ASDAN Studio · Vocational Skills · Week 1 of 6

Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

LAUNCH Pathway · ASDAN Studio · Vocational Skills (Hospitality & Gardening)

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Spark: Every workplace runs on a few skills you can learn and show.

Success looks like

I can name common vocational skills
I can describe different kinds of workplace
I can say which vocational skills I already have

Aspire · link a vocational skill to the sector where it matters most to a strong standard.

Teacher Print Tools — Week 1

Retrieval Quiz

Arrival Task – What Do You Already Know?

1. Say it

Name a job that uses your hands.

Any honest answer — e.g. a chef, a gardener.

2. Spot it

Name a skill useful in most workplaces.

Any honest answer — e.g. being on time.

3. Point to it

Point to a vocational skill you already have.

Any honest answer counts.

1. The big idea

What does ‘vocational’ mean?

Own words — practical, work-related skills.

2. Today’s work

Name two very different workplaces.

A sensible pair — e.g. a kitchen and a garden.

3. Success check

By the end you name skills you have. What counts as a vocational skill?

Name one — e.g. following steps, working safely.

1. Skill logic

Why do some skills transfer across many workplaces?

Because reliability, safety and teamwork are needed everywhere.

2. Evidence test

‘I have vocational skills.’ What evidence would show it?

A task you completed to a standard, witnessed.

3. Fit

Should you pick a workplace by pay or by fit? Argue it.

Own argument — fit keeps you there long enough to grow.

Starter

Today at a Glance

Key Question: What are vocational skills — and where do I already show them?

💡 Big Idea

Vocational skills are practical, work-related, and many transfer across workplaces.

🎲 Today We Play

Wordsearch — vocational words

🧱 The Wall Grows

Onto the Vocational Board

🏅 It Banks

ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening — vocational skills introduction; AQA UAS

Talk first, then we play — every voice counts here.

I Do

The Model — Vocational Skills and Workplaces

Key Idea: Practical skills, many transferable, shown in real workplaces.

👀 Look: reliability, safety, teamwork and tool skills work in most workplaces.

Step 0 of 3

Vocational means practical and work-related.

These are the skills a job needs on the day: following steps, working safely, keeping to time, using equipment. You learn them by doing.

Many skills transfer.

Reliability, safety awareness and teamwork are needed in a kitchen, a garden, a warehouse or a shop. Building them opens many doors.

You already have some.

Times you finished a task, worked safely or helped a group are vocational skills in action. Naming them is the start of your evidence.

We Do

Wordsearch — vocational words

How it works: Say what each word means, then tap to check.Found: 0/8

VOCATIONAL

WORKPLACE

RELIABLE

SAFETY

TEAMWORK

INSTRUCTION

TOOL

TRANSFER

I Do

Proving It — The Evidence Loop

Key Idea: Naming a vocational skill and a time you showed it is real evidence.

Step 0 of 3

Documentarian

photo your vocational-skills profile.

Annotate

write ‘I showed ___ when I ___’.

Witness

staff sign your vocational-skills audit.

For the moderator, not just the folder

A tick says it happened. A witness statement says what you did. Before the photo is filed, the adult writes one sentence naming the thing they actually saw you do — and rings whether you did it Supported, Standard or Stretch.

That ring is the part that counts. It is the difference between “the class did this” and “this candidate did it, at this level, with this much help.” The witness sheet prints with every pack.

We Do

Match the Skill to a Workplace It Suits

Step 1: Tap a card, then its partner. Step 2: Watch the WAGOLL write itself. Score: 0/6

RELIABLE

SAFETY-AWARE

TEAMWORK

FOLLOW STEPS

TOOL USE

TIDY

Turning up on time for a kitchen shift

Wearing the right gear on a building site

Sharing tasks in a busy cafe

Following a recipe or a planting guide

Using a trowel or a whisk correctly

Clearing your station in any workplace

Reliability shownSafety-awareTeamwork shownWitnessed

Independent Work

Independent Work — Studio Time

Instructions: Work at your level. Evidence goes in your ASDAN portfolio — Documentarian photo + annotation + witness tick — ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening — vocational skills introduction; AQA UAS occupational units.

🤝 With support

Task: Sort vocational-skill cards into HAVE IT and NOT YET, then match one skill to a workplace, with an adult.

Steps: One step at a time — adult support is right there. Photo it when you are proud of it.

👤 On your own

Task: Complete a vocational-skills profile with an example for each skill you have, and name a workplace it suits.

Steps: Work it through — photo as you go, annotate at the end, witness tick before you pack up.

🚀 Take it further

Task: Complete your profile, link each skill to a sector, and name the one skill you most want to build.

