Extended Certificate in Sport

Students with a wide range of sporting interests enjoy the BTEC Sport course. This course will support a number of jobs in the sporting industry.

It combines well with a large number of subjects and supports entry to higher education courses in a very wide range of disciplines (depending on the subjects taken alongside).

This qualification is equivalent to 1 A Level.

The subject is studied alongside other BTEC or A Level subjects.

Exam Board: Edexcel

What will I study?

Learners will study four units with three of these being mandatory units:

• Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology
• Unit 2: Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Well-being
• Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports Industry
• Unit 5: Application of Fitness Testing

How is the subject assessed?

2 x External Examinations (33.5% per paper)

2 x Internal Assessments (16.5% per assignment)

Minimum Entry Requirements

5 9-4 grades at GCSE including English and Mathematics (at minimum grade 4).and grade 4 in GCSE PE or equivalent grade 4 in BTEC Sport/VCERT