Sports Studies
Brentwood County High School - Essex
01277238900
Seven Arches Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Course summary

This holistic Sport course analyses aspects of developing coaching, fitness and health and explores various pathways to a career within sport. This course offers you the opportunity to extend your knowledge of sport through a number of practical and theoretical units of work. BTEC Sport will give you an understanding of sports performance and the factors that affect behaviour in sport. You gain subject-specific knowledge in areas such as physiology, psychology, health and many more! You'll also develop a set of core skills that can be used in lots of different careers, including: research and data analysis the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team communication skills time management problem-solving.

Entry requirements

Grade 4 or above in GCSE PE or a Merit in BTEC Level 2 PE; plus GCSE Grade 4 or above in English Language, Mathematics and Science.

How you'll be assessed

Units are assessed using a grading scale of Distinction (D), Merit (M), Pass (P), Near Pass (N) and Unclassified (U). All units contribute proportionately to the overall qualification grade. Forms of assessment include exams in units Anatomy and Physiology and Health and Wellbeing. The other units are coursework based.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityEssex
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressSeven Arches Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JF