Steps: Task first, target second — say why that skill matters for your chosen work.

Lundy Loop

Lundy Loop — Your Voice on the Wall

Why: Article 12 — your view on the work that suits you counts.

🚪 SPACE

The Vocational Board tracks progress, never rankings — ‘pass’ is always allowed.

📣 VOICE

Say one vocational area you would like to try. Your words.

👥 AUDIENCE

Your profile is yours — the board shows only the headline you choose.

⭐ INFLUENCE

The areas the room is keen on shape the vocational tasters we set up.

Exit Ticket

Instructions: Answer independently. Own words — no wall-peeking.

1.

You can name a vocational skill — true? Say one.

Point to today’s work as your proof.

2.

You can name a workplace — true? Say which.

Point to today’s work as your proof.

3.

You have a vocational skill already — true? Say it.

Point to today’s work as your proof.

1.

Name two vocational skills.

Own words — any two.

2.

Which vocational skill do you have, and how did you show it?

Your skill + an example.

3.

Where does today’s evidence bank?

ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening — vocational skills introduction; AQA UAS.

1.

Which of your skills transfers most widely, and why?

Own pick + reasons.

2.

Why learn vocational skills by doing, not just reading?

Because they are shown in action, and practice builds them.

3.

Link one skill to the sector where it matters most.

Own link — skill to workplace.

Knowledge Organiser (LAUNCH ASDAN W1): Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

LAUNCH · ASDAN Studio · Vocational Skills · Banks: ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening intro; AQA UAS

Key Word	Definition
VOCATIONAL	Practical and work-related.
WORKPLACE	A place where people do their jobs.
TRANSFERABLE SKILL	A skill that works in more than one job.
RELIABLE	You do what you said, when you said.

Key Facts

Vocational skills are learned by doing.
Reliability, safety and teamwork transfer everywhere.
You already show some vocational skills.
Banks: ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening — vocational skills introduction; AQA UAS.
Pupil voice: name a vocational area to try.

Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

Name: ____________________ Class: __________ Date:

This week’s spark

Every workplace runs on a few skills you can learn and show.

ASDAN evidence

Documentarian photo + annotation + witness tick — ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening — vocational skills introduction; AQA UAS occupational units.

Arrival Task

1) Name a job that uses your hands.

2) Name a skill useful in most workplaces.

3) Point to a vocational skill you already have.

1) What does ‘vocational’ mean?

2) Name two very different workplaces.

3) By the end you name skills you have. What counts as a vocational skill?

1) Why do some skills transfer across many workplaces?

2) ‘I have vocational skills.’ What evidence would show it?

3) Should you pick a workplace by pay or by fit? Argue it.

Today at a Glance

Key Question: What are vocational skills — and where do I already show them?

We Do 1: Wordsearch — vocational words

VOCATIONAL, WORKPLACE, RELIABLE, SAFETY, TEAMWORK, INSTRUCTION, TOOL, TRANSFER

We Do 2: Match the Skill to a Workplace It Suits

Draw lines to match:

RELIABLE · SAFETY-AWARE · TEAMWORK · FOLLOW STEPS · TOOL USE · TIDY

Turning up on time for a kitchen shift · Wearing the right gear on a building site · Sharing tasks in a busy cafe · Following a recipe or a planting guide · Using a trowel or a whisk correctly · Clearing your station in any workplace

Scaffolding – Supported

Access & sensory notes (staff)
· The supported task today is: Sort vocational-skill cards into HAVE IT and NOT YET, then match one skill to a workplace, with an adult.
· Fine motor: offer the chunky-grip pen, and accept a card sort or a spoken answer scribed by an adult — the judgement is the evidence, not the handwriting.
· Sensory: offer the write-it-first option before any share-aloud; nobody is put on the spot cold.
· Cognitive load: a completed small piece beats a half-done large one at moderation. Cut the target, never the thinking.
· Ring the level honestly on the witness sheet. Supported with the work finished is a stronger portfolio entry than Standard with it abandoned.

Sentence starters

A vocational skill is ______.

I showed ______ when I ______.

A workplace it suits is ______.

Word bank

vocational · workplace · reliable · safety · teamwork · instruction · tool · transfer

Scaffolding – Standard

Frame

1) List vocational skills. 2) Give an example for each you have. 3) Match one to a workplace.

Scaffolding – Stretch

Stretch prompts

Which skill transfers most widely, and why? Which skill do you most want to build?

Independent Work – Supported

Task: Sort vocational-skill cards into HAVE IT and NOT YET, then match one skill to a workplace, with an adult.

