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Sport and Physical Activity Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

at Corfe Hills School, Broadstone · school or sixth form

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The qualifications aim to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills of the principles of Sport and Physical Activity. You will gain an insight into the sector as you investigate opportunities for delivering sport and physical activity to a wide range of participants, whether it is to mobilise sedentary people to improve their health and wellbeing or to support regular participants to improve their performance and fitness, all done in a safe and professional environment. In doing so, you will also gain core skills required for employment or further study in the sector such as communication, analysis, organisation and adaptation. Designed in collaboration with experts spanning the breadth of the sector, the Level 3 Cambridge Technicals in Sport and Physical Activity focus on the requirements that today’s universities and employers demand. You will practically apply your skills and knowledge in preparation for further study or the workplace. A wide range of centre assessed units with practical and wider project-based assessment opportunities, as well as examined units on the body systems and the long and short term impacts of sport and physical activity; how sport is organised and the purpose of sports development; health and safety requirements in sport and physical activity; the purpose of, and how to conduct, research in sport and physical activity; and how businesses in sport are organised and what success looks like to them.

What you need to get on

6th Form entry: The overall entry requirements are: a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades 9-4, including a grade 9-4 in English. Subject specific entry: A keen interest in Sport. Please note this qualification can't be taken without also taking the Extended Certificate in Sport and Physical Activity course.

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

  • Corfe Hills School

    Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 9BG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Broadstone

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