GCSE PE
Students should have a genuine interest in sport and physical activity.In order to get a good grade in the practical side of GCSE PE they need to be playing regularly in lessons, school clubs and clubs outside of college.
Ideally students will already be playing regularly for a club outside of college as well as participating practically during lessons, extra curricular and possibly for the college teams
We run lots of extra curricular clubs over the year at Beauchamp College, including: Boys Football, Girls Football, Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Badminton, Cricket, Trampolining, Table Tennis, Softball, Athletics, Rounders, Tennis
GCSE PE Success
- 2017: A*-C 82.5%
- 2016: A*-C 78%
- 2015: A*-C 75%
- 2014: A*- C 76%
- 2013: A*- C 88%
- 2012: A*- C 77%
- 2011: A*- C 78%
- 2010: A*- C 79%
- 2009: A*- C 76%
Course Content
If you choose GCSE PE at Beauchamp, you will have three lessons a week, usually 1 theory lesson and 2 practical lessons (a double)
You will be assessed in both theory and practical areas:
- 60% – 2 exam papers in Year 11
- 30% – 3 practical sports
- 10% – Controlled assessment
In theory lessons you will learn about lots of different topics including fitness, health, diet, the skeletal and muscular systems and how the body responds to exercise.
In practical lessons you will take part in a range of sports including football, badminton, basketball and tennis.
As 30% of your final GCSE PE mark is made up of practical assessment marks in your top 3 sports/activities including at least one team sport and one individual activity, you can be assessed in any of the following activities.
| Individual Activity | Restrictions & Allowances |
|---|---|
| Amateur Boxing | |
| Athletics | |
| Badminton | Cannot be assessed with doubles. |
| Boccia | |
| Canoeing | |
| Cycling | Track or road cycling only |
| Dance | Cannot be used as both team and individual activity |
| Diving | Platform diving |
| Equestrian | |
| Golf | |
| Gymnastics | |
| Kayaking | Cannot be assessed with sculling, canoeing or rowing |
| Polybat | |
| Rock Climbing | Can be indoor or outdoor |
| Sculling | Cannot be assessed with kayaking, canoeing or rowing |
| Skiing | Must take place on snow, but can be indoor or outdoor. Cannot be assessed with snowboarding |
| Snowboarding | Must take place on snow, but can be indoor or outdoor. Cannot be assessed with skiing |
| Squash | Cannot be assessed with doubles |
| Swimming | Cannot be synchronised |
| Table Tennis | Cannot be assessed with doubles |
| Tennis | Cannot be assessed with doubles |
| Trampolining |
| Individual Activity | Restrictions & Allowances |
|---|---|
| Association Football | Cannot be five-a-side or Futsal |
| Badminton | Cannot be assessed with singles |
| Basketball | |
| Blind Cricket | |
| Camogie | Cannot be assessed with Hurling |
| Cricket | |
| Dance | Cannot be used as both team and individual activity |
| Gaelic Football | |
| Goal Ball | |
| Handball | |
| Hockey | Field Hockey only - no ice or roller hockey |
| Hurling | Cannot be assessed with Camogie |
| Lacrosse | |
| Netball | |
| Powerchair Football | |
| Rowing | Cannot be assessed with Sculling, Canoeing or Kayaking. Cannot be used as both a team and individual activity |
| Rugby League | Cannot be Tag Rugby Cannot be assessed with Severns or Union |
| Rugby Union | Can be assessed as severns or fifteen a side. Cannnot be tag rugby Cannot be assessed with Rugby League |
| Squash | Cannot be assessed with singles |
| Table Cricket | |
| Table Tennis | Cannot be assessed with singles |
| Tennis | |
| Volleyball | |
| Wheelchair Basketball | |
| Wheelchair Rugby |