AS/A Level GCEPhysical Education - H154 H554

As we are switching to 4 units from 6, and coursework is clearly a fundamental requirement in both AS and A2, only one written unit can be made available for each year of study.

Unit 1: An introduction to Physical Education (G451) which is externally assessed. 60% of the total AS GCE marks, 2 hour written paper, 90 marks.

Unit 2: Acquiring, developing and evaluating practical skills in Physical Education (G452) which is externally set, internally assessed and externally moderated.

Unit 3: Principles and concepts across different areas of PE (G453) which is externally assessed. 35% of the total Advanced GCE marks, 2 hours 30 minutes written paper, 105 marks.

Unit 4: The improvement of effective performance and the critical evaluation of practical activities in Physical Education (G454) which is externally set, internally assessed and externally moderated.

New subject criteria requires a shift in focus and perspective (balanced, active and healthy lifestyles, participation, young people, performance in a variety of roles)

However, the specification (and in particular the content) retains a familiar feel - as such, a relatively 'painless' progression from the legacy specification to the new. A focus on performance; opportunities for focused study in particular areas of interest at A2.

Candidates can specialise in a single practical activity at A2; a diverse activity list; charting of progression in practical activities ; publishing partnership with Hodder.

Training - Training will be available for the new specifications. Details will be made available via the website.

Publishers - Hodder to produce and OCR endorsed text book(s)

Resources - Support materials and coursework guidance will be available for the examined and coursework units.

Website - Updates, specifications and SAMs will be made available via the website.

Sample Assessment Material - SAMs to be in centres for Sept 2007, these will be made available via the website.

Teacher Guidance - Support materials and coursework guidance will be available for the examined and coursework units.

Yes. In response to centre demand, OCR will be publishing past papers for live specifications on the website. These will be free of charge. Question papers from the latest series will be available to download from OCR Interchange only.

OCR is working in partnership with individual publishers for different subject groups. Comprehensive resources are being developed by these Publishing Partners and others to support the specification and complement the support available from OCR.

Schemes of work and lesson plans can be downloaded for each qualifcation. The materials are available in PDF format, and  Word format. Teachers can adapt the materials for their own use.

Yes, the A* grade is calculated arithmetically based on the units used for aggregation, irrespective of whether or not they are re-sits.