Requirements
The New Horizons programme is learner-centred, offering structure and flexibility; it provides recognition for small steps in achievement.
Working with their tutor, the student completes a Personal Skills section in the New Horizons Record Book for each module they do, which will help them identify specific things they're good at.
The final activity in each module is My Challenge. This requires the learner, working with the tutor, to identify something new they would like to try.
Levels of support are used to show how the learner has achieved the activity. They show individual progression and differentiation between learners:
- Experience recorded
- Gestural help
- No help
- Physical help
- Sensory experience
- Spoken/signed help
Additionally, there is an opportunity to record students' achievements by allocating a P level or other descriptor to their work, as appropriate.
Modules
The activities are split into five modules:
- Personal
- Social
- Health
- Citizenship
- Relationships
Each module contains a focused careers-related activity.
ASDAN members area
Once your centre is registered with ASDAN for New Horizons, you can find further information and resources in the members area. This section of the website contains all the essential documents, forms and updates that you will need to deliver your course.
There is no limit to the number of people from a centre who can register to use the members area. You can create a new user account using the online form.
Certification
After students' work has been internally moderated, centres must register candidates for external moderation, which is carried out at a regional moderation meeting or by post. ASDAN will issue certificates following successful external moderation.
Gold certification is available to learners who have successfully completed all modules. Silver certification is also available for learners who have completed one or more modules.
Costs
All student book, certification and registration prices shown below are per learner, unless otherwise stated.
| Item |
Price |
| New Horizons student book (one per learner) |
£8.35 |
| New Horizons certification (per learner) |
£5.00 |
| New Horizons tutor guidance and resources (optional) |
£15.85 |
All prices valid from 1 September 2018 until 31 August 2019. Prices are shown exclusive of VAT. For details of prices from September 2019, please download the list of ASDAN course costs for 2019–2020.