GCSE PE
GCSE Specification and Curriculum Overview
Exam Board - AQA
AQA Specification - https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582/specification-at-a-glance
How is it taught?
Students are likely to have one practical and one theory lesson a week, although this depends on the time of year and the facilities available. Homework will be set throughout lessons, which will either extend learning or help students with their knowledge and understanding of multiple areas
Learning outcomes require students to:
Develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance
Understand how the physiological and psychological state affects performance
Perform effectively in different physical activities 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, fitness & well-being
Understand key socio-cultural influences which affect people’s involvement in sport.
AQA Course content - examined in Summer 2024 and beyond
Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport
Applied anatomy and physiology
Movement analysis
Physical training
Use of data
Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport
Sport psychology
Socio-cultural influences
Health, fitness and wellbeing
Use of data
Non-examined assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport
Students are internally assessed for their performance in three practical activities and a written performance analysis task.
Learners can only be assessed in activities from the approved list, one from the ‘individual’ list, one from the ‘team’ list, one other from either list.
For more information speak to
Mrs Hartley, Director of PE and Sport, or your P.E. teacher
Helpful Resources
The EverLearner
We use 'The EverLearner' online programme to support our delivery of Academic PE at Borlase.
Please have a look at the link to explore their website - The EverLearner
Students will get their own log in username and password, for the duration of the course.