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Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Sport

at Cleeve School, Cheltenham · school or sixth form

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma22 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course specifically looks at a range of topics relating to sports performance, including training, coaching, fitness testing, psychology, in a variety of sporting environments. Study is practical and theoretical and students will complete projects and assignments that are based on realistic work-place situations, activities and demands. These situations give the learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need in order to prepare them for employment. We expect that students have a keen interest in many different aspects of sport, and will follow sporting developments. We also expect that students are actively participating in sports either for a school team or outside of school as certain modules require sporting performance to be analysed, and so participants need to perform competitively to a good level in order to pass some of the modules.

What you need to get on

Students should have met the Sixth Form entry criteria and also have Grade 4 in GCSE English or Maths. Grade 4 in GCSE PE (if studied) and grade 4 in GCSE Science or Biology.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Cleeve School

    Two Hedges Road Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8AE

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · Cheltenham

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