This course will start in September 2025 and will be completed in two years.
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English OR Level 2 in Sport with a Merit/Distinction profile plus English at grade 4 or above.
NCFE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical: Football Pathway
FSPT
This course gets you ready for jobs in football and related fields like sports, health, and media. You’ll learn essential skills for higher education or careers, with hands-on coaching from UEFA B licensed coaches. Stay updated with the latest in digital tech and improve your game knowledge. Get involved by working or volunteering with local football clubs.
Course highlights:
Assessment will occur continually throughout the programme. You will have unit assignments to complete and will be assessed on your practical ability. You will also have time-constrained assignments, as well as oral presentations. Each individual unit and the full award are graded at Pass, Merit or Distinction.
All Sport students will be expected to wear a Barnsley Sports Academy (BSA) hooded top* and polo shirt*, along with dark tracksuit bottoms and sports trainers. During practical sessions, kit will consist of a Barnsley Sports Academy t-shirt*, dark shorts and sports trainers. Non-regulation clothing/footwear is not permitted. Students will also require ring-binders, writing materials, paper/stationery and core textbooks.
Barnsley Sports Academy clothing marked with an asterisk(*) can be purchased from the Sports Centre Reception.
Honeywell Sports campus
Honeywell Lane
Barnsley
S75 1BP
This qualification is designed to enable candidates to progress into Higher Education. Alternatively, you may wish to enter employment within the sports industry.
See what careers are available in the Sport sector. Use our online careers tool, Career Coach, to find out what your next steps could be.
Full-time Barnsley College students aged 16-18 years old do not have to pay tuition fees.
For further information please contact our friendly Information Team on +44 (0)1226 216 123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk
Barnsley College has a range of sports opportunities for all students to take part in, gain professional training and compete nationally and internationally. We also have a state-of-the-art fitness village, Honeywell Sports Village where students can make use of our fitness suite, spinning studio and classes for competitive rates. You don’t have to be studying sport to get involved in the Sports Academy.
Our Additional Learning Support team can provide you with the support you need. Call 01226 216 769 for further information.
Please note we reserve the right to change details without notice. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.