ACADEMY EDUCATION .
All players offered the opportunity to join our Academy do so knowing the programme they sign up to has been specifically designed to incorporate a football and educational element that is paramount to aid their development.
We have a fully comprehensive timetable that incorporates both football and education which has been designed around students’ training and games programme.
Students sign up to a full-time academic programme with course options linked to their GCSE results or alternative academic studies.
Entry requirements are as follows:
• A minimum of three GCSEs Grade A-C or four and above in Maths and English
• A minimum of two ID documents to prove eligibility to be educated in England
• EU Students – an in-date passport, birth certificate or national insurance number.
• Non-EU students – must provide visa documents that state your residency details along with a national insurance number.
First Extended Certificate in Sport (Football)
Duration
1 year
Entry Requirements
To be considered for this course, you will need 4 GCSEs at A*/9 – G/3
Recognised qualifications
● Pearson BTEC Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Sport – worth up to 3 GCSEs, and will facilitate entrance to Level 3 study or progression to employment.
● GCSE English and/or Maths ‐ For those who just miss out on a C grade in English and/or Mathematics, we provide tuition to retake these all important qualifications. Essential
for those that want to move on to University.
The curriculum
The NQF Level 2 BTEC Firsts in Sport is traditionally made up of a series of units. During the course you will cover the following subjects:
● Fitness for Sport & Exercise
● Practical Sports Performance
● The Mind & Sports Performance
● The Sports Performer in Action
● Training for Personal Fitness
● Leading Sports Activities
● Anatomy & physiology for Sports Performance
● Promotion & Sponsorship in Sport
● Profiling Sports Performance
Age School Leavers 16+
Course Type Full time
Course duration Two years
Start date September
Fee Free (16-18 year olds)
Entry requirements
— Level 2 – 1 GCSE
— Aged 16-24 and qualified below Level 3, not currently in employment & self-motivated and eager to learn
Course progression
● Access to further education
BTEC Level 3
● Access to higher education HNC Level 4 and HND Level 5
● Access to further/higher education, Apprenticeships or full time employment
● Access to higher education.
● Progression into semi and professional sport
● Access to higher education HND Level 5
National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development (Football)
Duration
2 years
Entry Requirements
To be considered for this course, as a minimum you will need 5 GCSE’s, or equivalent at 4/C grade and above. Preferably this will include English and Maths, although pathways are available to those that just miss out on a 4/C Grade in these core subjects.
Recognised qualifications
● BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development – worth up to 3 A Levels, and will facilitate an entrance into University.
● GCSE English and/or Maths (for those who just miss out on a 4/C grade in English and/or Mathematics, we provide tuition to retake these all important qualifications). Essential for those that want to move on to University.
The curriculum
A BTEC National Extended Diploma is traditionally made
up of a series of units.
Mandatory units – all units must be taken:
Careers in the Sport & Active Leisure Industry; Health, Wellbeing & Sport; Developing Coaching Skills; Applied Coaching Skills; Research Project in Sport; Sport Development; Self-employment in Sport & Physical Activity
Optional units – Sports Psychology; Nutrition for Physical Performance; Anatomy and Physiology in Sport; Sporting Injuries; Functional Sports Massage; Fitness Testing; Fitness; Technical and Tactical Skills in Sport; Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport; Practical Sports Application; Influence of Technology in Sport and Physical Activity; Organising Events in Sport and Physical Activities; Ethical and Current Issues in Sport Marketing Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility In Sport; Sport and Leisure Facility Operations; Sports Tourism; School Sport Delivery
Age School Leavers 16+
Course Type Full time
Course duration Two years
Start date September
Fee Free (16-18 year olds)
Entry requirements
— Level 3 : 5 GCSEs 9–4
— Aged 16-24 and qualified below Level 3, not currently in employment & self-motivated and eager to learn
Course progression
● Access to higher education HNC Level 4 and HND Level 5
● Access to further/higher education, Apprenticeships or full-time employment
● Access to higher education. Progression into semi and professional sport
Sports Coaching BSc (Hons)
Duration
3 years
Entry Requirements
112 UCAS points (DMM grade at BTEC Level 3)
Units studied
● Sport Pedagogy for Coaching
● Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology
● The Social Context of Sport and Exercise
● How to be Successful at University
● Sport Coaching Practice
● Sport Coaching Science
● Sport Research Methods
● Fitness Training Methods
● Positive Psychology Coaching
● Performance Analysis and Coaching Techniques
● The Developing Athlete
● Applied Practice and Business Skills
● Applied Sport Psychology
● Applied Practice in Sport
● Creating Performance Coaching Environments
● Coaching Professional Development and Education
● Dissertation
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