Award: GCSE
Awarding Body: AQA
Specification Code: 8252
Specification Website: AQA GCSE Physical Education
The course is designed for pupils who enjoy sports and practise them competitively on a regular basis.
Work is split into theory and practical lessons.
All theory exams will be sat at the end of the two year course.
Practical assessments will take place throughout the course.
All students will be assessed in the same sporting disciplines within their lessons in school.
They can also opt to be assessed in their chosen sport after school hours.
The full GCSE award is split into 60% theory and 40% practical. This will be assessed in two exam papers and 3 sports as follows:
Written Examination (1 hour 15 minutes) 78 Marks
Multiple choice / objective test questions. Short answer and extended writing questions.
Content
The human body and movement in physical activity and sport.
Applied anatomy and physiology
Movement analysis
Physical training
Use of data
Written Examination (1 hour 15 minutes) 78 Marks
Multiple choice / objective test questions. Short answer questions and extended writing questions.
Content
Sports psychology
Socio-cultural influences
Health, fitness and well-being
Use of data
Two sections:
Part 1: Skills (10 Marks per activity)
Students must demonstrate their ability to develop and apply the core skills/techniques in increasingly demanding and progressive drills in each of their three chosen activities. Progressive drills may start with the skill in isolation but should aim to increase pressure and incorporate direct competition in conditioned drills. This must not be in the full context of the activity.
Students will be assessed holistically based on the overall performance of all of the core skills/ techniques listed for each activity, in increasingly demanding and progressive drills.
Part 2: Full context (15 Marks per activity)
Students must demonstrate their ability to apply the core skills/techniques, specific to their position where appropriate, in the full context of each of their three chosen activities.
Performance analysis assessment (analysis and evaluation) analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity. (10% of overall mark – 25 marks)
Students will analyse and evaluate their own performance or the performance of another person.
Sports that pupils can be assessed on:
Badminton
Basketball
Cricket
Dance
Handball
Hockey
Hurling
Lacrosse
Netball
Rowing
Rugby
Squash
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Boxing
Athletics
Canoeing/kayaking
Cycling
Diving
Golf
Gymnastics (artistic)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Equestrian
Rock climbing
Skiing
Snowboarding
Swimming
Trampolining
Acrobatic gymnastics
Figure Skating
Futsal
Sailing
Water Polo