What are Wider Key Skills?
What will you do on the course?You will...
* experience a mixed programme of classroom lessons, sports and practical activities * work with others on different activities and challenges * work with others to achieve goals and improve problem solving skills * improve your own learning and performance * plan and carry out a piece of research * communicate through discussion * plan and give an oral presentation * work towards gaining your St. Johns Young First Aider certificate |
How will you be assessed?
There is no formal exam in Urban Farming but you must able to:
* show you can perform the skills in each area covered
* present a portfolio of evidence containing your reflections and experience
* demonstrate evidence in the form of written and photographic records
* demonstrate skills to be assessed internally by staff and externally by the ASDAN exam board.
* show you can perform the skills in each area covered
* present a portfolio of evidence containing your reflections and experience
* demonstrate evidence in the form of written and photographic records
* demonstrate skills to be assessed internally by staff and externally by the ASDAN exam board.
Where can Wider Key Skills take you?
* The ASDAN Qualifications are recognised by a variety of schools, colleges and employers
* Level 1 can give you an equivalent to 2 GCSE's Grade D, whilst Level 2 can give you an equivalent to 2 GCSE's Grade B
* Your portfolio (folder) of work can be used to support your CV applications to employers and colleges
* If you achieve Level 1 in KS4 you could progess onto Level 2 as part of your KS5 choices
* If Level 2 is achieved it would support your application to any Level 3 courses
* Level 1 can give you an equivalent to 2 GCSE's Grade D, whilst Level 2 can give you an equivalent to 2 GCSE's Grade B
* Your portfolio (folder) of work can be used to support your CV applications to employers and colleges
* If you achieve Level 1 in KS4 you could progess onto Level 2 as part of your KS5 choices
* If Level 2 is achieved it would support your application to any Level 3 courses
Things Thomas Tallis have been doing for the Wider Key Skills
Here are some examples of what we have been doing in lessons to work towards our Wider Wider Key Skills.