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ASDAN ( Award
Scheme Development and Accreditation Network)
ASDAN offers a wide
range of curriculum programmes and qualifications for all
abilities, mainly in the 11-25 age group. ASDAN is a unique and
successful initiative that has been developed and managed by
teachers and lecturers "to promote the personal and social
development of learners through the achievement of ASDAN Awards,
so as to enhance their self esteem, their aspirations and their
contribution to the community".
ASDAN programmes
and qualifications blend activity-based curriculum enrichment
with a framework for the development, assessment and
accreditation of key skills and other personal and social
skills, with emphasis on negotiation, co-operation and rewarding
achievement.
All ASDAN
Programmes and Qualifications have a number of common features:
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They are learner centred, offering opportunities for
a negotiated curriculum which is modular and
activity based
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They encourage candidates to develop responsibility
for their own learning through a process of action
planning and review
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They assist in the personal and social development
of the individual through a focus on Key Skills for
which the QCA (Qualifications Curriculum Authority)
national standards provide a template for assessment
and accreditation
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They recognise achievement across the school/college
curriculum, as well as in the home, the community
and the world of work
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Acknowledged by over 140 Institutions of HE which
formally recognise their value for entry purposes
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A way of delivering “self reliance, flexibility and
breadth through fostering competence in key skills”
(NTETs)
The ASDAN
scheme is invaluable in its uniqueness and flexibility.
Participants gain experience in a wide range of activities - it
has proved ideal in building confidence and self esteem and
promotes social skills, wonderful friendships and most
importantly of all, team spirit.
The school
promotes ASDAN coursework in years 10 and 11, with each student
producing a portfolio of work towards their Bronze or Silver
Award, a portfolio which they can take to interviews for post-16
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