AS & A2 Physical Education
Why study PE?
With increasing public awareness of the need for healthy and balanced lifestyles there are more and more opportunities for a career in the sport and leisure industry. Opting for physical education will provide you will a broad knowledge base to go on to a wide variety of career and further education options. The course aims to provide candidates with opportunities to combine a good theoretical knowledge base with practical performance in physical education. If you enjoy physical education and think it might be a path that you would like to consider once you leave John Beddoes then this subject is for you.
Summary of assessment
This specification is divided into a total of 4 units, 2 AS units and 2 A2 units. Weightings noted below, in brackets, are expressed in terms of the full A level qualification. Marks are given as raw and uniform marks (UMS)
AS - year 12 (2 units)
PE1 50% (25%) internal assessment 50 marks (UMS 100)
Improving performance in physical education
Internal assessment - practical performance (30% of AS)
Personal performance profile (10% of AS)
Coaching or officiating (10% of AS)
PE2 50% (25%) 1hr 45mins written paper 50 marks (UMS 100)
Active lifestyles and physical education
External assessment - compulsory structured questions plus one question requiring extended writing.
A2 - year 13 (the above plus a further 2 units)
PE3 (25%) internal assessment 50 marks (UMS 100)
Refining performance in physical education
Internal assessment - practical performance (17.5%)
Investigative research (7.5%)
EC4 (25%) 2hr written paper 50 marks (UMS 100)
Performance, provision and participation in physical education
External assessment section A - compulsory structured questions (15%)
Section B - one question requiring extended writing from a choice of two (10%)
