Physical Education / Sports Studies

Course summary

A Physical Education (PE) A Level is not just about playing sport, it is the understanding of how the body and mind work, about how politics affects participation, about striving for perfection. Sport and fitness is a huge industry and studying for an A Level in Physical Education could be your first step towards a sports-related career. This will be a two-year course with the external examination sat at the end of Year 13. An assessment will be sat at the end of Year 12, which will be externally marked, but will not constitute an external AS grade.