PE

KS3

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

KS4

Qualification: GCSE          Exam Board: Edexcel

Is PE GCSE for you?

You need to like sport!

You need to be physically fit/ or be prepared to get fit.

You should have good participation levels

We would like you to play sport for school/participate in extra-curricular activities/assist with coaching younger year groups.

It would be an advantage if you played a sport out of school at a high level.

There are lots of sports available to be assessed in including horse riding, skiing etc.

You need to be a good standard in Science, English and Maths.

What Will You Do?

Practical:
You will learn more advanced skills and tactics for a range of sports. You put forward your 3 best sports which you then perform in front of an examiner on a moderation day.

Theory: The theory is divided into 2 components:

• Component 1: Fitness and body systems- covering anatomy and physiology, movement analysis, physical training and the use of data.
• Component 2: Health and performance- covering health, fitness and wellbeing, sport psychology, socio-cultural influences and the use of data.

Coursework: Personal Exercise Programme –
Aim and planning, Carrying out the PEP, evaluation of the PEP

Key Stage 4 Curriculum

Assessment Details:

Practical
This is 30% of your final mark. You will be given a mark out of 35 for your 3 best sports. One sports must be a team game, one an individual sport and the third sport can be either.

Coursework
You will also need to complete coursework component of a Personal Exercise Programme. This is 10% of your final grade.

Theory
This is 60% of your final mark
You will take 2 written exams of 1 hour 45 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes.

Possible Career Options:

• Teacher
• Sports Coach
• Sports Professional
• Personal Instructor
• Physiotherapist
• Sports Nutritionist
• Police officer/Firefighter/Armed forces

Further Education:

• AS/A2 in PE
• BTEC ND in Sports Science
• BTEC ND in Sport