GCSE PE

GCSE PE

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Mr Brennan                                                                                                          
FINAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT

Practical Assessment = 60%

Final Written Examination = 40%, 1½ hour exam at the end of Year 11
COURSEWORK (60%)

Practical coursework marked throughout the course by controlled assessment.

Practical – 48%

Analysis of Performance – 12%
AIMS

GCSE Physical Education must enable candidates to:

  • be inspired, moved and changed by following a broad, coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study and to develop an awareness and appreciation of their own and others’ cultures in relation to physical education
  • be creative and plan effectively for performances and to respond to changing situations prepare students to make  informed decisions about further learning opportunities and career choices
  • become increasingly physically competent through being actively engaged in a range of physical activities, and to become increasingly effective in their performance in different types of physical activity and roles such as player/participant, leader and official
  • develop and maintain their involvement in  physical activity as part of a healthy, active lifestyle.
COURSE CONTENT

Students have 2 lessons per week, 1 practically based, 1 theory based.

Practical

  • Students must be assessed in 4 different practical activities
  • Students can also be assessed as a coach or an official. Therefore, as an example, a student could be assessed as player in football, and then as a coach or official in football as well.
  • The practical work is assessed under controlled conditions throughout the course and at the end of Year 11.
  • Within the practical units, you will focus on the performance of an individual, identifying their strengths and weaknesses.

Theory:

Students will look at the following theory components:

 

  • Healthy Active Lifestyles; benefits, influences & health and wellbeing.
  • Physical activity and your healthy mind and body
  • Your Healthy Active Body
  • Anatomy and physiology; bones, muscles, heart and lungs
  • Health, fitness and performance; types of training and fitness
  • Safety aspects in sport; prevention and dealing with injuries
ANY COSTS INVOLVED

Only if the hiring of facilities or equipment for less mainstream sports is necessary