The course will enable learners to:

• Develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance.

• Understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance.

• Understand the key socio-cultural factors that influence people’s involvement in physical activity and sport.

• Understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport.

• Refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas.

• Develop their ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance.

• Understand the contribution which physical activity makes to health and fitness.

• Improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and enquiring minds.

There is one end of year assessment; a practical assessment as a performer, a coach and official in one sport, production of a personal performance profile.

Individual Subject Entry Requirement C in Biology Higher or BB in Double Award or B in GCSE P.E Coaching, practical performance and performance profiles contribute 40% towards PE A level. For this reason it is essential that learners actively participate in at least one sport.

End of year practical assessment

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