Subject | BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport (Double A level)
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Entry Requirements | 4 GCSEs grade 4 or above including English. Preferably a GCSE grade 4 or above in PE or BTEC Level 2 Pass. Students should have a high level of interest in sport/physical activity and ideally be an active participant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exam Board | Pearson/Edexcel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content relating to the subject qualification | The National Diploma is the equivalent to two A Level qualifications and requires the completion of 6 mandatory and 3 optional units of work relating to the field of sport and the leisure industry. The mandatory units are as follows;
Units 1, 2 and 22 are externally assessed written exam papers which are set and marked by Pearson
The proposed optional units are listed below;
In Year 1 Units 1, 2, 22, 4 and 7 will be completed. In Year 2 Units 3, 5, 23, and 10 will be completed.
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Assessment of the qualification | The National Diploma is mainly assessed internally through the completion of coursework.
There are three units that are externally assessed. Unit 1 – Anatomy and Physiology is assessed through a 90-minute exam. The first opportunity to sit this is in January of year 12 and students are allowed one re-sit only.
The second externally assessed unit is Unit 2 – Fitness training and programming for health, sport and well-being which is assessed in a 2.5-hour exam. Students are given four hours to complete independent research based on a case study they will have received one week prior to the exam.
The third externally assessed unit is Unit 22 – Investigating business in sport and the active leisure industry which is assessed in a 3-hour exam. Students are given 6 hours to complete independent research based on a case study they will have received two weeks prior to the exam.
The remaining 6 units that are internally assessed may also be required for external verification of marking. Each unit of work will be graded as a Pass, Merit or Distinction and the final grade will be calculated based on the accumulation of these grades. The final grade awarded and its A Level equivalent are shown below.
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*Please note that students can also complete a single a-level equivalent