In my second year I will be taking part in a placement module. For my placement I would like to attend a primary school, the reason for this is I am looking to become a primary school teacher with a speciality in sport. This will also give me an idea if it is the career I want to pursue as to become a qualified teacher I would have to do my PGCE once ive completed my sport development degree.

I am an extremely hard working individual who works exceptionally hard to ensure that everything that I do is completed to the highest standard. I relish the opportunity to constantly learn and push myself to achieve bigger and better things. With good work place experience I have developed strong employability skills enabling me to communicate at all levels as well as work under pressure both independently and as part of a team. 

I am a very active and sporty individual with my main interest being football. I am currently attending Marjons University studying Sports Development. On top of my academic studies I also play for the university football team and am a member of the gym. To relax I spend time listening to music or being with my close circle of friends and family.

1. My first course I attended which I believe bolstered my CV and increased my desire to work in sport was my FA level 1 Coaching Qualification. The reason for this was I had always loved playing football but I realised I was never going to be a top level player. This is when I thought I would become involved in sport and football in a different way and different role.
2. My next qualification that I think it is equally important in my progression is my BTEC level 3 sport. I received a triple distinction throughout my two year course. This then gave me the stepping stone to become a university student to obtain a degree in something I love.
3. My 3^rd course I feel was beneficial to me was First Aid at work. This gave me a good understanding on helping minor injuries and knowing what to do if ever a major incident came up.

Study Skills page

In this section I am going to find 10 key hyperlinks which have helped me to improve my work and give me a greater understanding of my subject.

1.  This hyper link benefitted me during my sport foundation in sports development module because it gave me an introduction into what Plymouth argyle community trust offer.                     https://argylecommunitytrust.co.uk/what-we-do/education/football-academyfutsal/
2. This helped me understand the goals and aims that we were taking as a country.  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486622/Sporting_Future_ACCESSIBLE.pdf
3. This was on an online book I found to help me with my Sport Foundation in Sports Development module as I learnt about the government’s policy and different opinions on that. http://www.sportdevelopment.org.uk/index.php/rgsd/56-rgpolicy
4. This link gave me an understanding of what strategy Sport England had in place and where funding would be distributed. https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-features/news/2016/may/19/sport-england-triples-investment-in-tackling-inactivity/
5. This next link gave me a greater understanding of the discipline needed in sports management. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=c9e8fd42-e010-4d92-80f1-655621c81fb7%40sessionmgr120&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=19298979&db=s3h
6. This book was extremely useful in giving me a wide range of knowledge on sports management which benefited me within my essay in my sports management module. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/stmarkstjohn/detail.action?docID=1924435
7. This document helped me to understand and review UK sport which was beneficial in preparation for my essay. https://moodle.marjon.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/768398/mod_resource/content/1/UK_Sport_AR16_tagged.pdf
8. This hyperlink was helping me to understand sport in general within the EU. https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/sport_en
9. This document was beneficial in giving me an understanding of the issues in sport and how we can look to help change it. https://www.itrustsport.com/sports-corruption/good-governance/

This was arguably the most influential book I have read so far, the reason for this being is it gave me an overview of sports development as a whole. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/stmarkstjohn/detail.action?docID=1181076