T Level in Sport and Health Therapy

Start an exciting career in Sport

The sports sector is ideal for those who have a passion for fitness and wish to share that drive with others.

Sports Coach

Average salary - £19,000 - £28,000*

Sports coaches teach sports skills to individuals and teams of all abilities.

Day-to-day tasks:

Plan fun, engaging and safe coaching activities and sessions, give feedback on performance and how to improve skills and technique, motivate and inspire your students to fulfil their potential, offer advice on nutrition, lifestyle and preparation, design advanced programmes for elite sportspersons, support performers at events and competitions.*

Working environments:

You could work at a fitness centre, on a sports field, at a university, at a school or at a college. Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.*

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Sports Development Officer

Average salary - £18,000 - £30,000*

Sports development officers organise projects and training to encourage people to take part in sport and have a healthier lifestyle.

Day to day tasks:

Find and train staff, coaches and volunteers for projects, promote and run projects and activities, monitor and evaluate projects, find funding, manage resources and budgets, put local and national policies into practice, attend meetings, seminars and conferences and coach or supervise sports activities.*

Working environments:

You could work in an office, at a school, on a sports field, at a fitness centre or at a college.*

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the sport sector include**:

Coaching | Teaching | Communication | Management | Enthusiasm

**Information from EMSI 2025

What our students say

I chose this college as it offered the best facilities for the course. I love making films with the college equipment and the group projects are really fun.

Stefan Krauklis Level 3 Media

Coming from a person that wants a wider range of knowledge on the aviation industry and wants to be a pilot in particular, the course content and the flight experiences make the course perfect for me.

Leo Worthington Aviation

Going from having absolutely no idea to actually being able to do it and do the technology side of things in such a short space of time was nice because I have put in the hard work to get to this point, but I’ve also had the support of everyone around me.

Joanne Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprentice

T Level in Sport and Health Therapy

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