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T6 Turner Sixth Form
Tile Kiln Lane , Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PB
Available start dates
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Application Instructions
Applications Open: 13 November 2025
Applications Close: tbc
Entry Requirements Applicants must achieve a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature, and Mathematics, in addition to the minimum requirements in their chosen subjects.
How to Apply Please apply via KentChoices or email T6signup@turnerschools.com
Course Summary
While the National Extended Certificate is the equivalent of one A level, the National Diploma is the equivalent of two. In addition to the four units covered as part of the National Extended Certificate, you will cover a further six units.
Sport & fitness is a huge industry, and you can be part of it. If you’re keen on sport you can make a career from your passion. Whether that’s working for a football club, as a personal trainer at the local gym, or training to be a physiotherapist, there are lots of opportunities.
From professional sport through to amateur teams and individuals who just want to get in shape, sport and fitness is a fast-growing sector. Two of the four units of this course are externally-assessed. In Unit 1, the examined unit, you will explore how the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems function and the fundamentals of the energy systems. For Unit 2, you will interpret lifestyle factors and health screening data to develop and justify a fitness training programme and nutritional advice for a client. You will interpret the data using knowledge and understanding from your studies and apply your specialist knowledge and skills.
Course Details
This course comprises ten units, nine of which are mandatory and two of which are assessed externally.
Unit 1 (M) Anatomy & physiology
Unit 2 (M) Fitness training and programming for health, sport and wellbeing
Unit 3 (M) Professional development in the sports industry
Uni 7 Practical sports performance
Unit 5 Application of fitness testing
Unit 8 Coaching for performance
Unit 22 (M) Investigation business in sport and active leisure
Unit 23 (M) Skill acquisition in sport
Unit 4 (M) Sports leadership
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Unit 1 Written examination (1h 30m) externally assessed (18%)
Unit 2 Assignment set and assessed externally (16.5%)
Unit 3 Assignment set and assessed internally (8.5%)
Unit 7 Assignment set and assessed internally (8
Entry requirements
GCSE at Grade 5+ or BTEC/NCFE at Merit+ in a sport related discipline, as well as 5+ in GCSE Core Science and 4+ in GCSE English. Candidates without a Level 2 qualification in a sportrelated discipline will be considered through interview.
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In addition to the sport-specific content, you will develop transferable and higher order skills that are valued by higher education providers and employers. The study of sport particularly encourages the development of skills and behaviours such as teamwork, leadership, performance analysis, resilience, evaluation, analysis and synthesising concepts.
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