At Wath, we are proud of our achievements on the sports field and in the classroom. Picking GCSE PE as an option will enable you to excel in both.  You will develop your knowledge, understanding, skills and character to enhance your performance in physical activities and understand the benefits to health, fitness and well-being. You will already be a keen sportsperson, playing competitively in your chosen sport. GCSE PE will help you understand more about how your body enables you to perform amazing feats on the sports field and your mind allows you to achieve things you did not think possible.

WHY CHOOSE PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Research has shown that over 80% of top business leaders have a background in competitive sport. You will need resilience, leadership, determination, and team working skills to excel on the course. All the characteristics required to be successful in any career choice you make.

COURSE CONTENT

By studying GCSE PE, you will understand how physiological and psychological factors affect performance. Alongside this theoretical content you will develop your performance across a range of sports to specialise in three activities, which you will be graded on. Finally, you will complete a Personal Exercise Programme (PEP), Where you will assess your own fitness and performance in a sport and design a training programme to improve your performance.

SUBJECT UNITS AND ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

Component 1 – Theory: 1hr 45m Exam (36%)

• Applied Anatomy and Physiology
• Movement Analysis
• Physical Training

Component 2 – Theory: 1hr 15m Exam (24%)

• Health, Fitness and Well-being
• Sport Psychology
• Social-cultural Influences

Component 3 - Practical Performance (30%)

• Your ability to perform a range of skills and apply them successfully to competitive situations is assessed.
• You are graded out of 35 for your best three sports.
• At least one sport needs to be either individual or team based.

Component 4 - Personal Exercise Programme (10%)

• Produce a six-week Personal Exercise Programme (PEP), Analyse your fitness tests and performance data, Come to conclusions about the effectiveness of your PEP.

You can find more information about PE at Wath Academy here