A Level Physical Education

Kings Ely sixth form

Academic

A Level Physical Education

This course encourages students to immerse themselves in the world of sports and to pursue their sporting passions.

 

Physical Education covers a wide range of topic areas and is vital to wellbeing in everyday life. 

The A Level Physical Education qualifications allow students to play to their strengths and gain dynamic theoretical and practical skills for further education or work. 

The qualification is a linear course with the students sitting their exams and submitting all their non-examination assessment at the end of the course.

A Level PE is “a field of study and not an avenue of study”. PE is an ideal match with: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology and History.

Our PE students often go on to study sport and Physical Education at University, or to pursue a career in Sport.

Prerequisite

Minimum grade 6/6 in Double Science or equivalent in Triple Science.

A grade 6 in both the written and practical papers of GCSE PE taken.

Students should be playing sport at first team level or equivalent.
Topic Overview
Students receive six 50 minute periods in Year 12 and the same in Year 13.
 
All teachers teach two 50 minute periods to each year group lessons are delivered in the PE classroom.
 
There are three theoretical components and each teacher teaches one of the units; Mr K Daniel (Socio-Cultural), Mr A Meddle (Physiological) and Miss C Bond (Psychological).
 
The course specific textbook is AQA PE M Murray-Hodder Education.
 
Paper 1 Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport

What’s assessed:

  • Section A: Applied anatomy and physiology
  • Section B: Skill acquisition
  • Section C: Sport and society

How it’s assessed:

  • Written exam: 2 hours
  • 105 marks
  • 35% of A Level
Paper 2 Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport

What’s assessed:

  • Section A: Exercise physiology and biomechanics
  • Section B: Sports psychology
  • Section C: Sport and society and technology in sport

How it’s assessed:

  • Written exam: 2 hours
  • 105 marks
  • 35% of A Level
Non-examination assessment- as a performer or coach in the full sided version of one activity plus written analysis of performance

How it’s assessed:

  • Internal assessment, external moderation
  • 90 marks
  • 30% of A Level

 
Assessment 

 

There are two papers both 2 hours in length which account for 70% of the overall mark, together with a practical assessment in one activity which includes written analysis, this accounts for the remaining 30% of the mark.

PE A Level Exam Specification

 

 

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