A-Level Physical Education provides a fantastic insight into the amazing world of sports performance. You will be a talented sports performer wanting to use your playing or coaching abilities towards a qualification, by learning the physiological, biomechanical and psychological principles that underpin sports performance. It is an academically rigorous course that will challenge you to develop the skills needed for several sport-related professions. The course is wide and varied, enabling you to consider a range of different contexts in Physical Education. Through examined assessment, you will learn about numerous physiological mechanisms in the body related to the cardiovascular, neuromuscular, metabolic and musculoskeletal systems that impact both participation and performance. You will consider if these mechanisms can be developed and used as pre-determinants of success. You will also consider the biomechanical principles of performance e.g. how will body position alter the angular velocity of a gymnast when somersaulting?
These vary for each A-Level subject, but you will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or equivalent, including English and Mathematics. Many subjects require grade 6 or above to study them at A Level (please see our subject guides). New students will be given a conditional offer based on their GCSE results, an interview and a reference from their current school. Grade 6 in PE and grade 6 in English
You will be examined in two papers each worth 35% of the A level. • PAPER 1: Factors Affecting Participation in Physical Activity and Sport. • PAPER 2: Factors Affecting Optimal Performance in Physical Activity and Sport. The Non-Examination Assessment (NEA) is worth 30% of the A level. The NEA involves students being assessed as a performer or coaches plus a written/verbal analysis of performance.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Bristol, City of |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £17,250 |
| Address | Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1BJ |
A-Level Physical Education provides a fantastic insight into the amazing world of sports performance. You will be a talented sports performer wanting to use your playing or coaching abilities towards a qualification, by learning the physiological, biomechanical and psychological principles that underpin sports performance. It is an academically rigorous course that will challenge you to develop the skills needed for several sport-related professions. The course is wide and varied, enabling you to consider a range of different contexts in Physical Education. Through examined assessment, you will learn about numerous physiological mechanisms in the body related to the cardiovascular, neuromuscular, metabolic and musculoskeletal systems that impact both participation and performance. You will consider if these mechanisms can be developed and used as pre-determinants of success. You will also consider the biomechanical principles of performance e.g. how will body position alter the angular velocity of a gymnast when somersaulting?
These vary for each A-Level subject, but you will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or equivalent, including English and Mathematics. Many subjects require grade 6 or above to study them at A Level (please see our subject guides). New students will be given a conditional offer based on their GCSE results, an interview and a reference from their current school. Grade 6 in PE and grade 6 in English
You will be examined in two papers each worth 35% of the A level. • PAPER 1: Factors Affecting Participation in Physical Activity and Sport. • PAPER 2: Factors Affecting Optimal Performance in Physical Activity and Sport. The Non-Examination Assessment (NEA) is worth 30% of the A level. The NEA involves students being assessed as a performer or coaches plus a written/verbal analysis of performance.