Physical Education

WHAT WILL THE COURSE INVOLVE?

The course will be an introduction to the AQA GCSE PE course and will involve both theory and practical lessons. Theory lessons will be taught in the classroom and in a practical setting and will predominantly cover the Physical Training unit of the GCSE. The major focus will be the different components of fitness and students will learn what they are, how they benefit performance in different sports and how they can be used through a variety of training methods. Students will also participate in team and individual sports such as Handball, Badminton, Swimming and Athletics, completing assessments that follow a similar format to the GCSE.

WHAT ARE THE KEY SKILLS WHICH I WILL DEVELOP?

You will develop your knowledge, competence and confidence in a wide variety of skills that will enable you to confidently move forward with both your studies and your practical performances.You will develop transferable skills including: decision making, psychological understanding of people, independent thinking, problem solving and analytical skills as well as thinking, acting and reacting under pressure.

WILL I NEED TO STUDY THE SUBJECT IN YEAR 9 TO TAKE THE GCSE COURSE?

It is not essential, but it will give you a huge advantage to take this subject in Year 9 if you intend to take GCSE PE as you will have a head start on the theoretical element of the course.