Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure: a curriculum

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Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure a curriculum
that promotes Olympic values legacy Workshop
at HLST annual conference November 2010
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Bringing learning to life
Developed in partnership with
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The SALD vision

• To equip learners with the skills, knowledge and
  attributes necessary to help the sport and active
  leisure industry professionalise and so deliver
  on its two headline ambitions set with the
  Government to leave a lasting legacy of
  grass-roots participation opportunities following
  the staging of successful major events and see 50
  per cent of the nation active and healthy by 2020

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Workshop Aim

• To demonstrate how the Diploma in Sport and
  Active Leisure promotes and supports the Olympic
  Ideal, encouraging young people to challenge
  stereotypes, supporting participation for all and
  using sport and active leisure as a positive
  influence in encouraging and supporting community
  cohesion.

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Introduction to the Diploma
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Components of the Diploma

• Education through Applied Learning
• Principal Learning develop skills and knowledge
  from the sport and Active leisure industry and
  50 must be applied and practical learning.
• Generic Learning
• three functional skills - English, Maths, ICT.
• six personal, learning and thinking skills -
  independent enquiry, creative thinking,
  reflective learning, team working,
  self-management, effective learning.
• Additional and/or Specialist Learning study of
  a particular topic in more depth for a successful
  progression pathway.

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Diploma content

• Delivered at three levels
• Foundation - is equivalent to 5 GCSEs at level 1
  (e.g. 5 GCSEs at grades D-G)
• The Foundation Diploma in Sport and Active
  Leisure will give students a broad introduction
  to understanding the sport and active leisure
  industry.
• Higher - is equivalent to 7 GCSEs at level 2
  (e.g. 7 GCSEs at grades A-C)
• The Higher Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure
  will allow students to use practical
  investigation to find out what constitutes a
  healthy lifestyle and understand methods which
  can encourage and sustain peoples active
  participation in sport and leisure activities.
• Advanced - is equivalent to 3.5 A levels 420
  UCAS points at the highest grade
• The Advanced Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure
  is designed to prepare students for further study
  and employment at higher levels in the industry.
  It allows for greater specialisation through the
  specialist learning element.
• Delivered via three themes
• Sport and Active Leisure and the Individual
  the Economy
  the Community

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The Future of the Diploma

• The current Government is committed to continuing
  to support Diplomas alongside other educational
  qualifications including GCSEs and A levels
• WAG is continuing to offer the Principal Learning
  component within the Welsh Baccalaureate
• Essentially, if there is demand, Diplomas will
  continue to be offered.

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What is the Olympic Ideal

• The Olympic Motto is Swifter, Higher, Stronger
• But it is also not the winning but the taking
  part.
• The original ideal was about the individual
  pushing him/herself to their
• limits, not about countries winning gold medals.

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How does the SALD promote Olympic values and
legacy

• Key values are embedded in the curriculum
• Promoting equality and accessibility for all
• Valuing diversity
• Supporting community cohesion through
  participation.
• The curriculum also enables learners to
  explore the legacy of Olympic Games not just
  2012 - in practical ways.

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Principal learning and Olympic values

• Many SALD Principal Learning unit titles show
  linkage to Olympic values and ideals
• Foundation Topic 2 The importance of
  participation in sport and active leisure
• Foundation Topic 6 Working with specific
  populations in sport and active leisure
• Higher Topic 2 Encouraging participation in
  Sport/Active Leisure
• Higher Topic 8 Access for all in sport and
  active leisure
• Advanced Topic 8 Promoting opportunities for all
  in the sport and active leisure industry
• Advanced Topic 9 Developing community cohesion
  through sport and active leisure

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Principal learning Line of Learning Criteria
(LoLC)

• LoLC for 1 topic Promoting opportunities for all
  in the sport and active leisure industry
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• Equality and diversity legislation provides a
  framework for ensuring fair and equitable access
  for all in the sport and active leisure industry.
  
• Learners must know and understand
• how to respond appropriately and fairly to all
  customer needs, taking into account ethical
  considerations
• the implications of equality and diversity
  legislation on the industry and how the industry
  has responded to that legislation
• how the industry defines specific populations
  (including children and young people or older
  people different socio-economic backgrounds,
  cultures and religions people with learning
  difficulties and/or disabilities the obese
  those with injury and those with health
  conditions) and the importance of balancing their
  needs with those of the wider community
• how perceived barriers and different cultural and
  social values and norms that may be associated
  with specific populations impact on their access
  to sport and active leisure
• the requirement to be fair and equitable when
  working in the industry including setting aside
  personal prejudices.

