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LJ Create were at the Sixth National Delivering Diplomas Conference, where the students of Hanham High School in South Gloucestershire stole the show. The Diploma pioneers travelled to Birmingham for the event on March 18, with their deputy headteacher Phil Bevan, and were given a stand in the conference’s exhibition area to show off their Diploma work.

The six students, who are studying two of the lines of learning at different levels, also joined in a number of the seminars during the event, including the discussions on the extended project, additional and specialist learning, and work experience.

Two of the group even joined Teresa Bergin, the Qualification and Curriculum Development Agency’s Diplomas chief, on stage during her opening address to the conference to talk about their studies so far.

Mr Bevan was full of praise for the students. He said: “The day really gave the students a chance to demonstrate how self-sufficient and resilient the Diploma course has allowed them to become. Within seconds of arriving two of them were whisked away to join Teresa Bergin on stage, and they handled themselves amazingly well in front of the 150-plus delegates. Later on, they all sat in on panel discussions, and although they didn’t know all the answers, they all contributed something to the debates, and gave the delegates some first-hand stories of the Diploma in action.”

Editor of SecEd and Delivering Diplomas, Pete Henshaw, said: “As expected, the students’ exhibition stand proved to be one of the most popular attractions, and their contribution did not stop there as they weighed in with some incredibly useful and insightful comments during the seminars. “If proof was ever needed that the Diplomas are producing confident and skilled individuals, you need look no further than the contribution of the Hanham High School students during last week’s event.”