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BTEC Sport (First Certificate)

Course Director: Hasmin Aranguren
Teachers: Hasmin Aranguren, Matthew Sheppard
Levels Offered: BTEC (Level 2)
Exam Board: Edexcel
Offered to: Year 10 & 11 students (2 years to complete) & Yr 12 students (1 year to complete)
Entry Requirements:

A proven interest in the study of Physical Education and Sport
A commitment to develop your Sport Leadership skills

Course Description: BTEC First Certificate in Sport

The BTEC Firsts in Sport have been designed to build on learning from Key Stage 3, for those that may wish to explore vocational route throughout Key Stage 4, and in post-16 education.

It introduces you to the world of employment in Sport and provides a good basis to go on to a more advanced work-related qualification. This is a Level 2 course and is the equivalent of two GCSE's at Grades A-C.

Students will study the following units:

Unit 1: Planning and Leading

This Unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to plan and lead a range of practical sports activities. It is the first step into leadership and sports coaching.

Unit 2: Practical Sport

This unit focuses on developing and improving the learners' own practical sports performance. Students take part in practical activities in a team and individual sport and analyse their own and others performances.

Unit 3: Body in Sport

Unit involves studying the Cardiovascular system, Respiratory System, Muscular System, Skeletal System and Energy System.

Assessment

All units consisted of a set of formal assessment tasks/assignments. The range of tasks will include: Experimental reports, investigative research, practical assessments, individual and group presentations.

BTEC Sport (National Award)

Course Director: Hasmin Aranguren
Teachers: Matthew Sheppard
Levels Offered: BTEC (Level 3)
Exam Board: Edexcel
Offered to: Year 12 & 13 students (2 year course)
Entry Requirements:

Completed Level 2 First Certificate.
A proven interest in the study of Physical Education and Sport.

Course Description: BTEC National Award in Sport

The BTEC National Award is a qualification which can extend a learner's programme of study and provide vocational emphasis for learner's programme of study and provide vocational emphasis for learners following an Applied GCE or GCE route or combination of both in their main programme of study.

Students will study the following units:

Unit 1: The Body In Action

This unit explores the structure and function of the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular & respiratory systems, and how each responds to exercise.

Unit 2: Health and Safety for Sport

This unit develops learners' awareness of the importance of health & safety legislation, regulations & legal responsibilities of all those working in sporting situations.

Unit 3: Training and Fitness for Sport

The aim of this unit is to give learners the skills and knowledge to plan a fitness training programme and to monitor and evaluate it.

Unit 4: Sports Coaching

Learners develop their own knowledge of coaching by investigating the work of recognised successful coaches and reflecting on the reasons and means of their success.

Unit 5: Practical Team/Individual Sports

This unit aims to develop the learners' own practical sports performance, focusing on the application of skills, techniques and tactics. This is achieved through participation in practical activities, & refection on their performances & those of those performers.

Unit 6: Work Based Experience in Sport

Provides the skills learners need in identifying, preparing for, planning and evaluating first hand experience in a vocational environment. This is an ideal opportunity to prepare learners for future careers within the sports industry.