My Independence: Supporting Aspirations

About this course

What is Supporting Aspirations?

The aim of the Supporting Aspirations course is to better prepare young people with PMLD to plan for good life outcomes.

Supporting Aspirations has been developed around the four preparing for adulthood pathways, each pathway comprises three modules:

friends, relationships and community
employment
good health
independent living

The module outcomes are based on what needs to be in place for a young person with PMLD to plan for the future and make a successful transition to new opportunities at college, adult social care, training programmes, employment or in supported living.

The film below explains how the programme has been designed to help young people with SEND develop a breadth of outcomes required to live independently and achieve good life outcomes.

Learner age	11+, 11–14, 11–25, 14+, 14–16, 14–25, 16+, 16–19, 19+, Adults
Level	Pre-Entry level (indicative), Entry level (indicative)
Key Stage	Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Education setting	Special school, Further education, Community Education, EOTAS, Academy / Multi-academy trust, Training provider, Adult education, Independent school, Secondary
Regulated	Non-regulated course
Certification	Externally certificated, hard-copy only
Location	International (including Channel Islands and Ireland), Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England
UCAS points	No UCAS points available
Available on Equitas	No
Pathway	Independent Living

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To teach this course you must be an ASDAN member.

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Who is Supporting Aspirations for?

Supporting Aspirations has been developed to meet the needs of learners with PMLD (profound and multiple learning difficulties) at all ages as appropriate.

Learner registration and certification

Centres will need to purchase a Supporting Aspirations learner registration for each learner.

An online learner progress tracker is available for centres to enter which modules and pathways a learner has completed to demonstrate progress and reward small steps of achievement.

17 certificates available in total (one for completion of each of the 12 modules, one for completion of each of the four pathways and one for completion of the full course).
An ASDAN printed, embossed certificate can be requested to mark the completion of a full course. The four pathway certificates can be downloaded from the ASDAN website.

Tutor guidance

A comprehensive tutor guidance and resources pack has been created to support Supporting Aspirations. This pack is essential for centres delivering this course as it contains many of the required resources ie pathway profiles, module completion log and module review.

An electronic copy of the pack will be made available once a centre has purchased a hard copy.

This pack is a one-time purchase that will be continually reviewed and updated and these updates will be provided as part of your ASDAN membership.

Centres can combine modules from Realising Aspirations and Supporting Aspirations to meet individual needs

Person-centred planning toolkit

The toolkit can be used across all four My Independence programmes, it contains person-centred planning tools that can be used to support the development of Education, Health and Care Plans and SEND Support Plans.

Getting started

New to ASDAN?

Your first step is to become a member of ASDAN. Read more about our membership tiers and the benefits of being a member.

Already a member?

If you are on our Programmes Plus membership, you can get started by purchasing materials below. We highly recommend that someone from your centre attends one of our introductory training workshops or we also provide in-house training sessions.

You can upgrade your membership at any time under account settings.

ASDAN members' area

You can manage your courses, learners, orders and account settings in the members’ area. This also contains all the essential documents, forms and updates that you will need to deliver your course.

Training is available for new and existing members to help staff introduce My Independence into your centre.

The person-centred planning tools are a key component of all ASDAN’s My Independence courses. These will be provided to centres who attend training, as part of the My Independence tutor guidance and person-centred planning toolkit.

Please contact independentliving@asdan.org.uk for any My Independence curriculum queries

CPD meetings

My Independence will be supported by free to attend, annual professional development meetings (face to face and online).

These meetings will provide opportunities for ongoing development and training for centres, showcasing best practice, networking, collaboration and feedback on learner portfolios.

Become a member

Our expert team will guide you through the process. Please complete this expression of interest form and an ASDAN expert will be in touch. You can also visit our membership page for a reminder of what is included.

Create a cohort

Once you are approved as an ASDAN member and have approval to deliver this course, you can create a cohort of learners in the members’ area. Specify a course coordinator, the expected completion date and the number of learners taking the course. Learners should be registered within 60 days of starting any ASDAN course and before any assessment takes place.

Resources

ASDAN provides a wide range of supporting resources, including course standards with guidance and assessment materials. All resources related to your course can be found on the course webpage.

Assessment

All ASDAN courses are assessed through portfolios or projects, instead of exams. Appropriate internal quality assurance (IQA) and external quality assurance (EQA) will take place according to the course and you will be guided on this by our team.

Professional development opportunities

Continued professional development (CPD) training opportunities are available for all ASDAN courses to support assessment and internal quality assurance (IQA).

Training is delivered by ASDAN experts, supporting your centre to run our courses successfully and develop and sustain expertise across your team. They provide an introduction to the course, along with guidance on processes, course delivery and moderation.

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As an ASDAN member, you can also take part in ASDAN’s special interest groups. These are termly online sessions focusing on specific areas of practice, providing space for discussion, collaboration and networking between ASDAN members.

Costs

Item	Price
Supporting Aspirations: learner registration (price per learner, includes certification)	£12
Supporting Aspirations tutor guidance and resources: full	£310 +VAT
Supporting Aspirations tutor guidance and resources: per pathway	£89 +VAT
My Independence learner evidence binder (with tabbed pathway dividers)	£8 + VAT
My Independence pathway stickers (pack of 120 stickers)	£6 + VAT