Sport Single Award

Course highlights

Rockley park – Sailing / kayaking. Moors Valley – orienteering

Students enjoy planning a middle school sport festival and assisting with the running and leadership of our school sports day as well as completing a first aid course.

Key facts

Desirable skills

Communication skills

Analysing & observing

Leadership skills

Apply scientific knowledge of the body to practical/ real life situations

Other subjects that work well with this course are;

Science

Psychology

Why study Sport at A level?

The OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Sport extended certificate is the equivalent to one A Level. For the last 7 years the PE department have produced outstanding results consistently being in the top 1% Nationally for Post 16 Sport qualifications. This course has lots of variety with practical units as well as sports science and exam units. There are 5 units (3 mandatory units and two optional units). The focus of the course is to enhance students’ employability, so all units are directly relevant to real-life work situations. The Units studied include:

Unit 1 Body systems (Anatomy & Exercise Physiology) (written exam)

Unit 2 Sports Coaching & Activity leadership

Unit 3 Sports Organisation and Development (written exam)

Unit 8 Organisation of Sports events

Unit 18 Practical Skills in Sport and Physical Activities

All units are marked individually

as either a Pass, Merit or Distinction and all have UCAS points attached to them for entry to university (Distinction* =120 points to Pass = 40 points).

Course overview

How will the students learn in this subject?

Students will learn through a range of different strategies including practical lessons, independent study, group work and class discussions.

Content you will covered in this course

All the units are listed above, but the course provides content that matches some aspect of Biology and Sports Science, along with practical activities such as developing coaching skills and planning fun sports events.

The students will participate in an Outdoor activity either at Rockley Park or Moors Valley, complete a First Aid course, lead middle school sports festivals and learn about how the skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and energy systems adapt during exercise.

What skills will the students develop during the 2 years?

Communication skills, leadership, analysis of performance, critical thinking and using scientific concepts and applying them to practical situations.

Students studying your subject here will

Have a chance to develop their knowledge and understanding of the range of activities and environments within the sports sector and have the opportunity to specialise in different aspects of sports performance and sport development

Progression routes and future careers

Transferable skills: Leadership, communication, observation & analysis, evaluating and critical thinking.

Possible careers: Physiotherapy, Personal Trainer, Exercise Scientist, Sports Scientist, PE Teacher, NHS staff, Sport Psychology, Events Management, Leisure, Coaching.

Previous students gone on to study and where:

Two examples are Zach Hallam achieved double Distinction * and is studying Sports Therapy at Gloucester University and Adam Heathcote is studying exercise Science at Southampton University.