Assurance, accessibility and achievement
Our Unit Award Scheme (UAS) allows all students to engage with learning and see a clearer route towards GCSEs. Watch their confidence grow as they achieve, building their core skills and knowledge in a range of subjects.
The scheme is affordable and offers many benefits for you and your learners:
Choose a subject of interest
We’ve done the hard work for you and mapped bitesize units to our GCSEs.
Support their future
Motivate your learners by building on key skills and knowledge as they move towards GCSEs.
Accessible for all
UAS is inclusive and suitable for learners of all abilities and can be individually tailored to their needs.
Reward your students
See their engagement and motivation increase as they build a portfolio of certificates for each completed unit.
Unit Award Scheme stories
Watch our YouTube series where we follow Faye, an Alternative Provision Lead, in her UAS teaching journey. You'll find out:
- how the onboarding process works
- what the teacher training is like
- how students and parents responded to the scheme.
Why choose UAS?
Our UAS is designed to make GCSE success a possibility for learners.
See how quick and easy it is to get started with the resources below:
Case studies
Using AQA’s Unit Award Scheme to support positive learning experiences in prisons
11 April 2024 New
Find out how the Unit Award Scheme helps prisons invest in education and rehabilitation, giving prisoners the opportunity to build confidence and develop transferable skills.
Case study: RSPCA Newbrook Farm Education Centre
11 September 2023 New
Author: Zoe Teague
Zoe Teague, Senior Education Officer at RSPCA Newbrook Farm Education Centre, shares why her centre chose UAS and how the scheme has helped to create opportunities for their learners.
Case study: St Peter's Church of England school
11 September 2023 New
Author: Jo Brophy
Jo Brophy, Inclusion and Engagement Lead at St Peter's Church of England school in Exeter, explains how she's using UAS to create innovative, alternative pathways for students.
Case study: Haven High Academy
06 May 2022
Author: Nicola Reeson
Nicola Reeson, SEND Manager at Haven High Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, shares why UAS was introduced in her centre.
Case study: Brunel and Burton Academies
06 May 2022
Author: Mandy Seymour
Mandy Seymour, teacher and SENCO at Brunel and Burton Academies in Devon, explains how UAS continues to be a success with both students and teachers.
Take the next step
The scheme is quick and easy to set up and with training now free for you and your team, we’re here to help you celebrate success.
If you're interested and would like to hear from our UAS team, fill in our enquiry form below.