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Sport BTEC (Pearson Edexcel)
Head of Department:
Mr J Phimister - Head of PE
Miss H James - BTEC Sport
Coordinator
Teaching Staff:
Miss E Teague
Miss H James
Mr M Redman
Mr J Palmer-Goddard
Overview
BTEC Level 3 Sport is a vocational course and provides a
broad basis of study, preparing learners for a range of higher
education courses and job roles in the sports sector. The course
consists of four units over two years, is assessed as coursework,
controlled assessment and written examination and is
equivalent to one A Level.
Course Content
There are three mandatory
units and 1 optional unit.
Mandatory Units: Anatomy
and Physiology (written
exam); Fitness training
and programming for
health, sport and wellbeing
(controlled assessment);
Professional development
in the sports industry
(assignment).
In each unit, students will
be graded in the format of
a Pass, Merit, Distinction
Near Pass or Unclassified.
Units 1 and 2 have externally
assessed exams at the end
of their study (May/June or
Year 12).
Students can choose to re-sit
exams in December/January
of Year 13 to achieve a higher
mark. The highest mark
achieved in external exams
will always be the mark that is
counted, regardless of when
it is achieved.
Expectations
Students are expected
to: attend all lessons; read
and research; plan work in
a logical order and keep a
record of progress; reference
sources; produce good
quality work with high
standards of grammar and
spelling; present work in a
suitable format according
to the purpose and the
audience; meet deadlines;
review work and act upon
feedback.
Future Pathway
The course should stimulate
and sustain an interest in,
and enjoyment of sport.
Students develop
their knowledge and
understanding of sport
and develop practical and
technical skills as well as the
ability to carry them out.
Employers in the Sports
Nutrition, Coaching,
Marketing, Sport and Leisure
industry value the qualities
that vocational students
bring to the workplace,
while universities value the
independent study skills
that vocational students
develop throughout the
course. Students develop
sports coaching skills.
Key Skills
Communication, teamwork,
research and analysis are
the main transferable skills
which are valued in both
higher education and the
workplace.
Recommended Entry
Requirements
It is a requirement that you
have passed GCSE PE, have
a genuine interest in sport
and have passes in at least
five GCSEs including
English Language,
Mathematics and Science.
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