Enrichment

The garden and allotment provide a stimulating programme of visits and activities to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. These activities enhance the curriculum, providing enriching experiences to aid our pupils’ personal development.

Pupils work towards gaining an ASDAN recognised qualification in both horticulture and gardening.

ASDAN is a curriculum development and awarding organisation.

They provide flexible and engaging programmes and qualifications that help young people develop skills for learning, work and life.

Pupils begin learning basic horticulture techniques by following and completing the Towards Independence Horticulture course.

Towards Independence provides a framework of activities to develop and accredit personal, social, work-related and independent living skills.

Pupils then progress onto working towards gaining an ASDAN Short Course Gardening qualification.

The Gardening Short Course offers exciting and rewarding activities to develop skills and knowledge through gardening. This course helps learners develop practical gardening skills, as well as personal, social and work-related skills.

The flexibility of ASDAN's Short Courses means that they can be carried out in a variety of settings, over a time period to suit the individual pupil.

Course Content

The Gardening Short Course contains eight modules:

• · Planting in the garden

• · Growing food on the allotment

• · Working under cover

• · Wildlife in the garden

• · Using your produce in the kitchen

• · Construction in the garden

• · Art in the garden

• · Careers in gardening