ASDAN

ASDAN Qualification**

Exam Board - ASDAN

The course:

ASDAN Personal Development Programmes (Bronze, Silver and Gold) offer students flexible, activity-based programmes, focussing on development and accreditation of personal and social skills. Although it is not a GCSE subject, students’ achievements on this course are recognised by colleges.

When students have completed the Awards, we offer additional support and study time for their other options/exam subjects.

The aims of the programmes are:

To enable young people to understand themselves and others better
To be more prepared for making the transition to adult life
To become an effective member of adult society

The programme is split into 13 modules:

Communication
The Community
Sports and Leisure
Home Management
The Environment
Number Handling
Health and Survival
The World at Work
Science and Technology
The Wider World
Expressive Arts
Beliefs and Values
Combined Studies

In each module the students are assessed on the different skills used. These include:

Teamwork
Learning methods
Coping with problems
Use of maths
Use of English
Use of IT

Assessment:

There are no exams in ASDAN.

Students produce a portfolio of evidence of their achievements throughout the ASDAN Awards. This portfolio is continually assessed internally by the Award Coordinators and a selection of students’ work is sent away for external moderation.

Assessment Units are selected each year based on the overall needs of the group.

** This qualification is only available to a selected group of students. Please speak to Ms. Bazeley-Smith or Mrs. Mandal, if you are interested in choosing this option.