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A-level Physical Education
- Specification
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- Introduction
Specification at a glance
- 3.1 Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport
- 3.2 Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport
- Scheme of assessment
- Non-exam assessment administration
- General administration
This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course.
Subject content
- 1. Applied anatomy and physiology
- 2. Skill acquisition
- 3. Sport and society
- 4. Exercise physiology
- 5. Biomechanical movement
- 6. Sport psychology
- 7. Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport
Assessments
Grade Boundaries for A Level and GCSEs
This page gathers together the grade boundaries for the subjects listed below, at GCSE and A Level, for exam boards including AQA, Edexcel and OCR.
Each year the exam boards endeavour to make sure that exam papers are designed to be no easier or harder to achieve a particular grade than previous years. This does mean that each year the percentage required for each grade changes slightly depending on how hard the exam paper is. And so, Oxford Revise has collected some grade boundaries for the last 5 years of exams, giving you an idea of what percentage will need to be achieve to get a specific grade.
Grade boundaries for your subject are not published before the exams take place. Boundaries are set after exams have been completed and papers have been marked.
Check below for AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas or OCR exam boards and see what was required in previous years for the subjects listed below.
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GCSE Science Grade Boundaries
These grade boundaries are for the following GCSE Science Qualifications:
- AQA GCSE Biology
- AQA GCSE Chemistry
- AQA GCSE Physics
- AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Foundation
- AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Higher
GCSE Mathematics Grade Boundaries
These grade boundaries are for the following GCSE Mathematics Qualifications:
- AQA GCSE MATHEMATICS: Foundation (2nd Edition)
- AQA GCSE MATHEMATICS: Higher (2nd Edition)
- EDEXCEL GCSE MATHEMATICS: Foundation (2nd Edition)
- EDEXCEL GCSE MATHEMATICS: Higher (2nd Edition)
GCSE English Language Grade Boundaries
These grade boundaries are for the following GCSE English Qualifications:
- AQA GCSE English Language
- EDEXCEL GCSE English Language
- EDUQAS GCSE English Language
GCSE Geography Grade Boundaries
These grade boundaries are for the following GCSE Geography Qualifications:
- AQA GCSE Geography
- EDEXCEL GCSE Geography B
- OCR B GCSE Geography B
A level Science Grade Boundaries
These grade boundaries are for the following A level Qualifications:
- AQA A LEVEL Chemistry
- AQA A LEVEL Biology
- AQA A LEVEL Physics
- OCR A LEVEL Chemistry
- OCR A LEVEL Biology
- OCR A LEVEL Physics
Grade Boundaries
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Programmes & Qualifications
Cambridge international as & a level physical education (9396).
- Syllabus overview
The Physical Education syllabus is both practical and theoretical, covering anatomy and physiology, movement skills and contemporary studies in sport. Learners are encouraged to try out a range of physical activities, including team and individual sports, games, and outdoor activities, and then use the theoretical knowledge they have gained to analyse the different factors influencing performance.
The course also encourages learners to understand and explain global trends in Physical Education and Sport. We are replacing this syllabus with Cambridge International AS Level Sport & Physical Education (8386) . Please see the withdrawal notice below for more details.
The syllabus year refers to the year in which the examination will be taken.
- -->2023 Syllabus (PDF, 461KB)
Syllabus support
- -->A Level Coursework Guidelines (PDF, 773KB)
- -->AS Level Coursework Guidelines (PDF, 892KB)
Syllabus updates
What are the main changes to the syllabus.
- changed this course to a Cambridge International AS Level only syllabus titled ‘Sport & Physical Education’ with the syllabus code 8386
- introduced key concepts to the syllabus to reflect the overarching ideas that run throughout sport and physical education
- updated the learning outcomes to provide clarity on the depth each topic should be taught
- removed and added topics; making sure that the teaching time is still within the guided learning hours
- included a list of command words with definitions
What are the main changes to the assessment?
- This syllabus is now a Cambridge International AS Level only syllabus consisting of two components each weighted at 50% of the qualification.
- The number of marks and the duration for Component 1 has been reduced to reflect the reduction in weighting of this component.
- Candidates are no longer required to choose from activity profiles. They choose any two activities from the physical activities in the syllabus.
- In Component 2 candidates will be assessed against generic assessment criteria.
- The requirement for candidates to produce a written action plan has been removed.
- Coursework information can be found in the syllabus document rather than in a Coursework Guidelines Booklet.
When do these changes take place?
The updated syllabus is for examination from the June 2024 series onwards. Examinations are available in the June and November series. Please see the 2024-2026 syllabus above for full details.
Important notices
From 2020, we are changing our policy on the resubmission of moderated coursework. You will no longer be able to resubmit moderated coursework for a future series. Find out how this will impact Cambridge International AS and A Level Physical Education (9396)
We are withdrawing Cambridge International AS & A Level Physical Education (9396). The final examination for this syllabus at both AS and A Level will be November 2023.
New - Cambridge International AS Level syllabus in Sport & Physical Education (8386)
We will continue to provide an engaging and high-quality syllabus at AS Level in Physical Education. There is a new AS only syllabus in Sport & Physical Education for first examination in June 2024. This syllabus (8386) will be available in the June and November exam series.
We communicated this information to schools in September 2020.
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A-level - reformed linear. For these specifications you can see the subject grade boundaries. In a separate section notional component grade boundaries are presented for illustrative purposes only. See this webpage for a guide to notional component grade boundaries. For further information, contact [email protected].
Grade Boundaries for A Level and GCSEs. This page gathers together the grade boundaries for the subjects listed below, at GCSE and A Level, for exam boards including AQA, Edexcel and OCR. Each year the exam boards endeavour to make sure that exam papers are designed to be no easier or harder to achieve a particular grade than previous years.
Grade Boundaries. This page is for PE email subscribers and allows you access to our course breakdowns for all Physical Education courses we cover. Each week this half-term, we will send you an additional resource to support your teaching. Click the buttons to download the curriculum map for your course (s).
Grade boundaries - June 2018 exams . A-level - reformed linear. For these specifications you can see the subject grade boundaries. In a separate section notional component grade boundaries are presented for illustrative purposes only. A guide to notional component grade boundaries in the new linear qualifications can be found . here.
The grade boundaries for each component are also shown below. The highlighted grade boundaries were set using professional judgement. Component boundaries are 'notional' and intended only as a guide to aid centres with their analysis, and are not official grades. Please note that notional component grade boundaries which have been derived
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Teachers at registered Cambridge schools can unlock over 30 000 teaching and learning resources to help plan and deliver Cambridge programmes and qualifications, including Schemes of work, Example candidate responses, Past papers, Specimen paper answers, as well as digital and multimedia resources. The Physical Education syllabus is both ...