Riders across all disciplines will complete shared core elements of the programme, alongside their specialist streams in either Dressage, Eventing, or Show jumping. I’m proud to be part of the College and working with the next generation of riders.” Carl Hester | Hartpury Elite Dressage Coach | Olympic Gold Medallist. The recognised national governing body will now deliver and manage the course in-house and has appointed Loughborough College as the education provider. Loughborough College is one of the leading providers in the UK for the provision of high quality sporting programmes in Primary Schools. The International Football Academy offers the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (NQF) in Sport (Coaching and Development) qualification in association with the world-renowned centre for sporting excellence, Loughborough College. There is a designated elite sport educational team who have the background and experience to understand and provide appropriate educational opportunities for elite athletes. Rachel Bayley, Swim England Head of Performance Operations, said: “Over the last few months, Swim England’s talent team have been working hard to prepare for the selection, recruitment and enrolment of the new cohort of first year learners and the arrival of the year two DiSE athletes for the start of the annual programme of activity in September 2020. Loughborough College collects data for various administrative, academic, health, safety and other legitimate reasons. Upon successful completion of the BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma, students will have the equivalent of three A levels. ++44 (0)1509 618045 international@loucoll.ac.uk, Radmoor Rd, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3BT. Swim England has made a number of significant changes to the Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) qualification ahead of the 2020 academic year.

From funding talented young athletes on their medal winning journeys, to teaching blind children how to run, gifts to Loughborough’s sporting success story continue to reap rewards. All of our Higher Education sports courses, including Foundation Degrees and BA/BSc (Hons) final-year degrees, are validated and awarded by Loughborough University. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information contained on this website is correct, the College accepts no liability for any errors or omissions. Good overall rating in our June 2017 Ofsted inspection, with Outstanding for Apprenticeships. The programme reflects the broad range of skills, knowledge and performance required by elite level riders. Applications for September 2020 are now closed! The Loughborough Sport campus has the largest concentration of world class facilities across a range of sports including an indoor athletics stadium, an outdoor stadium, a 50m swimming pool and indoor tennis centre. As a Level 3 Qualification, the diploma attracts 64 UCAS tariff points upon successful completion. Please note we will welcome applications that do not meet the sporting criteria if evidence can be provided to justify this.