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GCSE Physical Education
If you choose GCSE PE it will build upon your genuine interest in the subject, your previous knowledge, understanding and also your practical ability. Your curriculum will focus on performing effectively in practical activities, analysing and evaluating performance and acquiring and developing knowledge and understanding of factors that affect performance and participation in a healthy active lifestyle. Why would you not want to choose it?
Course Outline:
This course consists of 2 main components as listed below:
1. Theory component (60% of the course) The theory content and written examination include:
• PaperOne:(1hour15 minutes): The Human body and movement in physical activity and sport; Health, fitness and a healthy active lifestyle:
• Paper Two: (1 hour 15 minutes): Socio-cultural and psychological influences in physical activity and sport:
2. Practical component (40% of the course)
There are TWO aspects:
a. Performance assessment (practical performance) in THREE activities.
For these three activities (one must be a team sport, the other an individual sport,
and the third a choice of either) and you are assessed on TWO parts.
Part 1 - Individual skills (10 marks)
Part 2 - Full context in a game situation
(10 marks)
b. Performance analysis assessment in ONE Activity and are assessed on TWO parts:
Part 1 - Analysis
of strengths & Weaknesses (25 marks)
Part 2 - Evaluation
and how to improve performance (10 marks)
Examination Board:
AQA
Head of Department:
Mr T Cobb
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“I really enjoy GCSE PE because of its theory and practical balance. I have learnt a lot about psychology so far, and I am finding it really interesting and beneficial to understand how psychology links to sport and physical education to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”
Daisy Thomas