IGCSE Level Physical Education

Pre-requisite: students must be participating in at least one competitive sport during the year.

Students will develop their knowledge and understanding through a variety of theory and practical learning activities.

50% of the overall marks are coursework (practical), and 50% is in the form of a final theory examination in Year 11.

The course is divided into five main areas:

• Anatomy and Physiology — the function of the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory systems, and simple biomechanics

• Health, fitness and training — students learn about a range of factors such as diet, injury, exercise, and training

• Skill Acquisition and Psychology — the learning of skills and the psychology of sports performance

• Social, Cultural, and Ethical issues — Sports sociology, Commercialism and Drugs in Sport

• Practical Performance — students are assessed on their sports performance in four physical activities from at least two of the seven categories listed:

  • Games activities: Association football, Badminton, Baseball, Rounders or Softball, Basketball, Cricket, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Lacrosse, Netball, Rugby league or Rugby union, Squash, Table tennis, Tennis, Volleyball

  • Gymnastic activities: Artistic gymnastics (floor and vault) or Rhythmic gymnastics, Individual figure skating, Trampolining

  • Dance activities: Dance

  • Athletic activities: Cross-country running, Cycling, Rowing and sculling, Track and field athletics, Weight training for fitness

  • Outdoor and adventurous activities: Canoeing, Hill walking or Orienteering, Horse riding, Mountain biking, Rock climbing, Sailing, Skiing or Snowboarding, Windsurfing

  • Swimming: Competitive swimming, Life saving or Personal survival, Water polo

  • Combat activities: Judo or Taekwondo