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Countryside Management BTEC
(Pearson Edexcel)
Head of Department:
Mr P Bolton
Teaching Staff:
Mr P Bolton
Mr J Hart
Practical Instructors:
Mr P Spiers
Mrs R Bolton
Overview
Countryside Management is a vocational course designed to
offer students a programme of study that is both practical and
challenging. The course is composed of six modules. 40% of the
course is delivered outside the classroom, where students are
able to thrive through the completion of practical conservation
tasks in a variety of settings to include local estates, local and
national parks and nature reserves.
Course Content
At Seaford, we make effective
use of our surroundings,
which enables us to cover
the following units:
Unit 1: Professional
Working Responsibilities
(external assessment)
Unit 5: Countryside Estate
Skills Activities
We will then use external
locations and partners to
support the completion of:
Unit 4: Work Experience in
the Land-based Sectors
Unit 7: Woodland
Management
Unit 11: Wildlife Ecology
and Conservation
Management
This qualification is made
up of 67% mandatory
content and 33% external
assessment.
Expectations
Students are expected to
wear appropriate personal
protective equipment for
this course and will be asked
to supply toughened work
boots (steel toe-capped and
reinforced soles), heavy duty
work trousers (Dickies or Site
Wear etc.) and work gloves –
riggers and builders’ gloves.
Students are also expected
to partake in all practical
activities as these activities
will be mapped against their
unit assessment.
Future Pathway
This qualification was
designed in close
collaboration with industry
and it is fully supported by
the Sector Skills Council (SSC)
for the sector, LANTRA. It is
a highly respected route for
those who wish to move into
employment in the sector,
either directly or following
further study.
This programme of study
provides our students with
a platform to access higher
education where they can
study for a career in the
countryside sector to include
Forestry, Land Management,
Conservation Management
and Recreation Management
within country parks.
Key Skills
Throughout the course,
students will have the
opportunity to develop land
management and estate
skills, in addition to becoming
independent enquirers,
creative thinkers and reflective
practitioners.
During the practical activities,
the students will be able to
develop their team working,
problem solving and self-
management skills.
Recommended Entry
Requirements
Grade 4 or above at GCSE
English, GCSE Maths and
GCSE Science
Students will also be expected
to demonstrate that they
are interested and wish to
pursue a Higher Education
pathway or career within the
countryside sector.
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