Sports Studies

Assessment

External Examinations: The examinations periods are in January and May. Learners are only allowed to sit each examination twice to secure a pass. The Extended Certificate pathway comprises of 2 examination Units. Foundation Diploma and the Diploma pathways both comprise of 3 examination units. The examination units are: • Unit 1: Body systems and the effects of physical activity. • Unit 3: Sports organization and development. • Unit 4: Working safely in sport, exercise, health and leisure Internally assessed: Many of the units are assessed internally by the learner’s teacher and are then externally moderated by OCR.