Physical Education

Why study Physical Education?

Physical Education is a diverse, stimulating, multidimensional and challenging course. We have a very successful extracurricular programme which complements the course and a team of experienced and energetic PE teachers who deliver the specification.

How is the course examined?

Non-examined assessment Worth 40% of the GCSE.

Practical performance in three activities, worth 30% of GCSE. One in an individual activity, one in a team activity and the third in either an individual or a team activity.

All three practical activities that you choose must be recorded to be used as evidence supporting the marks awarded.

Written analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity is worth 10% of the GCSE.

Examination

Two examinations are taken in the summer examination series of Year 11. Each paper is worth 30% of the GCSE and is 1 hour 15 minutes in length.

What does the course cover?

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport.

Applied anatomy and physiology, movement analysis, physical training and the use of data.

Paper 2: Sociocultural wellbeing and influences in physical activity and sport.

Sports psychology, sociocultural influences, health, fitness and wellbeing and the use of data.