Course Overview
The OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate in Sport and Physical Activity is not just about being able to play sport, it will provide learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress into Higher Education on a sport-related programme.
The qualification is designed to be taken as part of a study programme alongside other vocational qualifications or A levels, such as A level Biology and A level Psychology. Learners will take between five and six units made up of mandatory and optional units: Everybody will study the following mandatory units:
- Body systems and the effects of physical activity
- Sports coaching and activity leadership
- Sports organisation and development
These units will give learners an understanding of sport in the wider contexts of coaching and leadership, anatomy and physiology, the body’s short- and long-term responses to physical activity and the framework of sport in the UK and the organisations involved. Learners will also develop transferable skills such as planning, communication, adaptability and leadership.
Assessment
Units 1 and 3 are assessed by exams. All the other units are internally assessed and moderated by the exam board. Grading Examined units are graded: Near-Pass, Pass, Merit and Distinction. Internally assessed units are graded: Pass, Merit and Distinction. The qualification is graded: Pass, Merit, Distinction, Distinction*.
Entry Requirements
Students should have achieved at least a grade 4-4 in Science.
It is vital that students are competing in a sport and continue to do so; this is because 30% of the A level grade is practically-assessed.
There is no requirement for students to have completed GCSE PE.
Curriculum Overviews
A level Physical Education is co-taught (combined y12 and 13 classes). This means that, depending on when a student begins the course, they will either cover Paper One or Paper Two topics first.
