GCSE Physical Education

Exam Board: OCR

The GCSE Physical Education course may be followed in addition to the core PE programme outlined earlier in this publication, that all pupils must follow.

During theoretical work you will study:

If you decide to take this course then you must be prepared to perform a variety of sports and activities and attend extra-curricular PE clubs. The GCSE PE course leads directly onto AS and A2 courses in Physical Education and should be undertaken if you are interested in acquiring detailed sporting knowledge and developing your own performance towards a high level.

In order to access the highest grades, you should be training and competing weekly in three sports from the list found following the link below:

https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/234827-guide-to-non-exam-assessment-gcse.pdf

It is also advisable that students wanting to obtain the very highest grades are competing higher than club standard in their sports.

Assessment

60% examination, 30% practical and 10% controlled assessment.

Where can it lead?

Possible career paths include: sports coach, sports therapist, personal trainer, sports development officer, leisure centre manager, exercise physiologist.

You will develop a range of transferable skills including communication, patience, self-motivation, physical fitness, understanding, critical thinking, teamwork and resilience. 

Find out where studies in Physical Education can take you on Unifrog:

Physical Education Subject Profile