GCSE PE in Years 10 and 11.

Specification = EdExcel 1827 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Sports Science encompasses practical involvement in a broad range of individual and team sports and also examines theoretical areas related to Physical Education. These include study of the skeletal, muscular and circulatory system as well as reasons for participation, training, fitness, diet and injury.

If you have good skills across a range of sports and you are interested in understanding how your body works and, perhaps, how to make it work better, then this could be the subject for you.

The Course Enables Students To Gain Knowledge And Understanding Of:

· The human body
· The effects of exercise on the human body and its performance
· The principles and methods of training
· Health, diet, drugs and injuries
· Rules, tactics and safety aspects of selected physical activities
· The skills and abilities for effective participation in selected activities
· The assessment and evaluation of these activities.

Students will also plan and carry out a personal exercise programme (PEP) in cardiovascular training in year 10 and weight training in year 11.

Scheme of Assessment

Paper 1 (1.75 hours) 40%
Analysis of performance 10%
Course assessment of practical work 25%
Practical examination 25%

Students must select 4 activities for their practical work, either in games or PE.

NB: Not all the activities available will be offered. It will depend on time and facilities available and also on student expertise.

Each practical is marked out of 10.

9/10 = exceptional
7/8 = good/very good
5/6 = average/above average
3/4 = below average
1/2 = poor

The Future

The health and leisure industry is the fourth largest employer in this country. If you are thinking of coaching, teaching, leisure management, sports science, physiotherapy, sports journalism or sports development, then this subject could help.