KS5 Physical Education

A range of teaching and learning styles is used, including teacher-led work, discussion and assignments in the theory sessions. In the practical section of the course, there will be individual, pair and small group work.

Career prospects:

Very applicable to teaching, coaching, leisure and sport management, physiotherapy and the range of courses in Higher Education covering sports sciences.

AS and A2

We follow the OCR specifications.
Ideally, students should have at least grade C in GCSE Physical Education. Biology and English at grade C are also required. A clear interest in sport and physical education is required. The student should be a competent sportsman/woman. An ability in Athletics is an advantage.

AS Module 1: Application of Physiology and Physiological Knowledge to improve performance

Assessment: 90 minutes.
40% 0f AS, 20% of A2.

AS Module 2: Contemporary Studies in Physical Education

Assessment: 75 minutes.
30% of AS, 15% of A2

AS Module 3: Performance and its improvement through critical analysis of practical techniques

Assessment: Students must produce a Personal Performance Portfolio, outlining practical performance in a sport of their choice through Year 12.
30% of AS, 15% of A2.
See also assessment for Module 6

A2 Module 4: Extended studies from socio-cultural and scientific areas

Two topics from

• Historical Studies
• Psychology of Sport Performance

Assessment: 75 minutes
15% of A2

A2 Module 5: Exercise and sport physiology and the integration of knowledge of principles and concepts across different areas of Physical Education

Students must integrate their knowledge in all the modules studied to produce a written assessment.

Assessment: 90 minutes
20% of A2

A3 Module 6: The improvement of effective performance and critical evaluation of the practical activities with synoptic assessment

Assessment: Candidates are assessed in two activities. The assessment is divided and weighted as follows

• The selection, application and performance of skills in an open environment (Effective Performance)
• Evaluation and appreciation of performance through observation and synoptic knowledge (Oral test)

15% of A2

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