The document provides an overview of the new GCE Physical Education specification, which aims to personalize learning and place students at the center. Key changes include a reduction in modules and assessments, with an increased focus on students reviewing their participation and performance, and creating a personalized plan for lifelong involvement in sport. The specification consists of 4 units - 2 AS units assessed internally through coursework, and 2 A2 units with one internally and one externally assessed.

1. A Guide to the new specification AS – A2 GCE Physical Education

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5. QCA Directives - reduction in modularity and assessment - meet workplace demands of C21 st - prepare students to succeed at H.E. - coursework that can’t be plagiarised - no sports science - health agenda - PE should not just be about the performer - critical consumer

7. Unit overview Our response 25% of GCE 50% of A2 June 10 June Internal A2 The Developing Sports Performer 4 25% of GCE 50% of A2 June 10 June External A2 Preparation for Optimum Sports Performance 3 25% of GCE 50% of AS June 09 June Internal AS The Critical Sports Performer 2 25% of GCE 50% of AS June 09 June External AS Participation in Sport & Recreation 1 GCE weighting AS/A2 weighting 1 st Assessment Availability Assessment Method Level Title Unit

9. GCE 2008 with Edexcel First teaching and awards GCE 2008 First teaching new Advanced Subsidiary First award of new Advanced Subsidiary First teaching of new A2 specification First award of new GCE A levels September 2008 Summer 2009 September 2009 Summer 2010 Slide

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24. The new Specification at a glance A2 AS Unit 4 The Developing Sports Performer Internally assessed – 4 x coursework tasks Old units 4 & 5 Unit 2 The Critical Sports Performer Internally assessed – 4 x coursework tasks Old Unit 2 Unit 3 Preparation for Optimum Sports Performance Externally assessed – June exam Old units 4 & 6 Unit 1 Participation in Sport & Recreation Externally assessed – June exam Old units 1 & 3

29. Unit 1 Participation in Sport and Recreation The first section will develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of what constitutes a healthy and active lifestyle. Students will investigate how the body responds and adapts to exercise, the components of physical and skill fitness and different methods of fitness training. The rationale behind carrying out fitness assessments and the protocols associated with recognised fitness tests will also be considered. Externally assessed

31. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 1-2 lessons to cover Part of induction Link to family and peers Press review and presentation Detail in area 2 Requirements for participation: Fitness, ability, resources, time Concepts of recreation and active leisure: Philosophy of mass participation, sport for all Contemporary concerns: Obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, sedentary lifestyles, activity patterns, ageing population, access, stress T & L guidance Content Topic Area 1

32. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Work on key terms – develop glossary Link to Active people survey – local stats Project work Differences, links, positive health benefits (physical and psychological). Physical – (energy expenditure) reduction in body fat; increased resting metabolic rate and/or increased proportion of muscle mass; reduced rates of mortality, CHD, obesity, reduce risk of osteoporosis, and help type II diabetes management Current trends Comparative cultures, eg USA, Finland, Japan FINLAND????? Health, fitness and exercise: T & L guidance Content Topic Area 2

33. Unit 1a In detail 2 lessons Food diary Comparison of different athletes diets – BBC Sports Academy Energy intake, food groups, hydration, balance diet, food pyramid, cholesterol, dietary requirements for exercise Balanced lifestyle: Energy balance (energy intake vs energy expenditure), work–life balance, dealing with stress Nutrition and weight management: T & L guidance Content Topic Area 3

34. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 1 lesson to cover Produce graph – visual time line Link to health Lifestyles – reformative Help the Aged = Ageing well Physical maturation, decline in physical capability (cardiovascular fitness muscular strength, lung function, resting metabolic rate, osteoporosis, flexibility) Effects of ageing: T & L guidance Content Topic Area 4

35. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 10 lessons to cover Muscular-skeletal system: Responses (fibre recruitment, force production,metabolism) Adaptations (increase fibre size, increase force production Increase metabolic energy supply) Cardiovascular: Responses (> SV, HR, Q, redistribution of blood flow to working muscle) Adaptations (increase in size of heart, SV, Q and capillaries) Effects of exercise - responses and adaptations of the body systems PART 1 T & L guidance Content Topic Area 5

36. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 10 lessons to cover Respiratory: Responses (Increased rate and depth of breathing, increased gas exchange) Adaptations (improvs in respiratory muscle perfor.) Neuro-muscular: Responses (increased number of muscle fibres recruited,increase in rate of fibre recruitment) Adaptations (improved co- ordination, increases in force production and rate of force production, increase in speed) Effects of exercise - responses and adaptations of the body systems PART 2 T & L guidance Content Topic Area 6

37. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Work on key terms – develop glossary Link to Unit 2 fitness types Components of physical fitness: Speed, strength, endurance (aerobic, muscular), flexibility, composition Components of skill fitness: Coordination, balance, agility, reaction time, power, endurance (local muscle, cardiovascular, strength) Fitness and training PART 1 T & L guidance Content Topic Area 7

38. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Work on key terms – develop glossary Project work Methods of fitness training: Aerobic/anaerobic training, continuous, interval, power,circuit/weight/resistance training, speed, fartlek, cross training, core stability, plyometrics, SAQ (speed, agility, quickness), stretching (static, ballistic, dynamic, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation - PNF) Principles of training: FITT, duration, recovery Application of fitness and training/overtraining Appropriateness of programmes to differing clients: Young and old, trained and untrained, active and sedentary, healthy and unhealthy Fitness and training PART 2 T & L guidance Content Topic Area 8

39. Unit 1a In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Work on key terms – develop glossary Healthy school week Staff MOT’s Rationale of assessment: Maximal v sub-maximal tests, reasons for testing/use of tests for assessment of fitness, limitations, validity and reliability, using Technology to assess fitness Protocols of recognised fitness tests: Application, understanding, Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ), tests for different components of fitness, eg strength, power,speed, flexibility, endurance, body composition Fitness assessment T & L guidance Content Topic Area 9

40. B, Opportunities & pathways The second section encourages the student to develop their knowledge and understanding of how competitive sport has developed over time They will learn how a lifelong involvement in sport is encouraged. Key concepts LTAD Target groups & reforms Constraints on performance Lifetime Sport Talent ID World Class Programme Traditional pathways Sporting pyramid

43. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 8 lessons to cover Work on key terms – develop glossary Time line Sports study Local examples Festivals of sport: Ancient, modern, popular recreations, the modern Olympic games,international sports festivals Emergence of ‘rational sport’ as a product of the Industrial Revolution: Codification (reason, need, process), development of national governing bodies, role of Oxbridge, export of the games ethic 20th century: Development of professional and international sport, ‘Spectatorism’, sport(s) as a business, rise of the ‘sports star’ The development of competitive sport T & L guidance Content Topic Area 1

44. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 6 lessons to cover Mini Olympics review News reporting Examples 21st century: Globalisation of sport, Olympic case study, increase in commercialism andmedia influence, sponsorship, advertisement and endorsement (eg problems of Montreal games followed by ‘Hamburger games’ of 1984), ‘ Americanisation’, TV (influence of/on sport, impact of non-terrestrial networks) Deviance in sport: Sportsmanship, gamesmanship, performance enhancing drugs, role of WADA future developments, The development of competitive sport Issues T & L guidance Content Topic Area 2

45. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Link to local & national Study Application to own sports pyramid Sporting pyramid: Concept, how the base and peak interlink, difference between participation and performance Levels (foundation, participation, competition, elite), link to learning and development of skills as well as increasing training and support needs The roles of key UK agencies (Youth Sports Trust, UK Sport, SportEngland, inmanaging the pyramid in the UK Performance pathways T & L guidance Content Topic Area 3

47. Current situation 100,000 full time sports scholarships per year 700 full time scholarships per year Average yearly commitment to elite sport £136million France £100 million Italy £ 63 million Great Britain

48. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 3 lessons to cover Link to local & national Study Visit to ‘local’ UKSI Traditional pathways: Role of schools, universities, clubs, sports colleges Current models: National Framework for Sport, Game Plan, A sports future for all, UKSI network, sports search programmes Talent Identification: Concept, history of talent development in East Germany and Australia,UKSI and NGB talent identification schemes in the UK Talent Development: Schools Games, World Class Programme TASS,AASE Performance pathways T & L guidance Content Topic Area 4

49. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 3 lessons to cover Link to local & national Study Develop marketing campaign for a target group Concepts (sport for all, mass participation, lifetime sports, leadership and volunteering programmes), SportEngland’s participation segments benefits of increased participation Constraints on participation: Opportunity, provision, esteem, cost, time, resources, geographical, pressure Target groups: Definition, groups (gender, race, age, socio-economic background) Lifelong involvement T & L guidance Content Topic Area 5

50. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 3 lessons to cover Link to local & national Study Disabled sport activity Local examples Role of sports councils, eg Making England Active, multi-sport hubs, active places initiative, public service agreements Work of specialist agencies, eg Women’s Sports foundation, Federation of English Disability Sport, Kick It Out Concessions, programming, local schemes, school and county sports partnerships Reformative policies T & L guidance Content Topic Area 6

51. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Link to local & national Study Local examples Private gyms and health clubs, fashion and activity, role of media, technology linked to access, adrenaline and adventure sports, impact of 2012 Olympic Games Technical Developemnts and cultural trends: T & L guidance Content Topic Area 7

52. Unit 1b In detail Suggested 2 lessons to cover Link to local & national Study Personal sports examples Philosophy, models (eg elite, retention), reasons for LTAD review of current models, link to current sports models in the UK Early and Late Specialisation (‘FUNdamentals’, learning to train, training to train, training to compete, training to win, retirement and retainment LTAD T & L guidance Content Topic Area 8

54. Is there any hope? School Sport up by 60%

75. A2 Delivery New Spec Traditional Practical International study Development & life plans Elite athlete Support Long term Delivery Short term delivery Global Elite sport support International support Practical Mechanical prep Progressive Participation Psychology Short & Long Term prep Life plan Physiology Short & Long Term prep Development Plan