Sport Level 1

Start Date

Mon Sep 04 2023

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Weekdays

Duration

1 year

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Sport Level 1

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This course is perfect for you if you want to start a career in the sport and active leisure industry.

You’ll study all aspects of how and where to participate in sport, look at improving fitness, healthy lifestyle, sport in the workplace and working safely.

We’ll help you to develop the skills that show your potential to an employer. This includes how you can use your knowledge to best effect, that you have the right attitude, high standards and will be a great asset to their business.

As part of this qualification you will study the following units:

Taking part in sport
Personal exercise and fitness
Developing sports volunteering skills
Assisting at a sports event
Effect of exercise on human body systems
You will also study towards an English and maths GCSE/Functional skills qualification alongside your main course with our expert teaching team.

All students also take part in Personal and Social Development lessons with topics ranging from job applications to personal finance.

Sport Academies

You will have the opportunity to join of one of our eight sport academies, where you will get:

Up to 4.5 hours of professional training each week, access to competitions and specialist sport academy coaches
Free access to physiotherapy assessments and treatment*
The opportunity to compete in local, national and international competitions
A personalised training and development programme

Our eight specialist academies are:

Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Football
Men's Rugby
Netball
Women's Football
Women's Rugby

They all offer outstanding, training, coaching and playing opportunities for everyone of all abilities.

Assessment

Throughout the course, we'll monitor your progress and provide constructive feedback to help you to improve where needed. We'll measure your skills and knowledge against nationally recognised standards specific to the sport sector. We assess you in a range of ways including projects from which you'll create a portfolio of evidence and practical tasks such as taking part in sports, fitness tests and customer service interviews.

The teaching team

At the Academy for Sport, we have over 25 sport delivery staff including teachers, coaches and learning facilitators all ready to support your learning journey.

Each member of the team has their own specialist subjects that they will be teaching you, for example we have specialists in:

They all have up to date industry experience to share with you and the energy and enthusiasm to help you to get where you need to be.

Work Experience & Employer Partners

Each student will undertake a 30 hour work placement or participate in work readiness activities.

Facilities, kit and equipment

You'll study at our Academy for Sport, where our facilities are among the best in the country and include:

Classrooms equipped with integrated IT
Sports science and sports therapy facilities
Performance lab
3G and 4G pitches
Indoor athletics track
Sports hall
Strength and conditioning gym
Massage suite
Aerobics suite
Gym
Boxing ring

Next Steps

After the course you can progress onto one of our Level 2 courses in Sport or Uniformed Public Services.

Required Entry Qualifications

One GSCE at any grade.

Finance and funding

This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.

Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.

For one to one advice, contact our friendly team who will assess your individual circumstances and give you the right information. You can contact them on 0191 490 2246, start@gateshead.ac.uk or via Live Chat. Or pop along to one of our Enrolment Events.