Work here (an adult can scribe):

Independent Work – Standard

Task: Complete a vocational-skills profile with an example for each skill you have, and name a workplace it suits.

Evidence check: photo ☐ annotation ☐ witness ☐

Independent Work – Stretch

Task: Complete your profile, link each skill to a sector, and name the one skill you most want to build.

Stretch (L2 standard): link a vocational skill to the sector where it matters most to a strong standard.

Exit Ticket – Supported

1) You can name a vocational skill — true? Say one.

2) You can name a workplace — true? Say which.

3) You have a vocational skill already — true? Say it.

Exit Ticket – Standard

1) Name two vocational skills.

2) Which vocational skill do you have, and how did you show it?

3) Where does today’s evidence bank?

Exit Ticket – Stretch

1) Which of your skills transfers most widely, and why?

2) Why learn vocational skills by doing, not just reading?

3) Link one skill to the sector where it matters most.

Assessor Witness Statement

LAUNCH ASDAN W1 · Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces
LAUNCH · ASDAN Studio · Vocational Skills · Banks: ASDAN Hospitality / Gardening intro; AQA UAS

Candidate name
Date of activity
Activity witnessed	Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

1 · What I actually saw this candidate do

Name the observable action, not the worksheet. Write what a stranger would have seen from the doorway.

2 · Level the candidate worked at — ring ONE

SUPPORTED
Sort vocational-skill cards into HAVE IT and NOT YET, then match one skill to a workplace, with an adult.

STANDARD
Complete a vocational-skills profile with an example for each skill you have, and name a workplace it suits.

STRETCH
Complete your profile, link each skill to a sector, and name the one skill you most want to build.

Prompts given (if any):

3 · Evidence attached

☐ Dated photograph ☐ Candidate’s written annotation ☐ Completed sheet ☐ Other:

4 · Assessor declaration

I confirm the work described above was produced by the named candidate, and that the level ringed reflects the support actually given on the day.

Assessor name (print)	Role
Signature	Date

5 · Learner confirmation

I confirm this is my own work.

Learner name (print)	Signature
Date

One statement per candidate per session. File it with the photo, not instead of it.

Lundy Loop — this lesson

Space → Voice → Audience → Influence. The adult’s first job is Space: regulate before you educate.

Space	The Vocational Board tracks progress, never rankings — ‘pass’ is always allowed.
Voice	Say one vocational area you would like to try. Your words.
Audience	Your profile is yours — the board shows only the headline you choose.
Influence	The areas the room is keen on shape the vocational tasters we set up.

Closing the loop: this one ends on paper — your own hand, or your words scribed by an adult. Pass is always allowed.

What I said, and what it changed:

Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces — Feedback Sheet

Keep with your ASDAN portfolio.

Pupil name:	Date:
WWW (What Went Well):
EBI (Even Better If):
Level worked at: Supported / Standard / Stretch	ASDAN evidence filed: Yes / Not yet
Pupil response — my next step:

Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

Success looks like

Teacher Print Tools — Week 1

Arrival Task – What Do You Already Know?

1. Say it

2. Spot it

3. Point to it

1. The big idea

2. Today’s work

3. Success check

1. Skill logic

2. Evidence test

3. Fit

Today at a Glance

💡 Big Idea

🎲 Today We Play

🧱 The Wall Grows

🏅 It Banks

The Model — Vocational Skills and Workplaces

Vocational means practical and work-related.

Many skills transfer.

You already have some.

Wordsearch — vocational words

Proving It — The Evidence Loop

Documentarian

Annotate

Witness

Match the Skill to a Workplace It Suits

Independent Work — Studio Time

🤝 With support

👤 On your own

🚀 Take it further

Lundy Loop — Your Voice on the Wall

🚪 SPACE

📣 VOICE

👥 AUDIENCE

⭐ INFLUENCE

Exit Ticket

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2.

3.

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2.

3.

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2.

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Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces — banked!

Pens down — quick partner check!

Knowledge Organiser (LAUNCH ASDAN W1): Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

Key Facts

Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces

This week’s spark

ASDAN evidence

Arrival Task

Today at a Glance

We Do 1: Wordsearch — vocational words

We Do 2: Match the Skill to a Workplace It Suits

Scaffolding – Supported

Sentence starters

Word bank

Scaffolding – Standard

Frame

Scaffolding – Stretch

Stretch prompts

Independent Work – Supported

Independent Work – Standard

Independent Work – Stretch

Exit Ticket – Supported

Exit Ticket – Standard

Exit Ticket – Stretch

Assessor Witness Statement

Lundy Loop — this lesson

Introduction to Vocational Skills and Workplaces — Feedback Sheet