A Level Physical Education at St Edmund’s College provides a fantastic insight into the world of sports performance.
Not only will you have chance to perform or coach during the non exam assessment, you’ll also build in-depth knowledge of physical activity and sport. By gaining an academic perspective on sport, you can improve your performance through application of theory to practice.
| Head of Academic PE | Mr K Jones BA (Hons) with QTS (Greenwich) |
| Syllabus | OCR |
A Level Physical Education provides opportunities to improve knowledge and personal skills in sports and exercises of your choice. You’ll learn how best to prepare body and mind to maximise performance, and gain an insight into sports in a historical and comparative sense.
The course is divided into the four topics below:
Students will be internally assessed during Rhetoric I and then undertake four external assessments at the end of Rhetoric II (Year 13):
Paper 1 – 2 hour written (30%)
Physiological factors affecting performance
Paper 2 – 1 hour written (20%)
Physiological factors affecting performance
Paper 3 – 1 hour written (20%)
Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and pport
Non examined assessment (NEA) – 30%
| Key skills | |
| Preparation of body and mind to maximise performance | Knowledge of sports in a historical and comparative sense |
| Decision making | Psychological understanding of people |
| Independent thinking | Problem-solving |
| Analytical skills | Thinking under pressure |
Higher education and career prospects This course is suitable for anyone who has an interest in sport, and is a good foundation for anyone intending to study a HE course connected with the huge and expanding sport and leisure industry.
There is a plethora of career prospects in the world of sport including teaching, physiotherapy, sports administration, medicine, sports journalism, sports management, sports psychology and coaching.
In addition, the combination of PE theory and practice means it can provide a natural link to scientific and humanities courses, such as biology, psychology, history and economics.