UKSAM can deliver for you a wide range of appropriate vocational based sporting qualifications, specifically designed to encourage and engage student participation in extended school activities.

UKSAM suggests promoting the following sporting programmes at student events/assemblies at the beginning of each academic year to encourage participation and to explain the benefits and importance of participation in extra curricular activities.

UKSAM Sporting Qualifications include:

For students who wish to work within the fitness and exercise industry we can offer the very popular CYQ Level 1 Introductory Certificate in Exercise and Fitness Instructing. This is a nationally recognised vocational qualification which consists of one compulsory unit: Exercise and Fitness Knowledge (30 Guided Learning Hours) with a choice of three certified specialist subject areas including: Resistance Training, Exercise to Music and Circuits (each 30 Guided Learning Hours). Also available is the Award in Lifestyle Management (30 Guided Learning Hours). These Level 1 qualifications have extensive links to Key Stage 4, GCSEs and the NVQ1. (www.cyq.org.uk)

This Nationally recognised vocational qualification enables your students to make a greater contribution to their local communities through the provision of sport leadership. They will learn all the skills necessary to organise and lead sporting activities. Your students will learn essential skills such as working with and organising others as well as motivational, team building and organisational skills. This course helps improve your student’s confidence and self esteem but also encourages "life long learning skills in self management and leadership". There is no examination with this course as it is fundamentally practical based. This course will help your students take their first steps towards employment within sport and sports coaching. (www.sportsleaders.org)

UKSAM can offer the very popular Award in Dance Leadership. This award uses dance to help people develop vital skills for life such as, planning and organising oneself and others, teamwork, communication and motivation. Candidates must be at least 14 years of age to start the Award but don’t need to be dance experts. Some get-up-and-go and an interest in helping others is all that is needed. The Award can be a stepping-stone to employment, further education or training. Many candidates, who complete the award, go on to support their local community by assisting in out-of-hours school clubs, local youth clubs, or dance centres. Above all, it’s a fun course, open to all, that helps people to grow and develop. (www.sportsleaders.org)

The Junior Football Organisers (JFO) Award is designed to support the development of young people working in or hoping to get involved in football. The JFO Course will enable young leaders to; plan and deliver a safe football session, identify football skills, lead basic football skills practices and progress skills into mini soccer, introduce mini soccer rules/session rules, identify exit routes for young people, be able to organise and referee a football festival/tournament, be aware of child protection/safety issues.

The 1st 4 Sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Football is a 30-hour course that represents an introduction into football coaching which includes both practical and theoretical elements. There is a 20 minute practical assessment included which requires students to be able to conduct an appropriate warm-up and cool down and to set up safe practices using realistic numbers and space. There is no requirement for the student to make any coaching interventions to convey technical points; instead the student is expected to facilitate the session introducing progressions at the right moment.

In addition to the practical component, students are required to complete theoretical elements including Soccer Parent, Laws of the Game, Football Administration and Player Coach Development. In order to check their understanding of these components, students have to undertake a written examination based on multiple choice answers. All candidates are required to attend and pass all assessment elements of this course in order to receive certification.

UKSAM can offer the very popular Young Netball Organisers award. This award offers young people aged 14+ the opportunity to take the first step onto the coaching, officiating or administration ladder. It prepares them to organise quality, enjoyable and purposeful sessions for 7-11years.

This course requires candidates to plan and deliver a safe session, identify and teach basic skills, progress basic skills into a small game situation, develop High 5 Netball, introduce appropriate rules within the session and organise a mini netball tournament or fun day.

This award is a Lifesavers award which is certified by the leading drowning prevention organisation within the UK. Each lifesaving award has its own set of requirements to assist in turning candidates into lifesavers. This award however, is not classed as a life guarding qualification and will need to be completed in a pool-based environment. These awards introduce the basic skills for lifesaving and are good preparation for those candidates considering undertaking the Bronze Medallion Award.

These awards also cover Swimming requirements for GCSE PE as well as the Bronze level for the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.

UKSAM can offer the very popular Bronze Medallion Award. This award is recognised as the flagship award for lifesaving. It focuses upon and assists in developing fitness, knowledge, skill and judgement in lifesaving. Successful candidates will receive a medallion and certificate upon completion.

Location permitting, UKSAM can provide a 1-3 star BCU certified kayaking course which can become an integral part of your GCSE, AS and A2 Physical Education courses or simply as an extra curricular activity for your students to experience this wonderful activity. (12 GLH minimum)