Physical Education A Level

Applicants will only be considered once all the application information has been completed including predicted and/or actual grades and references.

Applicants with non-UK qualifications, for example, overseas qualifications, will be required to have the equivalence of their qualifications verified by UK ENIC (the wider European title for national recognition agencies www.enic.org.uk) who will charge the you a fee for providing this ‘Statement of Comparability’. If you are unable to gain a Statement of Comparability, we reserve the right to withdraw your application due to the lack of comparable grade evidence. We are required to ensure that students are eligible for ESFA funding, which is guaranteed if they are living with a parent who: Has British citizenship and/or; Has a right of abode/leave to enter the UK and/or; Has a relevant work permit/visa and/or; Is a foreign diplomat.

Please provide any outstanding documentary evidence in relation to the above. Applications from students who are not eligible for ESFA funding will have their application withdrawn by the school. The school does not hold a licence to support applicants with Home Office Tier 4 Student Visa status.

Why Study PE?

Studying A-Level Physical Education will give you a fantastic insight into the amazing world of sports performance. Not only will you have the chance to perform or coach a sport through the non-exam assessment component, you will also develop a wide range of theoretical knowledge of Physical Activity and Sport.

What Does The Course Involve?

Over the two-year course, you will study a broad range of Physical Education theory topics including the following subject content:

Applied anatomy and physiology

Skill acquisition

Sport and society

Exercise physiology

Biomechanical movement

Sport psychology

Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport

The theory components of the course make up to 70% of the course content.

You will also be expected to be training and performing regularly in one activity from the published list of activities from AQA. You will need to be performing at a competitive level to perform well in your NEA practical coursework.

In the second year of the course, you will also complete a piece of NEA written coursework in the form of analysis of performance project based upon your own performance of your assessed activity.

How Will I Be Assessed?

This qualification is linear, meaning that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course. It is 70% theory and 30% practically assessed.

To qualify for a place in Sixth Form, you must achieve five GCSEs at grade 5 or above, including Maths and either English Language or Literature or five GCSEs at grade 5 or above, plus at least a grade 4 in Maths and English Language or Literature.

For this course: GCSE grade 5 in PE and/or experience of playing competitive sport

GCSE grade 5 in Science/5-4 in Combined Science

The subjects you learn about will be invaluable at a personal level and will help you to be better at sport, no matter what your standard.

The Physical Education A Level also acts as a foundation to many career options. Because of the broad range of content topics studied, you may want to go on to further study leading to the following career paths:

• Sport science

• Physiotherapy

• Working for a national governing body

• Sport psychology

• Technology in sport

• Sport and the law

• PE teaching

• Sports coaching

• Personal training

• Sport nutrition

• Sport journalism

• Sport analysis