Unit One: Participation in Sport and Recreation 50%

Unit Two: The Critical Sports Performer 50%

Unit One - 1½ hour Examination

Students will study the development of active leisure and recreation through topics such as health, fitness, nutrition and lifestyle. Students will also have the opportunity to study Body Systems and the effects of exercise, fitness and training on these systems.

Students will also deal with the development of world sport studying topics such as Festivals of Sport, Industrial Revolution, Deviance and Development of Elite athletics.

Unit Two – Internal Assessment of Four Tasks

Task 1: Students must participate in two out of three roles – performer, leader, official.

Task 2: Students will carry out a local study of their chosen physical activity.

Task 3: Students will develop Task Two by carrying out a study at National level of at least one chosen activity.

Task 4: Students will research the methodology and applied processes intrinsic to the completion of an analysis of performance. This is directly linked to their chosen practical performance.

Entry Requirements

Students should have at least a grade B in GCSE PE and at least BB in Double Award Science or the equivalent. Pupils who have not completed a GCSE in Physical Education may still be considered if they have attained the desired science grades.

Practically, pupils must have trained and competed regularly in at least one physical activity permitted for practical assessment within the Edexcel AS/A2 PE specification, within the past two competitive seasons.