AQA GCSE Physical Education course

Aims: - To prepare pupils & provide a skill-set for GCSE examinations

• To develop pupils’ knowledge & understanding of Physical Education
• To support pupils to reach their potential and to gain the best grade possible in GCSE PE

Course Overview: The GCSE Physical Education course is one which is theoretically dominated making up 60%, with a practical element creating 40% of the overall grade. Alongside the 2 hours of Core PE a week, you will also receive 2 hours of GCSE PE lessons. These will be mainly based in the classroom with a couple of practical lessons – where delivery will be of theoretical content through a practical element.

Theory of PE – 2 Exams

Paper 1 – The Human Body & Movement in Physical Activity & Sport (30%)

• Applied Anatomy & Physiology
• Movement Analysis
• Physical Training
• Use of Data

Paper 2 – Socio-Cultural Influences & Well-Being in Physical Activity & Sport (30%)

• Sports Psychology
• Socio-cultural influences
• Health, Fitness & Well-being
• Use of Data

Practical Performance in PE

• Practical performance in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer; one in a team activity, one in an individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity. (Each activity = 10%. Overall = 30%)
• Analysis & Evaluation of Performance to bring about improvement in one activity (Written document - 10%)