🏃 A-Level Physical Education

Foundation Higher All Boards

Complete revision notes for A-Level PE covering 39 topics across 6 strands. Aligned with AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA specifications. Covers Paper 1 (Anatomy and Physiology, Movement Analysis, Physical Training) and Paper 2 (Sports Psychology, Socio-Cultural Influences, Health and Wellbeing).

📊 Course Overview

A-Level PE is assessed through two written papers and a non-exam assessment (NEA). Paper 1 covers Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Movement Analysis and Physical Training. Paper 2 covers Sports Psychology, Socio-Cultural Influences and Health and Wellbeing. The NEA assesses practical performance in three activities.

Component	Weighting
Paper 1	30%
Paper 2	30%
NEA Practical	40%

🏃 Applied Anatomy and Physiology (9 Topics)

PE1 Skeletal System PE2 Muscular System PE3 Joints and Movement PE4 Cardio-Respiratory System PE5 Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume PE6 Mechanics of Breathing PE7 Spirometer Trace PE8 Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise PE9 Effects of Exercise

🏃 Movement Analysis (3 Topics)

PE10 Lever Systems PE11 Movement Analysis in Sport PE12 Planes and Axes of Movement

🏃 Physical Training (9 Topics)

PE13 Health and Fitness PE14 Components of Fitness PE15 Fitness Testing PE16 Principles of Training PE17 Training Methods PE18 Optimising Training and Injury PE19 High Altitude Training PE20 Seasonal Training PE21 Warm Up and Cool Down

🏃 Sports Psychology (7 Topics)

PE22 Skill Classification PE23 Goal Setting and SMART PE24 Information Processing PE25 Guidance in Sport PE26 Feedback in Sport PE27 Arousal and the Inverted U PE28 Aggression, Personality and Motivation

🏃 Socio-Cultural Influences (6 Topics)

PE29 Engagement Patterns PE30 Commercialisation of Sport PE31 Technology in Sport PE32 Ethics in Sport PE33 Performance Enhancing Drugs PE34 Spectator Behaviour and Hooliganism

🏃 Health, Fitness and Wellbeing (5 Topics)

PE35 Physical, Emotional and Social Health PE36 Sedentary Lifestyle and Obesity PE37 Somatotypes PE38 Diet and Nutrition PE39 Hydration and Dehydration

📄 Past Papers

Access official past papers and mark schemes from each exam board:

Exam Board	Past Papers & Mark Schemes
AQA	AQA PE Past Papers ↗
Edexcel	Edexcel PE Past Papers ↗
OCR	OCR PE Past Papers ↗

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