What is the English Language Award?
The English Language Award is an ASDAN Award Programme that offers an imaginative way of developing, recording and certificating a wide range of personal qualities, abilities and achievements for young people.
The aim of the Award is to help students develop and demonstrate a range of skills through the English Language activities. The English Language Award can: recognise and reward students personal achievements, help students manage their own learning, broaden the students experience, develop employability skills and personal effectiveness and help students to build their Progress File.
The aim of the Award is to help students develop and demonstrate a range of skills through the English Language activities. The English Language Award can: recognise and reward students personal achievements, help students manage their own learning, broaden the students experience, develop employability skills and personal effectiveness and help students to build their Progress File.
What will you do on the course?Students select a number of challenges from the 5 modules that make up the English Language Award:
Developing Communication Skills Speaking and Listening Reading and Writing Styles Writing for a Purpose Reading for a Purpose Students gain 1 credit for each section completed, with each credit representing about 10 hours of activity. Credits can also be acquired from other ASDAN programmes, such as Short Courses or Key Steps. Six credits (approx. 60 hours) are needed to complete the English Language Award. |
How will you be assessed?
You will produce a folder of work which acts as your evidence. Each folder is assessed internally (moderated) and then, if selected, it is sent away for an external moderation too. You will recieve a certificate at the end of the moderation if your folder has been successful.
Where can the English Language Award lead to?
The English Language Award can lead to
* ASDAN Main Awards (Silver, Gold, Universities or FE)
* GCSE-equivalent qualification - CoPE (Certificate of Personal Effectiveness) Levels 1 and 2
* AS-equivalent qualification - Cope (Certificate of Personal Effectiveness) Level 3
* ASDAN Main Awards (Silver, Gold, Universities or FE)
* GCSE-equivalent qualification - CoPE (Certificate of Personal Effectiveness) Levels 1 and 2
* AS-equivalent qualification - Cope (Certificate of Personal Effectiveness) Level 3
Things Thomas Tallis are doing with the English Language Award
We are currently starting a new English Language Award programme with year 9 and year 10.