Physical Education

Studying A-level Physical Education is an excellent platform and full introduction to the world of PE, sport and sports science. This course is for the committed and enthusiastic sportsperson who has a genuine interest in how to better the best machine they own, the human body. You learn where you ‘fit in’ to the science of sport – physiologically, biomechanically, and psychologically to help enhance your own performance. This course supports and extends in a sporting perspective the science behind sport, in mind, body, and technology through proven research, alongside the history and societal influences on a global scale, past and present.

Students will have full access to our excellent school facilities;

• 4 badminton sports hall with indoor cricket nets, full-length volleyball nets, and trampoline harness.
• Fully equipped and mirrored activity studio with cardio, weight and plyometric specific equipment.
• MUGA and court areas outside on the playground.
• The main hall space with a sprung floor for Dance.

Plus access to a range of state-of-the-art facilities through our partnership with the University of Birmingham;

• New gymnastics facility
• Copious amounts of fields
• 50m swimming pool
• 3 sports halls
• Squash Courts
• Climbing Wall
• Water-based pitches
• Athletics track

We also regularly offer events and fixtures through local tennis, rugby and cricket clubs.

This complete grounding in the subject provides a fantastic base from which students can build upon when they move on to higher education, employment or further training.

This course builds on GCSE PE content, as well as complimenting A-level subjects such as Biology, Psychology, and Sociology and in parts Maths, Chemistry, and Physics.