forest sports education
Gloucestershire
Forest Sports Education (FSE) is an educational institution based in The Dean
Academy Secondary School in Lydney that provides fantastic facilities and a
quality learning experience for students, aged 16 and over, seeking a future
career in sport. The college specialises in teaching sport courses to its
students, which include the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and
Development and the Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport programmes. The Level
3 BTEC Diploma qualification is equivalent to achieving 3 A-levels at the end of
the two-year course, while the Level 2 course has been put in place to enable
learners who do not achieve the acceptance criteria for the Level 3 course to
stay in further education and progress their knowledge. After completion of the
Level 2 course, students are then able to progress on to the BTEC Level 3
Diploma. BTEC national qualifications Pearson Level 3 qualifications designed to
provide highly specialist work-related qualifications in a range of vocational
sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they
need to prepare for employment or for progression to higher education and degree
programmes. Following on from our BTEC course, we offer a BSc Honours Degree in
Sports Coaching for the first time from October 2016. This is open to students
who have completed their BTEC or A-level qualifications and will provide another
pathway to enhance their knowledge about the sport industry. The programme
provides the opportunity to develop an understanding of the roles of sports
development and coaching, as well as being able to learn and practice managerial
skills that can be applied within the wide sports industry. FSE are a part of
the Virtual Learning UK (VLUK) partnership. VLUK is an education provider for a
number of different sites across the country. It is one of the country's largest
sports and education providers, with an established track record of working with
professional sports club and institutions since 2006. All students at the
college will gain access to the state of the art Sports Brain learning platform
that VLUK provide. The innovative Sports Brain platform enables learners to
access all course information online from any smart device (computer, tablet,
smart phone, etc). All assignments are completed on the Sports Brain platform
and submitted electronically. Students will not have the hassle of printing out
assessments then hand delivering them in to college. If you are enthusiastic
about sport and are interested in making a career within the sporting industry
then please get in contact via the Contact Us page.
