AS Level Physical Education
A Level
In Cheadle Hulme
Description
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Type
A Level
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Location
Cheadle hulme
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Duration
2 Years
Physical Education is all about you in sport and PE - balanced, active and healthy lifestyles, participation, young people and performance as an elite athlete, a developing athlete, a coach or an official. The first year is a diverse foundation programme that leads on to more demanding work in the second year with links to year one. You will learn to analyse performances in terms of anatomy.
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Government funding available
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About this course
You would normally be expected to have completed GCSE PE to at least a grade C as the units are designed to provide progression. However, if you have not, you will not be excluded from this option.
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Course programme
Physical Education (AS and A Level)
Physical Education
AS and A Level (OCR)
Campus: Cheadle and Marple (20.09.08)
Course overview
Physical Education is all about you in sport and PE - balanced, active and healthy lifestyles, participation, young people and performance as an elite athlete, a developing athlete, a coach or an official. The first year is a diverse foundation programme that leads on to more demanding work in the second year with links to year one. You will learn to analyse performances in terms of anatomy, physiology, psychology and socio-cultural issues. The emphasis is on linking theories to practical activities developing knowledge and understanding of the factors that enable you to be physically active as part of a balanced, active and healthy lifestyle.
AS Level (year one)
Unit One: An Introduction To Physical Education
How does your knee joint help you kick a ball? How does altitude affect the marathon runner? How can you motivate an athlete to achieve their best performance?
Sport in our society covers a wide range of topics physical activity, sport and culture and socio-cultural issues: What makes an activity sport rather than recreation? Consider other cultures and sport - Soccer, American Football, Australian Rules Football. You will consider the drug culture in sport; deviance; the media; sponsorship and why sport is so male dominated.
Unit Two: Acquiring, Developing, and Evaluating Practical Skills in Physical Education
Practical performance is essential to the understanding of theory. We encourage you to maintain your independence with your sporting commitments. You will be assessed in two practical activities going towards your overall AS grade. In discussion with your teacher you will identify strengths and weaknesses of a fellow student performing your sport including the health and fitness benefits of that activity and how they can improve.
A Level (year two)
Unit Three: Principles and concepts across different areas of Physical Education
Historical Studies
Sports Psychology
Exercise and Sport Physiology
Unit Four: The Improvement of Effective Performance and the Critical Evaluation of Practical Activities in Physical Education
Assessment of one practical activity
Evaluate performance of a fellow student and create a plan of improvement, in discussion with your teacher.
How you will learn
At AS Level you will have one practical class a week. Your teachers are passionate about their subject and deliver lively and enthusiastic lessons. You will learn through a variety of learning experiences including small class discussion, full class debate and plenty of focus on exam technique.
How you will be assessed
AS 60% 2 hour paper 3 compulsory questions
40% two practical performances, oral evaluation
A Level 2.5 hour written paper
Practical assessment, oral evaluation
Special entry requirements
You would normally be expected to have completed GCSE PE to at least a grade C as the units are designed to provide progression. However, if you have not, you will not be excluded from this option.
Other useful information
Exam results have been consistently well above the national average. Physical Education complements other subjects such as Psychology, Biology and Business Studies. It also goes well with BTEC Sports vocational courses. It can lead to careers in teaching, coaching and management as well as entry to a huge range of sports-related degrees at universities in sports development, sport with management studies, sports science, sports rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
AS Level Physical Education