BTEC First Certificate in Sport
The course provides the curriculum framework within which both practical and theoretical Physical Education is taught at Dorothy Stringer. The course is assessed via assignments and practical tasks that your child undertakes during PE lessons.
The qualification is delivered through three modules. These are:
- Practical Sport Delivered in practical PE lessons in Year 9 and 10
- Health, Safety and Injury in Sport Delivered in PE theory lessons in Year 10
- Planning and Leading Sports Activities Delivered in practical PE lessons in Year 11
- Develops and improves practical performance in 5 option choices
- Develops understanding and awareness of health and safety in sport and how precautions can be taken to ensure sport and exercise participants avoid injuries
- Develops knowledge and skills to be able to plan and lead a range of practical activities. The Level 1 Sports Leader Award will also be achieved during this module.
The BTEC is a non-examination course which we consider to be more relevant to the students and without the pressure of examinations. The BTEC points score (useful when applying for further education), is equivalent to two GCSEs A*-C. The grades attainable for BTEC with the comparative GCSE grades are shown below:
Ind. Module Marks |
Final Mark and GCSE Equivalent |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
BTEC |
SCORE |
BTEC |
SCORE |
GCSE |
| P | 6 | P | 18-29 | C C |
| M | 12 | M | 30-41 | B B |
| D | 18 | D | 42-48 | A A |
| D* | 48-54 | A* A* | ||
The GCSE equivalent grades shown are for each award bracket (Pass (P), Merit (M), Distinction (D) and Distinction* (D*)). If a high distinction or D* was achieved e.g. 52 pts, the GCSE equivalent would be two A*s. Merits or distinctions can only be achieved if all the criteria from the previous level have been attained.
