About Asset

Available through OCR, Asset offers you the chance to motivate learners in 25 different languages. Over 400,000 Asset qualifications have already been awarded to language learners.

Over 400,000 Asset qualifications have already been awarded to language learners. Key stage 3, 4, 5Asset is a flexible assessment tool, designed to fit around your existing schemes of work. It measures proficiency rather than achievement on a particular course of study.

It’s an alternative to one-size-fits-all assessment because Asset recognises progress:

  • In small steps throughout the year
  • In the separate skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
  • Through teacher assessment or external assessment.

Learners aged as young as five and as old as 92 enjoy success with Asset Languages.


Principles

Launched in 2005 attracted around 2000 schools and colleges, 400,000 qualifications awardedAsset is a flexible, motivational form of assessment. Unlike other traditional qualifications, it offers teachers the opportunity to reward skills of listening speaking, reading and writing separately.Read more..


Structure

Asset Languages recognises progress in small steps throughout the yearsEach Asset Languages Advanced qualification counts for 10% towards the Level 2 (A*-C) and Level 1 (D-G) thresholds. (So 4 qualifications count for 40%). Additionally Advanced qualifications contribute 6.25% each towards the Level 3 threshold... Read more


Assessment

Confidence rocketFor an informal and adaptable way of assessing your learners, Asset publishes packs of graded tasks, mapped to the Languages Ladder. The tasks provide short, accessible tests, which are marked by you, in each of the four skill areas... Read more


Can do statements

I can take part in a discussion giving and justifying my opinions and ideasEach stage of the Languages Ladder is sub-divided into small graded steps. The Languages Ladder describes what a learner should be able to do in each skill, at each of the smaller graded steps, through simple 'Can Do' statements... Read more


Cluster groups

Where can I find support?Whether you are just starting out with Asset Languages or have more experience with the scheme, joining a cluster support group is a good way to share good practice and network locally. It is also a useful two way line of communication with Asset Languages... Read more on the OCR website



Asset was introduced to motivate middle-ability learners in Year 9, to challenge students taking a language at KS4 and to ensure that the vast majority of language learners received an accreditation in this subject to justify three years of language learning.

Kerry Newman, Head of Languages, Birley Community College, Sheffield.

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