A-level Physical Education offers a holistic and in-depth insight into a wide range of intriguing and interesting topics. It is an exciting course that provides students with a unique opportunity to gain powerful knowledge across a range of important sporting disciplines.

Content includes analysing the impact of exercise on various body systems, evaluating the commercialisation of modern-day sport, discussing the growth of technology and researching the importance of sports psychology on sporting performance.

The aim is to equip students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful at University and in the work place. Our students go onto study a wide range of careers both in sport (sports science, psychology, physiology, marketing, business etc.) whilst some of our other students utilise the skills and grades achieved in PE to move on to a wide range of other courses (Maths, medicine, engineering, journalism, medicine and law).

Both years focus on three areas that are constantly revisited to ensure maximum retention. 

Year One: • Applied Anatomy & Physiology • Skill Acquisition • Sport and Society 

Year Two: • Exercise Physiology and Biomechanical Movement • Sports Psychology • Sport and Society and the role of technology in Sport