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Level	Board	Subject	Paper	Assessment Type	Length	% of Course
GCSE	Edexcel	PE	Physical Education Paper 1: Fitness and Body Systems	Written Exam	1h 30m	36%
			Physical Education Paper 2: Health and Performance	Written Exam	1h 15m	24%
			Physical Education 3: Practical Performance	Internally marked		30%
			Physical Education 4: Personal Exercise Programme	Internally marked		10%

The Exam

• Students will be sitting the EDEXCEL GCSE PE Theory Exam.
• The first 8/10 questions are multiple choice. Read them carefully!
• The second part of the exam will be short answer questions.
• The third part of the exam will be a 9 mark question – USE past examples to help. Think AO1/AO2/AO3.

Coursework

• Practical Video Evidence (30%).
• All 3 sports to be filmed.
• GCSE PE practical sessions will be held throughout the year.

Exam Tips

• Answer ALL questions.
• Underline key words in questions.
• Identify how many marks are awarded for each question before answering and decide how to weight your response.
• Include SPECIFIC sporting examples i.e. SET SHOT in basketball.

Topics to Revise

Paper 1:

Anatomy and Physiology

• Skeletal system
• Muscular system
• Cardiovascular system
• Respiratory system
• Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
• Short term and long term effects of exercise

Movement analysis

• Lever systems
• Planes and axes of movement

Physical training

• Health and fitness
• Components of fitness
• Fitness testing
• Principles of training
• Target training zones
• Training methods
• Preventing injuries
• Injuries and treatment
• Performance enhancing drugs

Paper 2:

Health, fitness and well-being

• Health, fitness and well-being
• Lifestyle choices
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Diet, nutrition and performance
• Optimum weight

Sport psychology

• Skills and practice
• Goal setting
• Guidance and feedback

Sport, society and culture

• Influences on participation
• Commercialisation of sport
• Sporting behaviour

Use of Data (interpreting tables, graphs)

Specific strategies

• Revise as actively as possible using different techniques.
• Revision is NOT just RE-READING!
• Choose the technique that works best for you – not what your friends say.
• Mind Maps, Revision Cards, Make Notes, Clear Layout, Use Highlighters, Use Diagrams, Use OneNote, Use MS Teams, Past Papers, MYPEEXAM, Revision Guides and Textbooks (Edexcel).
• Reinforcing your memory – get someone to test you from the notes or resources that you have made.

Revision Materials

• Your notes on OneNote.
• The Q&As on OneNote.
• Revision materials on Teams.
• Exam board specific websites.
• Exam board specific videos (on Teams).

Revision sessions

• Wednesdays afterschool (nearer to the exams).
• Late-night session (with food) the night before each exam. 3-5.30pm.

Useful websites

• teachpe.com/gcse
• mypeexam.org
• bbc.co.uk/education/subjects