Course information
BTEC SPORT Ext Diploma Level 3
Canons High School - Harrow
02089515780
Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN
Course summary

Who is the Course for? This level 3 Extended Diploma is an exciting course designed for students who have a passion for sport and want to pursue further study and a career in the sporting industry. This course will be the only course delivered for the students enrolled as it is the equivalent to 3 A levels. Over the course of two years the students will complete 14 units. This will encompass anatomy and physiology, fitness training, development and provision of sport, investigating business in sport, skill acquisition, professional development in the sports industry, sports leadership, practical sport performance, coaching, research methods, sports psychology, work experience, leisure management and technical and tactical demands of sport. What can it lead to? This course could lead into a wide range of opportunities at higher education. This could include the following: BA (Hons) in sports development and management BA (Hons) in sports management BA (Hons) in sports business management BA (Hons) in sports and leisure management BA (Hons) in sports science BA (Hons) in exercise, health and fitness BA (Hons) in sports and exercise psychology. This course will also be an excellent foundation for those wanting to pursue a career in teaching and coaching sport. How will I be taught? The course is structuredinto 10 mandatory units and four optional units which are chosen by the teachers delivering the course. These units have different assessment measures. One unit is assessed by an exam and marked externally. Three units are synoptic units which are marked externally. This means learners have to demonstrate appropriate skills, techniques, concepts, theories and knowledge to a key task. The remaining ten units are coursework based. They are both marked internally by the teachers but will be subject to external verification with the exception of one which is marked externally.

Entry requirements

APS of 4.4

How you'll be assessed

Year 12 This year will deliver unit 1 Anatomy and Physiology with an exam in the summer of 2018. Unit 2 Fitness will include a controlled assessment in the January of 2018. Units 23,3,4,7 and 8 will also be delivered. Year 13 This year will include unit 19 Development in the Sports Industry and unit 22 Investigating Business in Sport which are controlled assessments sat in January 2019. Units 9, 6, 18, 20 and 26 will also be delivered.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityHarrow
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressShaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN