A Level Physical Education (PE)

Explore the role of physical activity in promoting health, fitness, and performance with our A Level Physical Education course. This interdisciplinary program covers a wide range of topics, including exercise physiology, sports psychology, and socio-cultural influences on sport and physical activity.�Through practical activities, theoretical study, and critical analysis, students gain insight into the principles of effective coaching, development, and sports performance.

The course is designed to equip learners with both an in depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills relating to scientific, socio-cultural and practical aspects of physical education. The course aims to create confident independent thinkers and effective decision makers who can operate as individuals or as part of a team � all skills that will enable learners to effectively promote themselves as they progress through life.We offer a flipped learning approach to the curriculum which provides students with the opportunity to learn the basics of topics at home and consolidate learning in the classroom. Students are expected to be competing in their chosen sport on a regular basis and video evidence will be submitted for practical assessment and external moderation. Your teachers are experienced performers in the fields of swimming, gymnastics and football; Having represented their sports at the highest level, they can help improve your practical grade through regular coaching and participation in the NSCG sports teams. There is also opportunity to represent your sport at the British Colleges Sport National Championships. We also strongly recommend that all students purchase a relevant text book for the course.

All students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the two years. Assessment is comprised of two external examinations and one moderated practical based assessment with a written evaluation of performance .Paper 1:�(2 hour written exam, external) 105 marks,�Contributes to 35% of final grade.Factors affecting participation in PE & SportSection A: Applied anatomy & physiologySection B: Skill acquisitionSection C: Sport & society�Paper 2:�(2 hour written exam, external) 105 marks. Contributes to 35% of final grade.Factors affecting optimal performance in PE & SportSection A: Exercise physiology& biomechanicsSection B: �Sports psychologySection C: Sport, society & technologyNon-exam assessment�(internal assessment, external moderation).�Contributes to 30% of final grade.Section A: �Practical performance or coach in full-sided fully-competitive activitySection B: �Written analysis of performance

You will need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 5 or above including Maths & English Language, in subjects relevant to your A Level Programme. You will need to achieve GSCE Science (Biology) at grade 5 or above.�You must also play at least one sport at local, regional or national level for the duration of this course.

Successful completion of the course gives you a qualification that is accepted for entry into Higher Education for studies in a variety of Physical Education related fields including primary and secondary teaching, sports science, physiotherapy, sports therapy, sports psychology and physiology.