BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award

BTECs are vocationally related qualifications, where learners develop knowledge and understanding by applying their learning and skills in a work-related context. Additionally, they are popular and effective because they engage learners to take responsibility for their own learning and to develop skills that are essential for the modern-day workplace. These skills include: teamworking; working from a prescribed brief; working to deadlines; presenting information effectively; and accurately completing administrative tasks and processes. BTEC Firsts motivate learners, and open doors to progression into further study and responsibility within the workplace.

During this course, students will be assessed in a variety of different ways, which add up to their overall grade. They include; assignment based units (3 x 25%) and an external theoretical exam (25%).

Unit content includes:

• Fitness
• Practical Sports Performance,
• How the body responds to sport and exercise,
• Sports Leadership.