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Overview

This course is designed to provide a coherent, workable and viable course of study for those students who show an aptitude and enthusiasm for physical education but for whom GCSE Physical Education would be inappropriate.

Students are expected to spend their time learning, applying and practicing the skills and techniques of their four chosen practical activities. Throughout the course, students analyse performance in order to determine its strengths and weaknesses and to suggest simple ways of improving performance.

Students may progress on to GCSE Physical Education or a similar vocational course.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to encourage students to:

• Develop and apply their knowledge, skills and understanding of physical education through selected physical activities.
• Develop their knowledge and understanding of some of the different factors that affect participation and performance and demonstrate their relationship.
• Understand the role of rules and conventions in selected activities.
• Promote their understanding of the health benefits and risks associated with taking part in physical activity.
• Develop the skills necessary to analyse and improve performance.
• Support their personal and social development through adopting different roles in selected activities when working with others.