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Employers Contact Us About Us News & Events Parents Your Town/Area Over 20 Colleagues Welcome Looking for courses in Somerset Moving On Moving Up is the 14 – 19 Area Prospectus for Somerset and is a searchable online guide to courses and opportunities in Somerset. It contains listings of A levels, GCSEs, BTECs, NVQs, Apprenticeships and much more. To view see www.movingonmovingup.co.uk New! Connexions Blogs! We have two new blogs for you to read, First Ellis a Year 11 pupil at Robert Blake Science College is writing about the trials and tribulations of exams, life and what to do next. View Ellis' blog here Secondly Steve Martin Connexions Higher Education and Further Education Development Officer blogs about the issues surrounding HE & FE today. View Steve's blog here Focus on Careers Focus on Careers is a brand new website which gives lots of useful information on careers in Somerset and some of the surrounding counties. See www.focusoncareers.org.uk Looking for a job? Search for jobs at www.connexions-somerset.org.uk/jobsearch Everything you need to know about The Diploma in just a few minutes It's a new qualification that you can do at school or college. There are up to 10 subjects to choose from in September 2009 in different areas of the country. By 2011, there will be 17 subjects in total. It's different to GCSEs and A levels because:   You'll get practical experience   You learn in the classroom   You'll find out about an area of work you're interested in You keep all your options open with the Diploma. So when you finish, you can stay at school or college and do another course - like the next level up Diploma, A levels or an NVQ. Or, go on to university, do an Apprenticeship or go into a job with training. For more information, please visit http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas This video is produced by The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) on the The Diploma. Please note: Connexions Somerset does not control or endorse the content of "Related videos" on this channel, and we encourage you to report any inappropriate content using the 'Flag' button provided by You Tube. Make text larger Make text smaller Text Only Display Disclaimer