Physical Education Examination Curriculum

Comments from the GCSE PE examination board from practical moderation day 2017:

“An excellent moderation day where the candidates all performed very well”

GCSE Physical Education

• Year 9 – AQA specification. 3  lessons a fortnight. Lessons will be a mixture of practical and theory.
• Year 10/11 – AQA specification. 4 lessons a fortnight. Lessons will be a mixture of practical and theory.

The course is broken down into the following:

• 30% practical assessment in 3 activities in the AQA specification over the 3 years
• 10% performance analysis assessment – this is written coursework in y11
• 60% 2 theory exams

Exam board website:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582

Post 16 Physical Education: Level 3 BTEC Sport extended certificate

• Y12 & 13. 4 units over 2 years – 8 lessons a week.
  • Unit 1: Anatomy and physiology. – exam externally set
  • Unit 2: Fitness testing & programming. – exam externally set
  • Unit 3: Sports industry. – coursework internally set and marked
  • Unit 6: Sports psychology.  – coursework internally set and marked.

Students studying this course will also attend a residential at Derby looking at the sports industry in action. Visiting St George’s Park, Derby University, Derby Velodrome and Derby County F.C as part of the NCS program.

Exam board website:

http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-nationals/sport-2016.html