Course overview
What You Will Study
At Easton College, the Performance and Excellence programme aims to progress and promote students to make advances in their English and Maths, as well as the vocation of Sport. This is aimed at capturing the essential skills of managing self; managing relationships with others; and managing own learning, performance and work. It is these skills that will enable young people to enter work and adult life confident and capable.
The Performance and Excellence programme provides a platform to develop knowledge, skills, and experiences within the sport sector, supporting progression into a more specialised level 3 vocational or academic course or into an apprenticeship. As a student of the Performance and Excellence programme, you will begin to adopt the College’s Ways of Working and actively participate in opportunities to develop skills in English and mathematics, embedded in your units of study. Staff will give learners the opportunity to practise these essential skills in naturally occurring and meaningful contexts, appropriate to the sport sector.
Students will study a Level 2 Certificate in Sport and then be able to access a specialist performance pathway. The Performance and Excellence Pathways you can choose from include:
Football
Rugby
Golf
Gifted and Talented (competing at county, regional, national or international level in a specific sport).
This performance pathway may include:
2-3 x Training Sessions per week
1 x Strength and Conditioning session per week
Access to fixtures and competitions
Access to Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Access to Video Analysis Equipment and Software
Course Length: 1 academic year
Days of the week: 5 days inclusive of Vocational Qualification, English , Maths and Sport Specific Training/ Competitions.
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