The Cheltenham Partnership

The Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure will start from September 2010, in schools and colleges in different areas of the country.

Here’s a sneak preview of what you’ll learn...

For the Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure your course will look at 3 main areas:

1. The individual: Explore how important an active and healthy lifestyle is, as well as how the body works and the impact of unhealthy choices like smoking and drinking.
2. The industry: Learn all about the sport and active leisure industry, and who works in it, including sports clubs, specialist colleges, commercial sponsors and funding agencies like Sport England and the National Lottery.
3. The community: Find out why the sport and active leisure industry is described as ’people-centred’, developing the all-important customer service and relationship building skills you’ll need to succeed in it.

If you’re doing a Higher or Advanced Diploma, you will cover more areas including the design and development of new products, anatomy, physiology, government policy, the role of the media, communication techniques and many more.

In Cheltenham

The main part of your diploma work (the principal learning) will happen on a full day each week, for the full day. During the first year you will study your 4 units of work partly at Christ College, a specialist sports college, and partly at Gloucestershire College. Studying the remaining 4 units during your second year you will spend most of your time at Hartpury College, which has a sports specialism and a national reputation in the sports & active leisure field.