KS4 Overview

Core (Non examined) PE: 

Students participate in a wide variety of activities which offers them the opportunity to develop physical competence, confidence and their ability to perform in a range of physical activities. Through this they learn how to co-operate and collaborate with others, as part of a team, understanding fairness, resilience, and equity of play to embed long lasting values. The lessons enable them to improve physical, mental and social health and have an understanding of each aspect of health. Students have a wide selection of options which helps to positive attitudes towards an active and healthy lifestyle and encourages students to continue with physical activity for a lifetime.  

In Key stage 4 students: 

• use and develop a variety of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in team and individual games, for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, handball, hockey, netball, rounders, tag rugby and tennis volleyball 

• develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports, for example, athletics and or other participate in other physical activities, for example, dance, aerobics, trampoline, fitness suite 

• evaluate their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement across a range of physical activities to achieve their personal best 

GCSE PE: 

The GCSE PE specification is designed to develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge and understanding to improve performance. It also ensures that students understand the contribution that physical activity and sport make to health, fitness and wellbeing.

Building on KS3 and preparing for KS5…

GCSE PE covers in more detail many of the topics taught in Key Stage 3. On a practical level GCSE students can select any of the practical subjects taught in KS3 to further develop as a practical to be examined at GCSE PE level and is worth 10% of their final grade. 

The following theory is introduced in KS3 and further developed at GCSE PE level: 

Warm-up | Cool down | Components of Fitness | Fitness Testing | Methods of training including Circuits / Interval Training / Continuous Training | Muscles in the body  

KS4 Assessment

Assessment at GCSE includes homeworks, class based tests, more formal tests in exam conditions. 

Peer marking is used as well as self-marking. 

KS4 Content

Y10 Content Autumn	Health, Fitness and Well-being (Paper 2: Health and Performance)  Physical, emotional and social health  Lifestyle choices  Impact of lifestyle choices  Applied Anatomy and Physiology (Paper 1: Fitness and Body Systems)  Functions of the skeletal system  Classification of bones  Structure of the skeletal system  Classification and roles of muscles  Location and roles of key voluntary muscles  Antagonistic muscles  Fast and slow twitch muscle fibres
Y10 Content Spring	Applied Anatomy and Physiology (Paper 1: Fitness and Body Systems)   Structure and function of the cardiovascular system  Arteries, capillaries and veins  Vascular shunting  Components of blood and their significance for physical activity  Respiratory system – composition of air; lung volumes  Location and roles of principal components of respiratory system  Structure and function of alveoli  Energy sources; aerobic and anaerobic exercise and short term effects of exercise  An introduction to using a PEP to develop fitness, health, exercise and performance  PARQs; warm ups and cool downs  Components of fitness  Fitness tests – theory and practice (i)  Fitness tests – theory and practice (ii)  Fitness tests – theory and practice (iii)  Principles of training
Y10 Content Summer	Application of principles of training to a PEP  Methods of training  Application of methods of training to a PEP  Executing the PEP  Long term effects of training on the musculo-skeletal system  Long term effects of training on the cardio-respiratory system  Identification and treatment of injury  Injury prevention in physical activity  Performance enhancing drugs (i)  Performance enhancing drugs (ii)
Y11 Content Autumn	Writing up the PEP  Sedentary lifestyles and consequences  Balanced diet and the role of nutrients  Dietary manipulation for sport  Optimum weight  Movement Analysis (Paper 1: Fitness and Body Systems  Lever system – first, second and third class levers  Mechanical advantage in sport and physical activity  Movement possibilities at joints; utilisation of movement in physical activity  Joint classification and impact on movement axes  Planes and axes – generalised movement patterns  Sport Psychology (Paper 2: Health and Performance)  Goal setting – SMART targets  Classification of skills  Forms of practice – theory and practical application  Types of guidance – theory and practical application  Mental preparation for performance; Types of feedback  Sports psychology – use of data
Y11 Content Spring	Socio-cultural Influences (Paper 2: Health and Performance)  Factors affecting participation in physical activity (i)  Factors affecting participation in physical activity (ii)  Participation rate trends – use of data  Commercialisation and the media  Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation (i)  Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation (ii)  Sporting behaviours  Deviance in sport  Review paper 1 content  Review paper 2 content  Revision and exam technique
Y11 Content Summer	Review paper 1 content  Review paper 2 content  Revision and exam technique

Exam Board and website link

Edexcel: 

Edexcel GCSE Physical Education (2016) | Pearson qualifications 

Specification: 

GCSE Physical Education 2016: Specification (pearson.com) 

Practical criteria: 

Practical Performance Assessment Criteria (pearson.com) 

Details of external assessment

Component 1: Fitness and Body Systems (Component code: 1PE0/01) 

· Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes 

· 36% of the qualification 

· 90 marks 

Content overview 

· Topic 1: Applied Anatomy and Physiology 

· Topic 2: Movement Analysis 

· Topic 3: Physical Training 

· Topic 4: Use of Data 

Assessment overview 

· The assessment consists of multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended writing questions. 

· Learners must answer all questions. 

· Calculators can be used in the examination 

 

Component 2: Health and Performance (Component code: 1PE0/02) 

· Written examination: 1 hour and 15 minutes 

· 24% of the qualification 

· 70 marks 

Content overview 

· Topic 1: Health, Fitness and Well-being 

· Topic 2: Sport Psychology 

· Topic 3: Socio-cultural Influences 

· Topic 4: Use of Data 

Assessment overview 

· The assessment consists of multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended writing questions. 

· Learners must answer all questions. 

· Calculators can be used in the examination. 

 

Component 3: Practical Performance (Component code: 1PE0/03) 

· Non-Examined Assessment (NEA): internally marked and externally moderated 

· 30% of the qualification 

· 90 marks (30 marks per activity) 

Content overview 

· Skills during individual and team activities 

· General performance skills 

Assessment overview 

· The assessment consists of learners completing three physical activities from a set list. 

· One must be a team activity. 

· One must be an individual activity. 

· The final activity can be a free choice 

 

Component 4: Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) (Component code: 1PE0/04) 

· NEA: internally marked and externally moderated 

· 10% of the qualification 

· 20 marks 

Content overview 

· Aim and planning analysis 

· Carrying out and monitoring the PEP 

· Evaluation of the PEP 

Assessment overview 

· The assessment consists of learners producing a PEP. 

· Learners will be required to analyse and evaluate their performance. 

· These will be assessed by the tutor and moderated by Pearson 

 

Useful links & resources for KS4

The PE Classroom – Pathway to PE Success