Specification at a glance

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

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport
What's assessed Applied anatomy and physiology Movement analysis Physical training Use of data
How it's assessed Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes 78 marks 30% of GCSE
Questions Answer all questions. A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

How it's assessed

Questions

Answer all questions.
A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport
What's assessed Sports psychology Socio-cultural influences Health, fitness and well-being Use of data
How it's assessed Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes 78 marks 30% of GCSE
Questions Answer all questions. A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

How it's assessed

Questions

Answer all questions.
A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport
What's assessed Practical performance in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer (one in a team activity, one in an individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity). Analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.
How it's assessed Assessed by teachers Moderated by AQA 100 marks 40% of GCSE
Questions For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity). Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Practical performance in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer (one in a team activity, one in an individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity).
Analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

How it's assessed

Questions

For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity).
Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.