Pupils undertake PE, Swimming and Games units of work over the course of the key stage in a variety of activities. They are challenged to learn how to think in different ways to suit a wide range of creative, competitive, cooperative and challenging activities. They learn how to plan, perform and evaluate actions, ideas and performances to improve their abilities and aptitudes and help them make choices about how to get involved in lifelong physical activity.

GCSE PE- CCEA

SUBJECT AIMS:

The content of this GCSE Physical Education Specification is designed to enable students to enjoy and understand the benefits of living a healthy and active lifestyle.

GCSE TOPICS:

• The body at Work
• Health and Lifestyle Decisions
• The Active Leisure Industry
• Developing Physical Fitness for Performance
• Developing Skilled Performance

ASSESSMENT (including weighting):

Components 1 & 2 combine to give 50% of the overall course.

Component 3 generates the remaining 50%.

Component 1: Factors Underpinning Health and Performance

External written examination 1 hour 15mins. Students answer short response questions and questions that require extended writing.

100 marks

Component 2: Developing Performance

External written examination 1 hour 15mins. Students answer short response questions and questions that require extended writing.

100 marks

Component 3: Individual Performances in Physical Activities and Sports

Controlled assessment

(a) Students are assessed on the consistent quality, efficiency and effectiveness of their performances in physical activities and/or sports.

Students perform three physical activities and/or sports from the list that

the board supply.

150 marks

(b) Students are assessed on the consistent quality of their analysis and evaluation of their own and others’ performances.

50 marks 

SKILLS PROMOTED: The ability to recall knowledge and demonstrate understanding. Apply concepts, principles and terminology. Analyse and interpret data and performance. Develop physical fitness and skill levels.   

EMPLOYABILITY: A route to study Physical Education/Sport at a higher level; such as A levels or BTEC and lead to Higher Education in PE as well as to related career opportunities in the Health or Leisure sectors.

 

A Level PE - WJEC

SUBJECT AIMS:

• To provide students with the opportunity to explore a broad range of topics within Physical Education and Sport.
• To encourage and reward students for long term commitment to improved sporting performance.
• To help students learn how to analyse performance and consider ways of improving performance.

TOPICS:

·       Exercise physiology

·       Performance analysis and training

·       Sport psychology

·       Skill acquisition

·       Sport and society

·       Practical Performance

ASSESSMENT (including weighting):

AS: 60% Examination (1 x 1 ¾ hour paper), 40 % Non-exam assessment including practical performance in chosen sport and as a coach/official plus completion of personal performance profile.  (The AS year accounts for 40% of the A Level qualification).

A2: 40% based on AS attainment, 36% Year 14 Examination (1 x 2-hour paper), 24 % Practical performance as performer, coach or official in chosen sport plus completion of one piece of investigative research.

SKILLS PROMOTED:

Sport specific skills

Analysis skills

Digital skills – capturing video footage, storing footage.

Presentation skills

Written communication skills

EMPLOYABILITY:

The most common courses that A-level PE students pursue at University are Sports Science, Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Teaching.