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: September 2025
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.
No GCSEs are required but you will need to attend lessons to develop your
English and Maths skills.
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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