The A-Level PE Course aims to develop students' breadth and depth of understanding and skills relating to scientific, socio-cultural and practical aspects of physical education. In order to achieve this, students will be required to:

• Develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance

• Understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance

• Understand the key socio-cultural factors that influence people's involvement in physical activity and sport

• Understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport

• Refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas

• Develop their ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance

• Understand the contribution which physical activity makes to health and fitness

• Improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and enquiring minds.

At Bohunt Sixth Form, although we refer to the course internally as an A-Level in Sport Science, students follow a two year curriculum plan studying the AQA A-Level PE course (7582). The course is assessed via two external summative exams (70%) as well as a practical performance as a performer or coach in the full sided version of one activity, plus a written analysis of performance (30%). The practical performance and written analysis of performance are both internally assessed, and externally moderated. The course is delivered via six 50-55 minute periods per week. These periods are organised and taught according to Section A, B and C - students will have two periods allocated per section, per week.