Physical Education

Course summary

This course will develop: • Theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance • Understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance • Understand the key socio-cultural factors that influence people’s involvement in physical activity • Understand the role technology in physical activity and sport • Refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport 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 and fitness • Improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and enquiring minds