Discover Empowering Futures Secondary Provision

G.A.I.N.

Re-Engagement, Identity, and Direction

Our Secondary provision uses the G.A.I.N. framework to support young people through re-engagement, skill development, and preparation for adulthood.

Ground
We support emotional regulation, consistency, and trust, helping learners stabilise and re-engage after periods of difficulty or disengagement from education.

Awaken
Learners are encouraged to reconnect with learning through personalised timetables, supportive relationships, and flexible approaches that recognise individual strengths.

Ignite
Through vocational pathways, practical learning, and real-world relevance, learners develop confidence, motivation, and a clearer sense of purpose.

Navigate
We help learners plan next steps into post-16 education, training, employment, or reintegration into mainstream settings, supporting informed and positive transitions.

Empowering Futures – Short Courses

ASDAN Qualifications & Programmes at Empowering Futures

At Empowering Futures, we use ASDAN’s wide range of programmes to support learners of all ages and abilities. We ensure that every learner completes a baseline test when joining us so that we can set realistic goals, track progress, and provide the right level of support.

All sessions are delivered in a way that is personalised to learner interests and embedded with Maths, English and Digital Skills, so students don’t fall behind in their current school curriculum while benefiting from additional vocational and personal development opportunities.

We embed the Lifeskills Challenge into our online programmes to enhance the learning experience. Learners complete additional tasks tailored to their chosen vocational area, developing core skills while earning ASDAN certification for each completed challenge.

Lifeskills Challenge activities are embedded into our classroom provision to enhance learning outcomes and provide additional accreditation. These challenges allow learners to apply their skills in real-world contexts, linked to their chosen vocational area, while building personal and social skills that support long-term success.

All our programmes can be studied in the classroom, online or blended-learning.

SECONDARY (ages 11–16, up to post-16)

ASDAN has a broad and flexible range of qualifications and short courses suitable for KS3, KS4, and Post-16 learners.

Core Programmes & Qualifications

Personal Development Programmes (PDP) – Bronze, Silver, Gold (ages 13–19)
AoPE / CoPE (Levels 1–3; ages 14–19; Level 3 UCAS-bearing)
Personal and Social Development (PSD) (Entry 1–Level 2; ages 14–19)
Employability (Entry 2–Level 2; ages 14–19)
Personal Progress (Entry 1; ages 14–19, suitable for SEND learners)
Lift Off (ages 9–12, transition programme can be used for younger secondary learners)

ASDAN Short Courses (10–60 hours; ages 11+)

These courses are modular, flexible, and excellent for secondary learners who benefit from accreditation in areas linked to vocational tasters or core subjects.

PSHE
Beliefs and Values
Citizenship
Peer Mentoring
Personal Finance
Sports and Fitness
Football
Animal Care
Environmental
Expressive Arts
FoodWise
Living Independently
RoadWise
Careers and Experiencing Work
Enterprise
Leadership
Volunteering
Sports
Gardening
Science
English
Mathematics
Geography
History
Languages
Hospitality Vocational
Uniformed Services Vocational
Computing Vocational
Manufacturing Vocational
Land-based Sector Vocational
Construction Vocational
Hair and Beauty Vocational