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course details

(Correct at March 2009)

 

Courses Offered

XL Asdan with the Prince's Trust Programme
Core Skills
(Each in place of 1 Standard Grade)

Course Content

XL Asdan

The XL Programme is part of a network of clubs running in schools all over the UK and is taken as an alternative to a Standard Grade course.  It runs for 3 periods per week and will have 15 members.  XL offers a practical way to learn new skills, plan for the future and provides a positive experience of school.  Students take responsibility for running and planning the activities which make up the XL programme and are guided and supported by the XL club advisers.  XL is informal, but behind this informality lies a rigorous curriculum, which focuses on personal, social and team skills as well as developing competencies and enthusiasm for enterprise, citizenship and employment.

The group running this year received an "Innovation Grant" from the Prince's Trust of £2000 to make a DVD of their activities, are involved with Dundee College xl group for a community project and are planning an exchange with a school in Renfrewshire.

Core Skills

An opportunity to set the foundations for lifelong learning, core skills are transferable.

Course Content

Communication

  • Develop the ability to understand and evaluate written communication

  • Produce written communication such as essays, letters or reports

  • Produce and react to oral communication

Numeracy

  • Develop ability to read scales

  • Develop information and handling skills in different situations using charts, diagrams and graphs

  • Development of basic numerical skills including dealing with whole numbers, decimals and percentages and fractions

Information Technology - during the course you will

  • Use an IT system effectively

  • Perform processes using a range of application packages

  • Carry out searches to extract and present relevant information

Assessment

XL works towards The Prince's Trust XL award accredited by ASDAN, recognising the wider key skills of Problem Solving, Working with Others, Citizenship and Entrepreneurship.

Core Skills are SQA accredited at either Access 3 or Int 1 Level.