Key Stage 4
Core PE Curriculum
Physical Education is compulsory for all students in Years 10 and 11. Each pupil will participate in one hour of ‘core’ PE a week, where there is an emphasis is on getting everyone active and involved in a selection of engaging sports or activities.
All students experience a one hour lesson of ‘core’ Physical Education, per week. Students get to choose which activity they wish to pursue for each half term, from a choice of 3 different activities.
If some groups are oversubscribed, students may not get their first choice of activity.
Students will be allowed to opt for the same activity more than once during the year.
GCSE Curriculum Overview
What you will study
Year 10
- Healthy, active lifestyles and how they could benefit you
- Influences on your healthy, active lifestyle
- Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle
- Physical activity as part of your healthy, active lifestyle
- Your personal health and well-being
Year 11
- Physical activity and your healthy mind and body
- A healthy, active lifestyle and your cardiovascular system
- A healthy active lifestyle and your respiratory system
- A healthy active lifestyle and your muscular system
- A healthy active lifestyle and your skeletal system
General Information
Component 1: Fitness and Body Systems
Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes
36% of the qualification
90 marks
Component 2: Health and Performance
Written examination: 1 hour and 15 minutes
24% of the qualification
70 marks
Component 3: Practical Performance
Non-Examined Assessment: Internally marked and externally moderated
30% of the qualification
90 marks (30 marks per activity)
Component 4: Personal Exercise Programme (PEP)
Non-Examined Assessment: Internally marked and externally moderated
10% of the qualification
20 marks
Where to go for Revision
Revision Techniques
- Can you remember the facts?
- Can you explain the facts?
- Can you give an example of that fact within a sport? e.g. power is useful in football because it allows an athlete to kick the ball harder, jump higher, etc.
- Skill related fitness (ABCPRS), explain reaction time, give an example of reaction time in badminton.
- Can you apply your knowledge to different sports?
- Such as hockey, volleyball, badminton, athletics.
- Flash cards-each topic summarised on a card.Go through past papers.
- Use Doddle-powerpoints and quizzes.
- Make spider diagrams for each topic.
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