Candle Courses

CandLE offer a suite of courses accredited by ASDAN. The courses have been specifically designed for AAC users to be accessed through accessible software. They can be tailored for individual access needs and offer students the chance to learn subject specific, knowledge and skills that directly relate to the National Curriculum.

The courses are suitable for students from the Age of 7 and provide a clear, structured pathway for students to make academic progress beyond the early reaches of the national curriculum.

The CandLE ASDAN courses aim to help students to bridge the gap in knowledge and skills that they may have missed, or from not having the opportunity to participate in academic learning. The goal is for students to be able to progress further with accessing a wider curriculum as well as improving communication and independent living skills.

Engagement in Curriculum Learning: This ‘stand-alone’ course provides students with the foundation skills to support continued curriculum learning beyond sensory exploration.

Bridge To English: This suite of courses aims to enable students to develop English skills through the progression of academic skills in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar, reading, comprehension, writing, language features and analysing text.

Bridge To Maths: This suite of courses enables students to develop academic skills through the progression of number, shape, space, measurement and data handling skills.

World Knowledge/Science, history, and geography: This suite of courses aims to enable the learner to develop their knowledge and skills across science, history, and geography.

Independent Living Skills through Technology and Instruction: The focus of this suite of courses is enabling students to develop independence through Self Advocacy, Keeping Safe, Health Management, Community Access, Social, Financial Literacy and Household Management skills.

Personal Project: This suite of courses aims to enable students to develop thinking and basic research skills by investigating a topic of their choice using a specific set of guidelines.

AAC City and Guilds

The AAC City and Guilds course is designed to allow learners to develop effective communication and social skills, using Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

The qualification is suitable for learners age over the age of 15, with no upper age limit. Learners can complete the course using low tech, high tech AAC and/or a mixture of means of communication. Assessment is through observation of the key skills from the qualification in everyday situations.

CandLE are a registered, approved City and Guilds Centre. Students can enrol on the qualification with us and in doing so can access a high level of support in achieving the assessment outcomes.

“The AAC course is great! I have learnt how to speak to unknown people more independently. The lessons are brilliant and fun and show us how to work Grid 3.”

Oli - AAC CITY AND GUILDS STUDENT

The course is delivered across the levels:

Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1

The following units are covered in the course:

Conversation skills
Directing others
Asserting independence
Remote communication
Dealing with problems in daily life
Organise own AAC equipment

The qualification can be delivered in two ways depending on the needs of the learner and their supporting team.

Lessons on key skills can be delivered online or in-person to the learner by an AAC specialist with all course assessment and regular support included
Lesson content can be provided for others to deliver the key skills, with all course assessment and support provided by CandLE

Candle Courses

AAC City and Guilds

Office

19-21 New Market street,
Ulverston, Cumbria,
LA12 7LQ

Phone

01229 585173

E-Mail

[email protected]

Hours

Monday – Friday
9am – 4pm

Contact Us!

Registered in England and Wales Company Number: 6588282 © CandLE 2021

Candle Courses

AAC City and Guilds

Office

19-21 New Market street,Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7LQ

Phone

01229 585173

E-Mail

[email protected]

Hours

Monday – Friday9am – 4pm

Contact Us!

Registered in England and Wales Company Number: 6588282 © CandLE 2021

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19-21 New Market street,
Ulverston, Cumbria,
LA12 7LQ

Monday – Friday
9am – 4pm