Physical Education / Sports Studies

Course summary

The course is extremely diverse, it allows you to explore and enhance your own sporting ability, but also bridges the academic divide between the arts and sciences. Experience has shown that physical education can be combined with a wide range of other subjects. The course is a natural extension from the GCSE with many similarities in the theoretical components covered. It has a good balance of practical and theory lessons with a slight emphasis on the theory. However, those pupils with a keen interest in sport will be able to relate their practical experiences to the theoretical concepts. More specifically, the theory is based on modular units incorporating: • Anatomy and Exercise Physiology • Sport and Technology • Acquisition of Skill • Sport and Society • Contemporary Studies • Psychology of Sport • Biomechanics