language and Arts College that has been recognised as a High Performing Specialist School and has been awarded the International Schools Award and Arts Mark Gold. As a Language and Arts College we are working in collaboration with Island partners to deliver the Creative & Media Diploma and Languages as part of the Additional Specialist Learning (ASL). The course will begin in June 2009.

Lines of Learning
Creative and Media (Higher Diploma)

Student group
The group studying the Creative and Media Diploma at Higher Level are following this course over two years in KS4. 

Model for Languages in Additional/Specialist Learning
The school has introduced Asset Languages into the Diploma ASL. This is timetabled with Post 16 Enrichment so that this course has a mixture of Year 10, 12 and 13 students working together. 

The Principal Learning part of the Diploma is delivered all day on a Friday, the ASL is timetabled on a Tuesday afternoon and the Generic Learning is timetabled on a Wednesday morning. 

Issues/tips
It is hoped to provide transportation in the consortium for students involved in the Diploma programme so that different aspects of the course can be delivered in different establishments. 

Impact on learners
Asset Languages complements Diploma and Post 16 learning in our curriculum. The course enables students to gain a useful qualification and further develop their interest and skills in learning languages.   

Impact on teachers
One or two teachers are involved in this new initiative and have had to be familiarised with the Diploma

Author: David Hutson, Assistant Head Teacher, Ryde High School