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Specific Olympic-related material

• One example The Line of Learning Statement for
  Higher Diploma Topic 24 Working in Sport or
  Active Leisure in your Locality
• Learners need to Understand links between the
  industry, government and UK economy Government
  impact upon industry Olympics and the cultural
  Olympiad International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  policies impacts on inner city London building
  international relationships impacts on economic
  status development of sport youth sport
  tourism.

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Awarding Organisations materials

• are in line with these requirements
• E.g. AQA/City and Guilds states
• With the Olympic and Paralympic Games being held
  in London in 2012, job prospects in the sports
  and leisure sector and the drive for more
  qualified sports staff and volunteers throughout
  the UK continues apace, with the Government
  rightly placing physical activity high up on the
  agenda for people of all ages but especially with
  regard to the dramatic rise in the figures of
  childhood obesity. This unit will help learners
  understand the importance of the sport and active
  leisure sector to the economy, how its make up
  varies between locations and the impact on it of
  local and national policy, as well as the
  different stakeholders that make up the sector
  and how they respond differently to political
  policy.

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Olympic Legacy and SALD

• Both the positive and negative legacy are a clear
  focus within the Diploma curriculum
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• E.g. The Line of Learning Statement for the
  Advanced SALD Unit on Politics and policies in
  sport and active leisure
• KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
• Learners will develop a knowledge and
  understanding of
• 1. the drivers behind polices in sport and active
  leisure, for example getting more people active
  and therefore reducing heath costs. This topic
  will include examples such as sport for all,
  women in sport, Every Child Matters, the
  introduction of the national lottery, London
  2012, the governments Game Plan and Learning
  Outside the Classroom Manifesto)
• 4. the perceived long-term benefits that
  sport/active leisure can bring to society in
  terms of sustainability/legacy (including
  improved transportation/infrastructure, economic
  development and more jobs). Learners also gain an
  understanding of the different perceptions of
  these benefits (i.e. Does everyone agree they
  benefit all?).
• 5. the ethical dimension of governments ignoring
  social or environmental imperatives in order to
  achieve success in winning events (including the
  Sydney 2000/Athens 2004 Olympic legacy and the
  legacy (positive or negative) this leaves for
  society.

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Olympic Legacy and SALD (cont.)

• AQA/City and Guilds material on Politics and
  policies in sport and active leisure includes
• Learning outcome 2 Understand the importance of
  a positive legacy after major sport and active
  leisure events
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• positive legacy
• urban and rural renewal and regeneration
• bringing money into a locality
• development of sustainable and cohesive
  communities
• more active participation
• using green space.
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• Learners need to investigate the importance of
  positive legacies after major sporting events.
  There are several recent examples (for example
  Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and London
  2012 Olympics).

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Olympic Legacy and SALD (cont.)

• Edexcel curriculum materials reflect a similar
  focus
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• You will evaluate the legacies of major sport or
  active leisure events, for example, one of the
  legacies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was the
  improvement in air quality, benefiting both
  athletes attending the Olympics and Beijing
  residents
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• LO.4 Be able to review the legacies of hosting
  major sport and active leisure events

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SALD Stimulates Debate

• The tension between high performance and
  performance enhancing materials
• The ethics of sponsorship versus the cost of
  hosting events such the Olympics
• Ethical and sustainable procurement e.g. high
  cost sports clothing and equipment being produced
  by very cheap labour
• Fame and celebrity in sport and the influence of
  the media on young people - positive role models?

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In conclusion

• The Diploma in Sport and Active Leisure
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• Focuses on application of concept and
  experiential learning.
• Enables students to grasp both the theories of
  Sport and Active Leisure and see their relevance
  to the real world.
• Incorporates essential life skills such Personal
  Learning and Thinking Skills.
• In this context the Diploma promotes a detailed
  and active understanding of Olympic values and
  its legacy.

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For further information

• Go to the website www.skillsactive.com/saldiploma
  to find comprehensive information about the
  latest developments regarding the Diploma
• Email peter.loewenstein3_at_ntlworld.com
• elaine.sauve_at_btinternet.com
• sue.hook_at_skillsactive.com