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Earning AQA awards

By taking part in our activties, groups and events, you can earn AQA accredited awards and celebrate your achievements!

Your achievements, recognised

Across the RSBC activities programme, we deliver activities, groups and events that enable you to earn awards through the AQA Unit Award Scheme.

The AQA Unit Award Scheme is a fun and unique way to record the achievements of the children and young people that take part in our activities, groups and events! 

AQA is a leading national awarding body who also deliver UK qualifications taught mainly in schools and colleges including GCSEs, AS and A-levels amongst others. 

This Unit Award Scheme is a little bit different to a formal qualification as you can do things that really interest you, and that you enjoy and have those achievements formally recognised through this accreditation. It’s also different in that you achieve the award by taking part, and not through assignments or essays. 

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Encouraging your growth

Our aim is that the scheme will boost your confidence, keep you motivated to keep up your interests and help you to make progress on the learning journey. 

You'll be rewarded with a certificate for each unit of learning that will build up a collection of certificates to really showcase your skills, knowledge and experience. 

Every year we host a special AQA award ceremony that recognises everyone’s achievements and where you can then receive your certificates. This is usually held online so people all around the country can take part. 

When you next book onto one of our activities see what AQA’s you can get involved in achieving. It might be cooking, outdoor activities, music, creative writing or sports to name just a few! If you want to know more, have a look at the AQA website.

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Find out what's on

Interested in gaining an AQA award? Get involved with our free programme of activities, events, clubs - online and in person.

From outdoor residential adventures, audiobook club to pizza making in our accessible kitchen, there’s something for everyone

Activities programme