Sport Level 2 Full-time (FSPT)

This course helps you transition to Level 3 Sport, a job, or an apprenticeship in the sports industry. It includes lectures, practical activities, presentations, tutorials, and group work. You can also join the Barnsley Sports Academy teams for extra fun and experience.

Course highlights:

Participating in Sport

Developing Sporting Skills

Sports Coaching

Exercise and Nutrition

Assessment will occur continually throughout the programme. You will have unit assignments to complete and will be assessed on your practical and coaching ability. You will also have time-constrained assignments as well as oral presentations. You are also required to undertake externally set and moderated assignments which will compromise a number of written tasks. Each individual unit and the full award are graded at pass, merit or distinction level.

Two GCSEs at grade 4 or above plus English at grade 3 and Maths at grade 4 or above OR Level 1 Diploma in Sport plus English at grade 3 and Maths at grade 4 or above. If you are close to these grades then please still apply, as the department will consider each applicant on an individual basis.

All Sport and Public Services students will be expected to wear a Barnsley Sports Academy (BSA) hooded top* and polo shirt*, along with dark tracksuit bottoms and sports trainers. During practical sessions, kit will consist of a Barnsley Sports Academy t-shirt*, dark shorts and sports trainers. Non-regulation clothing/footwear is not permitted. Students will also require ring-binders, writing materials, and paper/stationery and core textbooks. Barnsley Sports Academy clothing marked with an asterisk(*) can be purchased from the Sports Academy reception.

This qualification is designed to enable candidates to progress onto a Level 3. Alternatively, you may wish to enter employment within the sports industry.