Course information
Physical Education / Sports Studies
Sutton Valence School - Kent
01622845203
North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3HL
Course summary

To enhance students’ knowledge and increase their understanding of the factors that affect performance and participation in physical education. To address current contemporary topics in sport such as the impact in the use of ergogenic aids, technology and increasing commercialisation of sport. To equip students with the skills and knowledge required for higher education or the world of work.

Entry requirements

Do you have a real interest in sport and can apply biological facts in a sporting context? Do you tend to watch sports programmes, read about sports medicine research, follow athletes’ achievements and take part in sport? Do you have good GCSE passes in the Sciences and preferably GCSE PE? Do you have a very good understanding of a least one sport, as a performer or coach? Are you interested in the history, psychology and social aspects of sport in addition to the physiological aspect (how organs function)? Can you learn a lot of factual material in detail, apply the knowledge and interpret data? Can you communicate information graphically and by written prose? Can you think independently and scientifically, but also utilise numerical skills and analyse source material? If you can answer yes to most of these questions, then A Level Physical Education is for you!

How you'll be assessed

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityKent
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
ISI ReportView Report
Boarding Fee £29,748 - £40,596
Sixth Form Fee£22,086 - £26,244
AddressNorth Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3HL