Our A-level specification in physical education should equip students with both a depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding, and skills relating to scientific, socio-cultural, and practical aspects of physical education. This will require them to: ● 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 and sport ● Understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport ● Refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sports by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies, and/or compositional ideas ● Develop their ability to analyze and evaluate to improve performance ● Understand the contribution that physical activity makes to health and fitness ● Improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and inquiring minds. Content: 1- Applied anatomy and physiology 2- Skill acquisition 3- Sport and society 4- Exercise physiology 5- Biomechanical movement 6- Sport psychology 7- Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport
40 points in their 9 best GCSE subjects or equivalent qualifications. (Where 9 subjects have not been studied, the school reserves the right to consider entry; this will be dependent on actual exam results, not predictions, and students must still achieve the minimum individual subject requirements.) A minimum of 2 grade 6s in GCSE subjects or grades of the same standard in equivalent qualifications. Grade 6 in GCSE Physical Education or Grade 5 in GCSE Physical Education and a grade 6 in Biology or Chemistry or in Combined Science or Level 2 Distinction in Sports Science. If PE was not studied at GCSE, then a grade 6 in a related subject.
Paper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport ● Section A – Applied Anatomy and Physiology (35 marks) ● Section B – Skill acquisition (35 marks) ● Section C – Sport and Society (35 marks) ● Written exam: 2 hours Total: 105 marks 35% of A-level. Paper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport ● Section A – Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics (35 marks) ● Section B – Sports psychology (35 marks) ● Section C –Sport and Society and Technology in Sport (35 marks) ● Written exam: 2 hours Total: 105 marks 35% of A-level. Practical performance in physical activity and sport ● Students are assessed as a player/performer or coach in the full-sided version of one activity ● 15% of non-exam assessment, plus ● Written/verbal analysis and evaluation of performance ● 15% of non-exam assessment ● Internal assessment, external moderation ● Total: 90 marks
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| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Lincolnshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Lincoln Road, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Our A-level specification in physical education should equip students with both a depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding, and skills relating to scientific, socio-cultural, and practical aspects of physical education. This will require them to: ● 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 and sport ● Understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport ● Refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sports by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies, and/or compositional ideas ● Develop their ability to analyze and evaluate to improve performance ● Understand the contribution that physical activity makes to health and fitness ● Improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and inquiring minds. Content: 1- Applied anatomy and physiology 2- Skill acquisition 3- Sport and society 4- Exercise physiology 5- Biomechanical movement 6- Sport psychology 7- Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport
40 points in their 9 best GCSE subjects or equivalent qualifications. (Where 9 subjects have not been studied, the school reserves the right to consider entry; this will be dependent on actual exam results, not predictions, and students must still achieve the minimum individual subject requirements.) A minimum of 2 grade 6s in GCSE subjects or grades of the same standard in equivalent qualifications. Grade 6 in GCSE Physical Education or Grade 5 in GCSE Physical Education and a grade 6 in Biology or Chemistry or in Combined Science or Level 2 Distinction in Sports Science. If PE was not studied at GCSE, then a grade 6 in a related subject.
Paper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport ● Section A – Applied Anatomy and Physiology (35 marks) ● Section B – Skill acquisition (35 marks) ● Section C – Sport and Society (35 marks) ● Written exam: 2 hours Total: 105 marks 35% of A-level. Paper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport ● Section A – Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics (35 marks) ● Section B – Sports psychology (35 marks) ● Section C –Sport and Society and Technology in Sport (35 marks) ● Written exam: 2 hours Total: 105 marks 35% of A-level. Practical performance in physical activity and sport ● Students are assessed as a player/performer or coach in the full-sided version of one activity ● 15% of non-exam assessment, plus ● Written/verbal analysis and evaluation of performance ● 15% of non-exam assessment ● Internal assessment, external moderation ● Total: 90 marks