Core PE

Students study a one hour lesson per week in Key Stage 4 core PE. Lessons reinforce earlier learning, as well as develop new skills. We try to give students the opportunity to develop greater consistency in the selection and application of skills. Develop their basic skills specific to the needs of different activities and apply simple tactics. Students show know and appreciate the value and enjoyment of exercise and activity. Therefore creating a greater knowledge of activities and exercise and how they help to develop fitness, health and well being. 

Pearson BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Sport

The Pearson BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Sport is covers theoretical and practical aspects of the sports industry. This course allows you to develop knowledge and associated practical skills that can be used when working in the sport industry. This course teaches employment skills needed to work in the sports industry such as performing, coaching, presenting, reporting and planning.

The course contains the following content:

Preparing Participants to take part in Sport and Physical activity - this includes the different types of physical activity and providers, the needs of participants, barriers to participation and ways to overcome these barriers. Equipment and technology required to take part in sport is also included. Learners will also develop an applied understanding of physiology and anatomy as they learn how to plan and deliver a warmup to prepare participants to take part in sport and physical activity.

Taking part and improving other participants sporting performance- this includes the components of fitness and how they are used in different types of sport; practical participation in sport and the rules and regulations in sport and ways to improve other participants sporting performance through planning and delivery of sports drills and conditioned practices.

Developing Fitness to improve other participants performance in sport and physical activity – This covers fitness testing, training and programming for different types of participants to improve their sport and physical activity performance.

How are students assessed?

Component	GLH	Qualification Weighting	Marks available	Types of assessment	Length of assessment
1. Preparing to take part in sport and physical activity	36	30%	60	Internal (PSA) 3 tasks Externally moderated	5 hours of supervised sessions
2. Taking part and improving other participants sporting performance	36	30%	60	Internal (PSA) 4 tasks Externally moderated	4 hours of supervised sessions
3. Developing Fitness to improve other participants performance in sport and physical activity	48	40%	60	External synoptic exam Externally marked	1 hour 30 mins for 60 marks

 

Pathways to future education and employment:

Study of this qualification will help you to make more informed choices for further learning about the sports industry. The choices that you can make post-16 will depend on your overall level of attainment and your performance in the qualification. The possible pathways you could take with this qualification are:

• A Levels as preparation for entry to higher education in a range of subjects.
• Study of a vocational qualification at Level 3, such as a BTEC National in Sport (2016) or a BTEC National in Sport and Exercise Science (2016), which prepares you to enter employment or apprenticeships, or to move on to higher education by studying a degree in the Sport Sciences or teaching sectors.

Examples of employment this qualification could lead to:

• Teacher
• Fitness Instructor
• Management in the Leisure Industry
• Sports Events Management
• Coaching
• Physiotherapy