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A Level Physical Education
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Entry Requirements
37 GCSE points.
Your Course:
This course will help you to develop your knowledge and skills in the world of sport through exploration of contemporary issues in health, fitness, exercise and sport. You will also examine how sport has evolved and how sport is run in the UK as well as the effects of exercise on the body and the relationships between training, technical preparation and psychology in elite performance. The units you will study are:
- Participation in sport and recreation
- The critical sports performer
- Preparation for optimum sports performance
- The developing sports performer
Assessment for this course is through externally set coursework and exams.
Your Enrichment
As well as the wide variety of sporting enrichment activities available to all students such as the many sports teams, there are opportunities for trips including an annual warm weather training trip just before Christmas to Club La Santa in Lanzarote and the football team trip to Phoenix, USA.
Your Future
A Level PE prepares you for further study in the world of sport including degrees in sports studies, sports science, physical education and teaching. It also provides the essential skills for a career in sport, health and fitness.
