If you are looking to work within the Sport or Fitness areas, then Redcar & Cleveland College have a variety of ways to help you reach your goal. Offering courses from Entry level, through to level 3 within Sport, Recreation and allied occupations our courses prepare you for employment in the leisure industry, particularly leisure centre’s, gyms, private health and fitness clubs.
We can also offer training on our Exercise & Fitness course which is for students wanting to learn basic training in instructing and developing professional coaching skills in gym instruction, circuit training and exercise to music.
Sport and exercise students will have full use of the fitness suite, full sized sports hall, new changing facilities and modern fitness testing. Students will also be offered the opportunity to take part in a variety of sporting activities over lunch, or after College, with a view to improving their fitness level, muscle tone and exercise technique.
Activities include body tone, circuit training and 5-a-side football. Students who demonstrate a keen interest in football, may wish to participate with the College football team.
"The course is fun and enjoyable, and the tutors have great teaching techniques."
Scot Morrison - BTEC Extended Diploma Sport, Exercise and Fitness
Ex-Redcar Community College
Katy Livingston
Olympic Athlete opens our new sports facilities and delivers a masterclass to our Sport & Fitness students
Students at Redcar & Cleveland College found out what it takes to be a professional athlete when Olympic pentathlon star Katy Livingston visited the college.
Katy, who grew up in Redcar and competed for Team GB at the Beijing Olympics earlier this year, delivered a master class to students studying for their BTEC Extended Diplomas in Sports and Fitness and answered questions about the time and dedication it takes to be a top level professional athlete.
The students, who are currently undertaking a module on coaching, found out about Katy’s daily training programme and diet, before getting some practical guidance of the kinds of exercises and activities that she goes through every day.
But the session wasn’t just about getting the benefit of some professional experience. A course assessor was on hand to witness the event and the work that Katy did with the students will be graded and count towards the overall mark that they get for their course.
Katy’s discipline of the Modern Pentathlon involves competing in five events – running, swimming, pistol shooting, fencing and horse riding. She talked about her time in Beijing and told students about her hopes for winning a medal on home ground at London 2012.
Talking about her visit to the college, Katy said:
“It was fantastic to be invited along to the college to meet with the students and I hope that I inspired some of them to follow in my footsteps and compete at the Olympics in 2012.
“The students showed that they had really done their homework on the pentathlon and my career and it’s great that my visit today has actually contributed to the qualification they will achieve.
“The facilities that the college has in its new building mean that the students have access to resources that I could only have dreamed about when I was growing up in Redcar.”
Andrew Anderson, aged 21, who is studying for a Level 2 NVQ in Excerise and Fitness, said:
“We were all really excited when we heard that Katy was going to be coming and we’re extremely grateful that she has given up some of her spare time to talk to us about her experiences.
“The work that we do on the sports and fitness course has given us an idea of what it takes to compete at the highest level, but to hear it first hand from someone we were watching compete at the Olympic Games only a couple of months ago has been a real inspiration.”
Megan Hodgson, aged 16 is studying a Level 1 NVQ in sport. She said:
“It was really inspiring for Katy to come along and show us the kind of things she does as an athlete and talk to us about her experiences.
“After doing some of the practical sessions with Katy I’m seriously thinking about taking up the pentathlon as a sport.”
Above Katy Livingston chatting with Gary Groom
Gary Groom, Principal of Redcar & Cleveland College, said:
“We’re extremely grateful to Katy for giving up her time to come into the college and visit the students. Her session with the students gave a fantastic insight into how she has managed to reach the pinnacle of her sport.
“Katy’s visit to the college has given the students studying sports and fitness something to aspire to and has shown them that they are more than capable of going on to become athletes competing and succeeding at the highest level."
Over 100 students are currently studying sports related qualifications at Redcar & Cleveland College, and with success rates of over 85% many of them go on to gain employment in sports related jobs after completing their courses.
The college is also involved in an innovative regional programme aimed at giving all its students access to sporting activities such as football, rugby, basketball, cricket and table tennis by developing links with local sporting clubs. Neil Young, the Further Education Sports Co-ordinator (FESCO) has developed links with sports coaches and community groups with a view to enhancing the sports provision and widening sports participation in Redcar and East Cleveland.
After moving to its £26m new home in September 2009, the college now boasts top class facilities for sports and fitness students, including a new high-tech fitness centre. The college’s Sports Hall & Fitness Suite is also available to hire by community groups, sports organisations & teams.
Further planned developments including new sports pitches are due to begin construction on the footprint of the old college building in the new year.
