BTEC Level 1 Diploma Sport and Active Leisure 
        Key Facts
 Awarding Body: Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) 
Level: 1 
Attendance: Full Time (FT) 
Duration: 1 Year 
Course Code: TFF6861 
Start Date: August 2026 
Location: Loughborough College 
Code: TFF6861 
     This BTEC Level 1 Diploma is designed for school leavers wishing to study 
sport, exercise or fitness but who has not yet achieved any formal 
qualifications.
This course will help you to develop transferable skills, sporting knowledge, 
literacy and numeracy, before progressing on to a Level 2 course or into 
employment. 
 There are a range of trips and team-building activities included throughout 
this course and you will also have the opportunity to take part in enrichment 
sporting activities. 
   Units include:
  - Being Organised 
- Developing a Personal Progression plan 
- Working with Others 
- Researching a Topic 
- How Exercise Affects the Body 
- Training for Fitness 
- Playing Sport 
- Coaching Skills in Sport 
- Assisting in a Sports Activity 
- Contribute to Running an Event 
- Opportunity to resit GCSE Maths and/or English 
- Work placement
You will also have opportunities to gain further qualifications, which 
complement your course. Assessment combines observed practical assessments, 
written reports, case studies, and worksheets.
   
  - GCSE English and Maths at grade 1/G or above
- Able to show a capability to work at Level 1 and a clear interest in 
  chosen subject
- Demonstrates a commitment to learning
 
   The course can lead onto Level 2 courses in sport or employment within the 
industry. 
Students may have the opportunity to study Functional Skills or GCSEs in 
maths and English. 
 
 
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