Course Overview
The School Sport and Health Officer forms a pivotal role in initiating behaviour change within schools with regards to engagement in sport and physical activity. By working within a school and across the local community, individuals will scope, organise and coordinate the delivery of opportunities for local pupils and their families to get more physically active.
The aim of this qualification is to give the officer the knowledge, skills and behaviours to have a comprehensive understanding of the principles of behaviour change; an ability to adapt delivery in order to suit different groups; knowledge of how to manage and lead colleagues or volunteers; practical experience of how to develop and devise appropriate sports or physical activity programmes, and the expectations of collaborative work with a network of partners/stakeholders.