GCSE PE

• 60% of final Grade

• 2 Exams taken at the end of year 11

Paper 1: The Human Body & Movement in Physical Activity and Sport

• 30% of final grade

• 1 hour 15 min exam

• 78 marks

What is assessed?

• Applied anatomy and physiology (muscles, bones, cardiorespiratory system)

• Movement Analysis

• Physical Training

• Use of data in physical activity and sport

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and wellbeing in physical activity and sport.

• 30% of final grade

• 1 hour 15 min exam

• 78 marks

What is assessed?

• Sports Psychology

• Socio-cultural influences on physical activity and sport

• Health Fitness and Wellbeing

• Use of data in physical activity and sport

• 40% of final Grade

• Performance in 3 sports and a piece of analysis and evaluation coursework

Performance in Sports

• You will be assessed on your performance in 3 different sports.

• 1 individual sport

• 1 team sport

• 1 either team or individual

• 25 marks will be allocated (10 skills and 15 for impact in competitive setting)

• IF your sport cannot be assessed in school or you compete at a much higher level outside of school, detailed video footage must be obtained.

• There will be a formal moderation process where an examiner will visit the school to view student performance.

Coursework Task

• Picking one of your chosen sports, you will complete a full analysis of your performance.

• You will then design a training programme to make improvements to your performance.

• This will be completed at the end of year 10.