Physical Education

Physical Education includes both practical and theoretical aspects of sport. In the practical element you will be expected to choose three sports, one team and two individual or two team and one individual, from a set list provided by the exam board. This will include all the major sports. The course does require that you are competing in all three that you choose to be assessed in, this can be just at school level if needs be. This is worth 40% of your overall grade. The theory covers all aspects of anatomy and physiology, fitness training, diet, PEDS, biomechanics and social aspects. This is worth 60% of your overall grade.

How will I be assessed?

- Assessed in competition in three different sports (30%)

- Planning and performing a six week training programme (10%)

- One exam paper on Fitness and Body systems (30%)

- One exam paper on Health and Performance (30%)

What will I learn?

In the practical you will spend the time developing your skills in your chosen sports. You will also get the opportunity to try other sports so you have a wider range to choose from in Year 11 for assessment. You will learn how to plan and carry out a 6 week training programme which you then need to write up as a project. In the theory you will learn all about the different topics in order to then be able to apply these to sporting situations. Everything learnt is geared towards the wider understanding of applying your knowledge to improve performance.