Accreditations

Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities, designed to support the personal and social development of young people aged 14-25 regardless of gender, background or ability.  It offers an individual challenge and encourages young people to undertake exciting, constructive, challenging and enjoyable activities in their free time. 

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To find out more about the Duke of Edinburgh Award, see the Related Documents section and open the relevant attachment. 

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Lisa Atkinson - Team Leader Tel: 01384 815184              

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Princes Trust

A team-based programme of personal development for students in their last 2 years of compulsory schooling Deliberately informal, around 1200 XL clubs across the UK help young people who are facing difficulties at school, including those at risk of exclusion.

XL clubs operate in schools on a ‘closed’ 2 year programme with between 12 and 15 members. They meet for at least 3 hours a week and, guided by an XL club Adviser, club members are encouraged to work together to achieve goals relating to their education, training and future lives.  XL clubs work towards The Prince’s Trust XL Award accredited by ASDAN, which gives club members an award in the ‘Wider Key Skills’ of Problem Solving, Working with Others and Improving own Learning, as well as recognising achievement in five key areas including citizenship and entrepreneurship. 

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To find out more about the Princes Trust Award, see the Related Documents section and open the relevant attachment. 

Junior Sports Leader Award (JSLA), Community Sports Leader Award (CSLA) and Basic Expedition Leadership (BEL)  

The Sports Leaders UK Level 1 Award, JSLA,  is designed to provide a starting point for young people or the term used by Sports Leaders UK is Candidates where each candidate / young person must be at least aged 14 years to start the award and not more than 16 years who want to develop their sports leadership skills; but don’t need to be sporting superstars – some get up and go or have an interest in helping and supporting others are all that is needed.   

The prime aim of the CSLA is to produce responsible, motivated and confident young people who can lead safe, purposeful and enjoyable sporting and recreational activities.  The award is also designed to encourage young people to get involved in organising and assisting with the provision of sport on a voluntary basis. 

The Basic Expedition course is for all who have responsibility for caring for others out of doors, wherever that maybe; and whatever the age of the group involved.  This is a national accreditation from Sports Leaders UK for the candidate who must be over 18 years to participate within this course. 

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To find out more about JSLA, CSLA and BEL, see the Related Documents section and open the relevant attachment.  

ASDAN 

ASDAN Short courses are designed to give flexible access to certificate a wide range of activities that can take place in schools, colleges, youth centres, informal education, referral units and training provision.  There are no age restrictions for the Short Course Awards, although the main focus is on the 13-19 age groups.  The Short Course Awards are straightforward to achieve and there is minimum paperwork, both for the participants and their award supervisors. Participants work from an Awards record book, which contains a choice of challenges. In general, challenges are completed over 30 hours or 60 hours, which corresponds to three or six credits (10 hours = one credit). A Portfolio of Evidence is collated containing evidence of planning and reviewing, a summary of key skill development, a record of progress and pieces of evidence for each challenge.  After internal moderation the award supervisor submits a list of successful candidates’ names to ASDAN, who then issue certificates to the centre. 

The Bronze Award is a preparatory level award that provides an introduction and stepping stone to achieving the Certificate of Personal Effectiveness CoPE. This section is designed to support centres in accessing the Bronze Award and in gaining Bronze Award certification from the CoPE student book, as a preparation for progressing to the full CoPE qualification.  

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To find out more about ASDAN Short Courses and CoPE, see the Related Documents section and open the relevant attachment.

Arts Award 

The young people’s Arts Award is a great example of grass roots activity meeting government strategy. The original idea for an arts award that combines arts development with arts leader ship was conceived at Langley School and Performing Arts College, Solihull by Terry Clarke, Susan Orlik and colleagues in 2000. Today’s Arts Award is a testament to their vision.  Two years later, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) proposed a national award to celebrate young people’s arts achievements. The Arts Award was then developed through a two-year pilot, funded by the DCMS and managed by the Arts Council England. 

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To find out more about the Arts Award, see the Related Documents section and open the relevant attachment. 

Youth Achievement Award 

The Youth Achievement Awards were introduced in 1997 and are already well established in a wide range of youth organisations, schools and educational projects. Building on their success, in all levels of the Awards young people are encouraged to take on progressive levels of responsibility through involvement in a wide range of self-defined activities.  

The Youth Achievement Awards were initially established in the youth sector as a means of recognising and accrediting young people’s achievements through a peer group approach. More recently, schools, colleges and training providers are finding them an equally valuable tool in motivating and engaging their young people. 

The Youth Achievement Awards are an activity-based approach to peer education. The Awards are designed to help develop more effective participative practice by encouraging young people to progressively take more responsibility in selecting, planning and leading activities that are based on their interests. The peer group model encourages the development of a wide range of life skills through a flexible and informal approach. 

The Youth Challenges were launched in 2002 meeting the demand for a similar Award for the lower age group.

The Youth Challenge is an activity-based approach to peer education. The Awards are designed to help develop more effective participative practice by encouraging young people to progressively take more responsibility in selecting, planning and leading activities that are based on their interests. The peer group model encourages the development of a wide range of life skills through a flexible and informal approach. 

Generally for 11 to 14 year olds (Key stage 3) , this is a 30-hour programme comprising of six five-hour activities with a central element of peer assessment supported by the Award Group Worker. Encouraging young people to take part in activities is the focus at this first level.  

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To find out more about the Youth Achievement and Youth Challenge Award, see the Related Documents section and open the relevant attachment.