GCSE PE
GCSE PE
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GCSE PE
GCSE PE
Contact Information: Mr J Panayi, Curriculum Leader for PE
Contact Information: Mr J Panayi, Curriculum Leader for PE
Course Content
Course Content
There are 3 components to the course.
There are 3 components to the course.
Component 1 is ‘Physical factors affecting performance’ and covers a wide range of topics including the muscular and skeletal system, energy systems, how to train and preventing injury.
Component 1 is ‘Physical factors affecting performance’ and covers a wide range of topics including the muscular and skeletal system, energy systems, how to train and preventing injury.
Component 2 is ‘Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology’ and covers a diverse range of topics including the commercialisation of sport, drug taking in sport, goal setting in sport and how well-being in sport can impact on performance.
Component 2 is ‘Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology’ and covers a diverse range of topics including the commercialisation of sport, drug taking in sport, goal setting in sport and how well-being in sport can impact on performance.
Component 3 is the non-exam assessment part of the course. This includes your ‘Practical activity assessment’ which requires you to be a performer in one team sport, one individual sport and a third sport of your choice. It also includes your coursework task ‘Evaluating and Analysing Performance’ (AEP) where you evaluate your own fitness and plan to develop a targeted fitness area to improve your performance in one of your three chosen sports.
Component 3 is the non-exam assessment part of the course. This includes your ‘Practical activity assessment’ which requires you to be a performer in one team sport, one individual sport and a third sport of your choice. It also includes your coursework task ‘Evaluating and Analysing Performance’ (AEP) where you evaluate your own fitness and plan to develop a targeted fitness area to improve your performance in one of your three chosen sports.
Skills Developed
Skills Developed
You will develop different retrieval skills to help you remember the different areas of the theory content.
You will develop different retrieval skills to help you remember the different areas of the theory content.
You will develop your evaluation and analysis skills that can be used in many different areas and subjects.
You will develop your evaluation and analysis skills that can be used in many different areas and subjects.
You will develop your application skills to enable you to transfer theoretical content to sporting contexts.
You will develop your application skills to enable you to transfer theoretical content to sporting contexts.
You will develop advanced skills in the practical sports you choose to be assessed in, including tactics and team strategy.
You will develop advanced skills in the practical sports you choose to be assessed in, including tactics and team strategy.
You will work within a team set-up as well as developing your resilience as an individual in both the practical and theoretical setting.
You will work within a team set-up as well as developing your resilience as an individual in both the practical and theoretical setting.
Assessment
Assessment
Component 1 - ‘Physical factors affecting performance’ is assessed in a one hour written exam at the end of Y11 worth 60 marks (worth 30% of overall grade).
Component 1 - ‘Physical factors affecting performance’ is assessed in a one hour written exam at the end of Y11 worth 60 marks (worth 30% of overall grade).
Component 2 - ‘Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology’ is assessed in a one hour written exam at the end of Y11 worth 60 marks (worth 30% of overall grade).
Component 2 - ‘Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology’ is assessed in a one hour written exam at the end of Y11 worth 60 marks (worth 30% of overall grade).
Component 3 - ‘Practical activity assessment’ through a practical sports assessment of three different sports. For example one team sport, one individual sport and a third sport of your choice (worth 30% of overall grade).
Component 3 - ‘Practical activity assessment’ through a practical sports assessment of three different sports. For example one team sport, one individual sport and a third sport of your choice (worth 30% of overall grade).
‘Evaluating and Analysing Performance’ (AEP) is assessed in at least fourteen hours of controlled assessment time where you detail how you would improve on a targeted area of fitness needed in one of your three chosen sports (worth 10% of overall grade).
‘Evaluating and Analysing Performance’ (AEP) is assessed in at least fourteen hours of controlled assessment time where you detail how you would improve on a targeted area of fitness needed in one of your three chosen sports (worth 10% of overall grade).
Progression Routes
Progression Routes
Academic
Academic
A-Level PE
A-Level PE
Sports related degrees (Sports development, sports science, PE teaching, physiotherapy)
Sports related degrees (Sports development, sports science, PE teaching, physiotherapy)
Applied
Applied
Public Services or Health and Social L3 qualifications
Public Services or Health and Social L3 qualifications
L3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in sport (double award)
L3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in sport (double award)
Employment (examples)
Employment (examples)
PE teaching, physiotherapy, coaching, sports development, nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, psychologist, performance analyst, sports scientist
PE teaching, physiotherapy, coaching, sports development, nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, psychologist, performance analyst, sports scientist