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Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Physical Activity and Sport within the School Environment

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  • 12-18 months

  • Online & in-person

  • 120 hours

This course helps Learners gain an understanding of the impact coaching physical activity has in schools while also allowing you to grow your career. If you look below you can see potential career paths and academic development.

On completion career paths can include:

  • Sport Coach

  • Teacher Assistant

  • PE Technician

  • Level 3 Diploma

Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Physical Activity and Sport within the School Environment

Course logo
  • 12-18 months

  • Online & in-person

  • 120 hours

ONE-TIME PURCHASE

£375.00

Inc. VAT

A simple one-off payment and you're ready to start learning.

PAY MONTHLY

£42.50

per month for 10 months inc. VAT

Recurring monthly payments to help split the cost.

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The course at a glance

Awarded by 1st4sport, endorsed by CIMSPA

The 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate for supporting Physical Activity and Sport within the School Environment course provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to promote, support, and enhance physical activity and sport within educational settings. Participants will explore the benefits of physical activity for children's physical, social, and emotional development, understand the role of schools in encouraging active lifestyles, and learn how to create inclusive, safe, and engaging opportunities for participation. The course covers planning and supporting sports activities, promoting positive attitudes towards physical activity, safeguarding considerations, and strategies for encouraging lifelong healthy habits among pupils.

Delivery

The course is delivered through independent and online learning with one to one support. Each learner will be able to connect with their personal tutor throughout the course. The course is completed at your work placement (school or sports coaching organisation).

Entry Requirements

Candidates are required to have GCSE/Level 2 Maths and English to enrol on the course. A level-2 sports related certificate is not a necessity. Candidates should have a work placement for the duration of the course in order to complete all practical elements involved with planning and delivery of sports teaching and sports events.

Start date

Flexible

Level

2

Duration

18 months

Entry requirements

17+

High

£28,000

£23,500

Low

£18,000

What is the average salary for a Level 2 PE coach or Support Staff.

(Sports coach and PE support staff)

A Level 2 Sports Coach or PE Support Staff member in the UK can typically expect to earn between £18,000 and £28,000 per year, depending on experience, qualifications, location, and employer. Entry-level PE support staff often earn around £18,000–£22,000 annually, while experienced Level 2 sports coaches working in schools, community programmes, or sports organisations may earn between £22,000 and £28,000. Some coaches working additional hours, delivering extracurricular activities, or holding specialist coaching qualifications may earn higher rates. Salaries vary across regions, with opportunities for progression into senior coaching, teaching support, or sports development roles.

For a school-based role, a typical average salary is around £22,000–£25,000 per year.

What Does the Course Involve?

The course is structured around 9 mandatory units, covering a wide range of topics related to physical education and broader school life. Learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of the key principles, coaching techniques, safeguarding and how physical activity can impact a school and the wider community.

What will I be required to do?

Each unit will build a basic understanding of what is required to coach physical activity in a school setting. Learners will showcase their understanding through writing reports, comparing coaching styles. While also learning how to risk assess, plan lessons and write a scheme of work, leading to an observed practical coaching session. Learners will also have to self-assess and explain reasons for setting up certain drills and what they would change if they were required to teach the session again. This element helps to increase professional development as well as showing adaptability.

Learners can complete the course at a pace that fits their individual needs, typically within 10 to 18 months. The Venture team will work with you to ensure your learning is well integrated around your day-to-day responsibilities within a school setting.

FAQs

The vast majority of our courses are delivered entirely online, with all lessons, seminars and one-to-ones with your tutor taking place via video call.

Where you see "in-person" mentioned on a course, this usually refers to your assessor visiting your place of work, which is sometimes required for assessment. If a course requires an in-person training day, this will be clearly stated on the course page, and we'll let you know early on where it will be held. Currently, none of our qualifications require this — only our apprenticeships do.

Every course has a guided learning time and an estimated total study duration. If you're able to move through tasks more quickly — including practical assessments and observations — you may be able to complete your course in less time than the guide suggests.

Yes. As soon as you enrol, you're assigned a dedicated tutor who'll be in touch to introduce themselves and answer any initial questions. They're available throughout your course to support you with assignments, practical assessments and work placements.

For most of our courses, you'll need to complete a number of hours — study, observation or practical work — in a school environment, whether classroom-based or PE-related.

In most cases, you'll need an expert witness at your school to observe you; this is typically the class teacher you're assisting. They should hold relevant QTS certification and be willing to mentor, observe, and provide feedback to your tutor and assessor at Venture Training & Education.

Your course fee covers everything you need, with no hidden extras such as assessment or certification fees.

For courses requiring an in-person visit, if a second visit is needed because the required standard wasn't met first time, a re-assessment fee of £120 applies.

You can cancel your course within 14 days of enrolling, provided no assignments have been marked yet.

Yes. We handle this manually — just email your organisation's details, any purchase order number we'll need to quote on the invoice, your own details, and the course you'd like to take to enquires@ventureeducation.co.uk.

Don't worry — we'll automatically retry the payment. We'll also send you an email with a link to log in and pay manually if you'd prefer.

Simply log in to our Student Portal via the link at the top of our website. Forgotten your password? You can reset it anytime. If you're having trouble logging in, email your tutor and they'll help you get back in.

We aim to grade work within 5–7 days, though this can vary slightly during busier assessment periods. If you've been waiting longer, just reach out to your tutor.

You submit your work through the portal. If further work is needed, you'll receive a "Refer" status with feedback. Once your work meets the required standard, your tutor will mark it as complete and sign it off in the portal.

Yes. All our qualifications are Ofqual-regulated and sit within the Regulated Qualifications Framework. They're delivered in partnership with external awarding bodies such as 1st4Sport Qualifications and Training Qualifications UK, who issue your final certificate.

Most courses have a 12–18 month completion window. For Level 3 Diplomas and above, this may extend to 24 months.

Yes, extensions are available, though additional charges may apply. Give us a call and we'll talk through your options.