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College launches surfing course

Students will soon be able to spend two years learning to surf in a new college course. The surf school at the Bournemouth and Poole College in Dorset will be a full-time course teaching teenagers how to catch a wave.

Students will spend much of their study time on the beach and will go on residential trips to top surfing locations like Cornwall, Devon and possibly abroad. Students will also take theory lessons in sports science and other aspects of the surf industry.

In return, they will be awarded a BTEC National Certificate in Sport, equivalent to two A Levels, reports the Daly Telegraph.

Gary Hart, who will be teaching the course, said: “The managers looked at the new surf reef which is to be built in Bournemouth, and realised they could capitalise on it. “Students could go on to be surfing instructors, work in retail or go onto higher education - there are surf science courses at universities like Plymouth.”

Nick Seaton, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, blasted: “I think most people would agree that courses like this are a complete waste of taxpayers’ money.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .