YOUR GUIDE TO PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Your NCFE Level 3 Programme is 100% coursework assessed and will be delivered through a series of innovative projects.

Your programme is split into 2 distinct years. Year 1 will develop your understanding of you, your body, your abilities, and your role within a team. In Year 2 the focus shifts to preparing you for a career in sport.

There are 14 projects to complete during your first year. The projects cover a wide range of different of sporting topics.

WHAT DOES A PROJECT LOOK LIKE ON MY PROGRAMME?

Projects are set using the Microsoft Teams platform that you will be trained on using as part of your onboarding.

You will be given a final submission deadline which you must meet. Your Tutor may also mark individual sections of your work as you progress. You will receive your fully marked project with feedback from your Tutor within 2 weeks (10 working days) of the submission date. You will get one further opportunity to resubmit.

Project 1 is called ‘Who Am I’ and focuses on why you have joined the SCL, your strengths and areas for improvement as an athlete and as a student, pre-season testing and what you hope to gain from your 2nd year on the programme.

There are 14 projects to complete during your first year. Your Tutor will support you along the way with interactive lessons, practical sessions, tutorials, and workshops.

Project 1: Who am I?
Project 2: Building Blocks
Project 3: What’s In It For Me?
Project 4: Making Choices
Project 5: My Body and I
Project 6: Helping Others
Project 7: Fitness Testing
Project 8: A Coaches Role
Project 9: Plan, Do, Review
Project 10: Understand the Game
Project 11: Are You a Baller?
Project 12: What Do You See?
Project 13: Fitness Testing Part 2
Project 14: Off Season Extras

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WHICH ARE PART OF MY PROGRAMME?

Each Project is made up of Challenges. Challenges can be theoretical or practical.

They are frequently related to you, and your performance and development as a player.

They may also be related to the pro game and the performance of professional players.

There is also a strong focus on the knowledge and skills you will acquire as you progress on your programme.

You will be required discuss these within an ‘End of Project Review’ at the conclusion of each project.

We want you to take full and final responsibility for your projects. Your final task is to complete a bibliography, to check the format or your work and to proof-read it before your final submission.

HOW SHOULD I PRESENT MY WORK?

Present your project using Microsoft word or a similar word-processing package
Please remember to begin with an introduction
Include titles, headings and sub headings to make it clear which challenges you are addressing
Include images and pictures to illustrate your work, remember to reference these
To gain higher grades use a variety of different sources of information i.e websites, books, YouTube videos
You must also include statistics and evidence of national initiatives for each factor
Make sure you proof read and spell check before submitting
You must include references to show where you have found information and a bibliography page

For each project you will be provided with clear instructions on how you should present your final submission. This guidance features on the final page of the project brief.

Remember presentation is important! You must proof-read your final piece of work, check you have addressed all the challenges fully, check it is well formatted and well presented and include your Bibliography.

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

YOUR GUIDE TO PROJECT BASED LEARNING

YOUR GUIDE TO PROJECT BASED LEARNING

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