Sports Science

Assessment

Physical Education qualifications allow students to play to their strengths and gain dynamic theoretical and practical skills for further education or work. The A Level Physical Education specification content is divided into components: ‘Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport’ and ‘Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport’. These overview topics are then broken down further into studies of: applied anatomy and physiology; skill acquisition; sport and society; exercise physiology; biomechanical movement; sport psychology and the role of technology in physical activity and sport. These components are assessed through examinations. There is also a practical element to the qualification worth 30% of the final A Level grade. Students are assessed as a performer or coach in the full-sided version of one activity and then give a written/verbal analysis of performance.