Asset Languages Structure
Asset Languages is an assessment scheme which provides accreditation for the Languages Ladder. Asset qualifications can also be mapped to other qualification frameworks, as shown below.
| Stages |
NQF |
General Quals
|
National Curriculum
|
CEF approx |
| Advanced: Grades 10-12 |
Level 3 |
AS / A Level |
|
B1/B2 |
| Intermediate: Grades 7-9 |
Level 2 |
GCSE A* - C |
7-EP |
A2/B1 |
| Preliminary: Grades 4-6 |
Level 1 |
GCSE D - G |
4-6 |
A1/A2 |
| Breakthrough: Grades 1-3 |
Entry Level |
Entry 1-3 |
1-3 |
A1 |
Asset Languages externally-assessed qualifications attract KS4 achievement and attainment table points. The points are per skill, by grade. Points achieved by pupils taking Asset qualifications in KS3 can be carried over into KS4 tables. As a reminder, the points value of GCSEs are E = 28, D = 34, C = 40, B = 46, A = 52 and A* = 58.
| Asset Languages Stages |
Grade |
Points per skill |
Points x 4 skills
|
|
Advanced
Each Asset Languages Advanced qualification counts for 10% towards the Level 2 (A*-C) and Level 1 (D-G) thresholds. (So 4 quals count for 40%).
Additionally Advanced qualifications contribute 6.25% each towards the Level 3 threshold.
|
Grade 12 |
34.5 |
138 |
| Grade 11 |
30.75 |
123 |
| Grade 10 |
27 |
108 |
|
Intermediate
Each Asset Languages Intermediate qualification counts for 5% towards the Level 2 (A*-C) and Level 1 (D-G) thresholds. (So 4 quals count for 20%).
|
Grade 9 |
13.75 |
55 |
| Grade 8 |
12.25 |
49 |
| Grade 7 |
10 |
40 |
|
Preliminary
Each Asset Languages Preliminary qualification counts for 5% towards the Level 1 (D-G) threshold. (So 4 quals count for 20%).
|
Grade 6 |
8.5 |
34 |
| Grade 5 |
7 |
28 |
| Grade 4 |
4.75 |
19 |
|
Breakthrough
Asset Languages Breakthrough qualifications are at Entry Level, so do not count towards the threshold, but do count towards average points per student and value added.
|
Grade 3 |
3.5 |
14 |
| Grade 2 |
3 |
12 |
| Grade 1 |
2.5 |
10 |
More information on achievement and attainment tables can be found
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables/
The qualifications are on the DCSF Section 96 and 97 databases and can also be found through the QCA’s National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ) . For more information on QCA accreditation and LSC funding for Asset Languages, please see the FAQ section. |