The Physical Education course aims to encourage you to:

• Develop your understanding of the factors influencing performance and to apply these to a range of physical activities
• Develop knowledge and skills of selected physical activities
• Develop the skills necessary to analyse, evaluate and improve performance
• Develop your appreciation of the social and cultural issues which affect participation and performance in physical activity.

Course Content and Methodology

A-Level Physical Education builds on students' experience from Key Stage 4 and GCSE to enhance their knowledge and increase their understanding of the factors that affect performance and participation in Physical Education. The qualification aims to equip students with skills and knowledge required for higher education or the world of work.

This specification gives students the opportunity to experience and develop an interest in a variety of roles in sport, such as performer, official or coach. The content addresses contemporary topics in sport, such as the impact in the use of ergogenic aids, technology and the increasing commercialisation of sport.

Subject Content:

• Applied anatomy and Physiology
• Skill Acquisition
• Sport and Society
• Exercise Physiology
• Biomechanical Movement
• Sport Psychology
• Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport

Assessment

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course.

Paper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport.

What's assessed?

• Section A: Applied Anatomy and Physiology
• Section B: Skill Acquisition
• Section C: Sport and Society

Written exam: 2 hours, 105 marks - 35% of A-Level. 

Paper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport.

What's assessed?

• Section A: Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics
• Section B: Sport Psychology
• Section C: Sport and Society and Technology in Sport

Written exam: 2 hours, 105 marks - 35% of A-Level

Non-Exam Assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport.

What's assessed?

Students assessed as a performer or coach in the full sided version of one activity. Plus: written verbal analysis of performance.

Internal assessment, external moderation, 90 marks - 30% of A-Level

Course Requirements

Full details coming soon. To find out more, please contact us at admissions@lincolnminsterschool.co.uk. 

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