Sport and fitness is a huge industry and you can be part of it. If you’re keen on sport, you can make a living from your passion.
Whether that’s working as a personal trainer at the local gym, or training to be a physiotherapist, there are lots of opportunities. From professional sport through to amateur teams and individuals who just want to get in shape, sport and fitness is a fast-growing business.
You will need 5 GCSEs at grade 4-9, including English, Maths and Sport/PE or Science.
| Study level | Cost |
|---|---|
| 16-18 | Free |
We're in a unique and privileged position to be able to deliver this course with three specialist subject teachers who all focus on their own area of the course.
Throughout the year you'll be given topic tests that link in with the teaching that you are completing at the time. Those assessments allow our staff to put the correct support in place for you for that time. You will also be assessed practically alongside completing an analysis and evaluation of your performance.
Your final assessments are two external exams, which are combined with your coursework and practical footage to determine your final grade.
English and Maths are used consistently throughout the course, as the different modules offer the skills to those areas.We can help support you to improve your English and Maths skills as part of your studies.
Placements are available to fulfilyour required work experience hours. You can arrange a placement in an areas you're interested in, or you can use our pre-existing industry links to arrange a placement.
We have links within teaching, personal training and coaching on site, as well as external links with people who work within sports nutrition, psychology and sports performance at the elite level.
Our A Level Physical Education (PE) course studies the demands placed on a sports performer from a physiological, psychological and sociological point of view.
The topics you will cover are:
- Applied anatomy and physiology
- Exercise physiology
- Biomechanical movements
- Skills acquisition
- Sport psychology
- Sport and society
- The role of technology in physical activity and sport
The course offers you the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding and performance in your own sport. The coursework involves you analysing your own sports performance, as well as being assessed in your performance.
This course can be combined with other subjects. Previously students who have studied A Level PE have also studied subjects such as Biology, Psychology, Maths and Sociology, as some content can transfer across the subject.
You will study three distinct topic areas. The first area includes anatomy and physiology, where you will learn how the different body systems respond during exercise and the adaptations that can occur.
Secondly, you will study how we learn and acquire sports skills and different psychological effects on performance including arousal, aggression and group dynamics.
Finally, you will study sport and society, which includes the development of sport through the ages and the impact of media and technology on modern day sport.
A-Level Physical Education (PE) is a good pre-requisite to study sport at university level, for example a sport studies or sports science course, with the option of specialising in areas like sports psychology, depending on individual preference.
It is also a useful course if you are hoping to pursue a career in coaching or training. Some universities offering sports physiotherapy degrees may accept physical education as a science subject.
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