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Specification at a glance

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course.

Subject content

• 1. Applied anatomy and physiology

• 2. Movement analysis

• 3. Physical training

• 4. Use of data

• 5. Sports psychology

• 6. Socio-cultural influences

• 7. Health, fitness and wellbeing

Assessments

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

• Applied anatomy and physiology

• Movement analysis

• Physical training

• Use of data

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

• 78 marks

• 30% of GCSE

Questions

• Answer all questions.

• A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

• Sports psychology

• Socio-cultural influences

• Health, fitness and well-being

• Use of data

How it's assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

• 78 marks

• 30% of GCSE

Questions

• Answer all questions.

• A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

• Practical performance in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer (one in a team activity, one in an individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity).

• Analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

How it's assessed

• Assessed by teachers

• Moderated by AQA

• 100 marks

• 40% of GCSE

Questions

• For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity).

• Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.