Skip to content ↓
Meadowhead School

Meadowhead SchoolAcademy Trust

A Level Physical Education

Key Stage 5 (12-13)

  Year 12 Year 13
Term 1
Anatomy & Physiology
1.1 Skeletal and muscular systems
1.2 – Cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Psychology
4.1 – Classification of skills
4.2 – Types and methods of practice
4.3 – Transfer of skill
Anatomy & Physiology
1.1 – Energy for exercise
1.2  - Recovery, altitude and heat
Psychology
4.1 – Memory models
Socio Cultural
6.1 – Emergence and evolution of modern sport
6.2 – Sport in the twenty-first centuary
Coursework
Working on completing their EAPI (Player analysis and training plan)
Assessment Internal Informal end of term exam External Exam -  January
Term 2
Anatomy & Physiology
2.1 - Diet and nutrition and their effect on physical activity and performance.
2.2 - Preparation and training methods
Psychology
4.4 – Learning Theories
4.5 – Stages of learning, guidance and feedback
Anatomy & Physiology
2.1 - Injury prevention and rehabilitation of injury
Psychology
5.1 - Attributes in sport
5.2 - Confidence and self-efficacy in sports performance
5.3 - Leadership in sport
Socio Cultural
6.3 - Global sporting events
6.1 - Ethics and deviance in sport
6.2 - Commercialisation and media
Hand in of EAPI, collection of game based video of chosen sport and exam preparation and techniques
Assessment Internal Informal end of term exam Internal mock exam (Feb)
Term 3
Anatomy & Physiology
3.1 – Biomechanical principles: Newton’s Laws of motion, force and the use of technology
3.2 – Biomechanical principles: stability and lever systems
Psychology
5.1 – Individual differences
5.2 – Group and team dynamics and goal setting in sport
Practical
Video evidence collected for isolated skills
Anatomy & Physiology
3.1 – Linear motion
3.2 – Angular motion
3.3 – Fluid mechanics and projectile motion
Psychology
5.4 – Stress management to optimise performance
Socio Cultural
6.3 – Routes to sporting excellence in the Uk
6.4 – Modern technology in sport
Exam preparation and techniques
Assessment Internal end of year exam -  May

3 external exams (1- 2 hour, 2 - 1 hour exams and a external practical moderation)

 Useful websites

  • www.brianmac.co.uk

 

Extra-curricular / enrichment

  • A level PE revision club