Frequently Asked Questions

The course is broken down into four components:

• Component 1 Theory: Fitness and Body Systems 36%

• Component 2 Theory: Health and Performance 24%

• Component 3 Practical: Three sports (2 individual/1 team or 2 team/1 individual from the specification list) 30%

• Component 4 Coursework: Personal Exercise Plan (theoretical written piece of work) 10%

Each activity is scored out of 35 marks. A score out of 10 marks will be awarded for the isolated skills and a score out of 25 will be awarded for the competitive performance. For each activity area, there is a specific criterion that details the requirements.

Yes, as long as the activity is on the specification, it can be assessed. The students will need to provide video evidence in order for the assessment to be completed. Further details about what will need to be videoed will be given to the students when they begin the GCSE course.

There are a number of ways that a student can work in order to try and improve their score in different sports and activities. Firstly, GCSE PE lesson time is allocated to learning and applying skills in a range of activities through the two years. Core PE lessons can also be used as many of these sports are also those permitted on the GCSE course. Attending ECA activities, practices and fixtures is crucial for increasing exposure time and also allows a greater degree of competition, against other schools. In addition, we recommend that students are participating in at least one of their preferred sports outside of school.

Each student will have five GCSE PE lessons across a fortnight. This is in addition to the Core PE lessons that they will be timetabled for.

This is a Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) where each student identifies a component of fitness that needs improving in a sport of their choice. They then use the theory that they have been taught to create a training programme that aims to improve their performance before evaluating it. Dedicated lesson time will be allocated to prepare students to be able to complete the work.