BTEC SPORT

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BTEC SPORT

• WHAT, WHO, WHY, HOW.HELP!
• Ian Wood

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WHAT?

• Specialist work-related qualifications i.e.
  Sport, Art Design etc.
• Provide skills, knowledge understanding to
  prepare learners for employment or career
  development
• Various levels..Entry, Introduction, First,
  National Higher National

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WHAT?

• Entry up to 14 years mainly for S.E.N.
• Foundation (level 1), 14, D - G at GCSE
• Certificate 2 x GCSE, Diploma 4 x GCSE
• First (level 2), 14, A - C at GCSE
• Certificate 2 x GCSE, Diploma 4 x GCSE
• National (level 3), A level equivalent
• Award 1 x A level, Certificate 2 x A level,
  Diploma 3 x A level
• Higher National (level 5) Foundation Degree

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WHO?

• Massive growth area in schools.especially in
  sport!
• Predominantly level 2 but growth in 16
• More than 1,000,000
• students enrolled on a BTEC in UK (2006/2007)
  figures supplied by Edexcel

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WHO?

• Onus falls on
• Existing PE staffcomfortable with GCSE/A levels
  but not so with BTECs
• Others within school (i.e. Internal Verification)
• Many NQTs with very little support or prior
  knowledge/training!

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WHY?

• Potential to engage learners who may struggle
  with a traditional route
• Improves school and college achievement and
  attainment tables (SCAAT) points!
• Can create an alternative pathway to F.E. or H.E.
  

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WHY?

• Allows flexibility in choice of pathways, units,
  content, assessment.
• First Sport, Performance, Exercise Fitness,
  Outdoor Education
• National Sport, Performance Excellence,
  Development, Coaching Fitness and Outdoor
  Education

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HOW?

• Informed, motivated creative staff
• Exciting, stimulating industry focused delivery
  
• Innovative and engaging assessment
• Teachers prepared and confident in
  delivery/assessment ethos of BTEC

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HELP!!

• TCW support for Higher Education
• Training days for final year PE students
• HE staff invited to attendembed in programmes
  if desired
• Bespoke training programmes for HE Institutions

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HELP!!

• TCW Training Days
• Introduction to BTEC
• BTEC Improvers
• Internal Verification
• Bespoke customised days for schools

OVER 1,000 TEACHERS HAVE ATTENDED TCW
TRAINING EVENTS DURING LAST 12 MONTHS
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HELP!!

• TCW 24/7 On-line Support Service
• Schemes of work/learning blocks
• Lesson plans
• Classroom activities
• Assessment activities
• Live chat
• Rapid email response to queries
• Contemporary issues for teaching
• Regular updates/changes/course management
• Instant access to last minute resources

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ANY QUESTIONS?

• Thank you.