BTEC Sport
Ramsey Gatehouse Sixth Form
Abbey College, Abbey Road, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1DG
Available start dates
Available start dates
Course Summary
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
The BTEC Sport courses allows for a broad basis of study for the sport sector. This qualification is designed to support progression to higher education when taken as part of a programme of study that includes other appropriate BTEC Nationals or A Levels. Within this course you will be exploring job opportunities in the sport industry, understanding how the body responds to exercise, carrying out fitness testing to apply to the components of fitness and exploring the benefits of fitness training to enhance sporting performance.
The activities you will be engaged in will be:
Theoretical lessons
Practical fitness testing lessons
Written assignments
Recorded interviews and evidence
Exploring how the body responds to sport and exercise
Developing skills and experience for jobs in the sport industry
Presentations to support your assignments
Mentoring and coaching of the younger years
Course Details
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Equivalent in size to one A Level.
Students will be graded using PASS, MERIT, DISTINCTION, DISTINCTION*
4 units of which 3 are mandatory and 2 are external.
Mandatory content (83%)
External assessment (67%).
2/4 units are exams, 2/4 units are coursework
Entry requirements
Five GCSEs grade 4 or above including Merit in Sports Studies or grade 5 in PE
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