BTEC Sport

Preparing learners for their future is what you do best. In this fast-paced, ever-changing sector, we'll make sure you have all the support, guidance and training you need to help you along the way.

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Why teach a BTEC in Sport? 

A BTEC in Sport will give your learners the skills and confidence they need to progress into a fulfilling, exciting career. The sport and fitness industry is always moving and changing, making it essential for learners to have the drive and resilience to adapt.

At all stages of their academic career, the practical base of a BTEC in Sport will help learners excel as team players, coaches and leaders of the future.


Take a look at the progression chart to see BTEC Sport qualifications plotted across every level.

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Qualifications overview - BTEC Sport

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Sporting Goals - Our BTEC Sport webinar series

Introducing Sporting Goals, the BTEC Sport and Sport and Exercise Science webinar series devised to support educators and learners to maximise the value of their BTEC qualfications. In our series of eight webinars, we speak to industry bodies such as CIMSPA, BASES and more and we discuss how to get the most out of your BTEC Sport delivery. 


Case studies

We've spoken to both educators and learners about their experiences of delivering and studying a BTEC Sport course.

We spoke to The College of West Anglia to find out how they found delivering the latest suite of BTEC Sport career-focused qualifications. 

Read the case study (PDF | 0.7 MB)

We spoke to former BTEC Learner, Robyn Pinder, about how her BTEC Sport course set her up for a career in the STEM sector. 

Read the case study (PDF, 0.4 MB)

BTEC Sport and LTA

The LTA have created a range of resources that use tennis to support delivery of units from BTEC Sport qualifications (2016 and 2019 specifications). The schemes of work and presentations all have practical applications and real-life examples from the world of tennis.

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