ASDAN's Vision and Values
ASDAN’s Charitable Objective
ASDAN is established as a registered charity for “The advancement of education, by providing opportunities for all learners to develop their personal and social attributes and levels of achievement through ASDAN awards and resources, and the relief of poverty, where poverty inhibits such opportunities for learners.”
Registered charity number: 1066927​
ASDAN’s Vision
What do we do?
Our vision is to transform life chances through learning by enabling all learners to discover, develop and make full use of their abilities.
We do this by working with partner educators to foster the personal, social and work-related abilities of learners.
Why do we do this and who do we work with?
We believe that all learners should have the opportunity to discover, develop and make use of their abilities. This is the way to raise aspirations, address inequality and improve social mobility.
Learning is the process by which learners and educators convert potential into actual ability.
We believe the development of personal, social and work-related abilities is vital for learners of all abilities because:
- strengthening these abilities supports academic and vocational education
- they are particularly effective in re-engaging young people
- they are important for accessing knowledge and skills at work
- they are especially important for entry level work
- they equip learners to live well and make use of their abilities
We want all learners, in particular those who face barriers to learning to benefit from ASDAN’s curriculum programmes and qualifications.
By educators we mean all those who have a role in working with children and young people as learners in a range of contexts, for example, teachers, trainers, assessors, coaches, mentors, peers, supervisors, leaders, managers, family members and carers.
ASDAN's Values
Our values are the key beliefs and principles that people within ASDAN and our customers and partners consider important. They define the way we work.
ASDAN is:
ASDAN's educational principles:
Our educational principles underpin our approach to fostering the personal, social and work-related abilities of young learners.
Our starting point is to recognise that many learners experience barriers to learning. Our courses are designed to address these by: