Certificate of Personal and Social Development (PSD)
What is it?
Available to centres from September 2008, the Certificate of Personal and Social Development (PSD) offers imaginative ways of supporting young people in:
- Becoming confident individuals who are physically, emotionally and socially healthy
- Being responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society and embrace change
- Managing risk together with their own wellbeing
as well as introducing them to new activities and personal challenges.
Who is it for?
PSD Levels 1 & 2 is used by mainstream establishments for students aged 14 – 19. These qualifications also play a major role in rewarding achievement within the non-formal sector.
If you are looking for PSD qualifications at Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1 as part of the Foundation Learning Tier (FLT) please click here.
If you are interested in Foundation Learning Tier (FLT) Progression Pathways please click here for further information.
How to achieve the Certificate of Personal and Social Development (PSD)
Students select from a range of ‘challenges’ from the modules that make up PSD at Levels 1 and 2:| Level 1 | Level 2 |
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PSD is available at Certificate and Award level with a choice of assessment units available at both levels:
| Level 1 Certificate | 14 credits | Level 1 Award | 8 credits | Level 2 Certificate | 14 credits | Level 2 Award | 8 credits |
By building up a Portfolio of Evidence as they complete the various challenges, candidates develop their knowledge and abilities within the areas of personal and social development and provide evidence of meeting the Assessment Units for the chosen modules.
Certificate of Personal and Social Development Standards with Guidance (Levels 1 & 2)
PSD Standards with Guidance (Levels 1 & 2)
This is a vital document that describes the standards that candidates must meet for each assessment unit at each level, and provides guidance to support these standards.Assessment process:
- Internal assessment and moderation
- Candidate names submitted to ASDAN
- ASDAN sample the submission
- External postal moderation
The Qualifications offer:
- Nationally recognised certification for Levels 1 and 2
- Accreditation for existing PSHE and PSD activities
- Opportunities to include activities both inside and outside of school and in non-formal situations
- 100% coursework and postal moderation
| Level 1 Certificate | 25 points | Level 1 Award | 12.5 points | Level 2 Certificate | 46 points | Level 2 Award | 23 points |
Training
Practitioners must attend an introductory workshop in order to run PSD in their centre. Click here for details of workshops.
Publications
The PSD student books for Level 1 and Level 2 will be available shortly.
Students receive a copy of the relevant book as part of their candidate registration.
To download sample pdf copies of each of these books, please click on
the covers:
FAQ
Q: How much do PSD qualifications cost?A: Click here to access the costs page, which features information about registration costs for the PSD qualifications. Please also take into account the annual centre registration fee if you are not yet registered with ASDAN.
Q: How can my centre start running PSD?
A: If you are not yet registered with ASDAN, your first step is to complete an Application for Centre Registration Form.
Current ASDAN centres need to ensure PSD is added to their centre's registration. To do this, please complete the Additional Networks registration form.
You must attend an introductory training workshop or arrange suitable ASDAN in-house training in order to run PSD in your centre.
Following registration, you will receive a welcome pack. This will include a Registration of Candidate Numbers (Can A) form, which you need to complete in order to receive your student books.
Secure Area for registered centres
Once your centre is registered with ASDAN for PSD, you can access further information and resources via the website's Secure Area.
It contains all relevant updates, essential documents, meeting information and resources, and enables you to:
- Download Resources, including Guidance and Plan, Do, Review Forms
- Register your Qualification candidate numbers and names
- Submit your candidates online for the Award Programmes
- View updated Moderation Meeting and Support dates
- Purchase materials from the online ASDAN catalogue
- Check the list of candidates registered from your centre
There is no limit to the number of people from a centre who can register for a Secure Area password.
You can register for a password online, by clicking here to access the request form.
Further information
If you would like to discuss the qualification or require further information, please contact Maggie Walker or Charlotte Monk at ASDAN.
Case Study
The Certificate of Personal and Social Developmentat Edward Sheerien School
A Year 10 group of middle-ability pupils at Edward Sheerien School are
undertaking the new Certificate of Personal and Social Development.
The group are studying CoPE Level 2, having chosen it as an option.
As they have three hours per week over a two-year period available,
the Certificate of Personal and Social Development has been integrated
into this time, enabling the students to work towards two GCSE-equivalent qualifications.
The students are currently working on the Healthy Living module –
some of the challenges are also providing evidence of the CoPE
skills.
These photographs show pupils testing their cardio-vascular
fitness. Based on the results, they will develop an action plan on
what areas of fitness they want/need to improve and how they are
going to do this.
Foundation Learning Tier Progression Pathways
Please click here to download information about this qualification's eligibility for use in the Foundation Learning Tier national pilot of Progression Pathways.