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Physical Education
STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS
A level Jennifer Thorp, Head of Department
[email protected]
Learn more about the sports performers we all love to watch and find out what makes
them compete so well at the ‘top of their game’.
You’ll have access to Sir John Deane’s extensive sports facilities including swimming pool,
sports hall and Astro Turf pitch as well as our enviable boat house and rowing facilities.
What will I study? Co-curricular activities?
A level PE covers an incredibly
diverse and interesting range of
topics. By the end of the two years
you will have studied the anatomy
and physiology of movement and
how the body adapts and responds
to varying intensities of exercise. The department runs an extensive
co-curricular programme enabling
students to widen their interests
and get involved in many sports.
Among the activities on offer are
men’s football, rugby, mixed hockey,
netball, basketball, rowing and
swimming. For those who enjoy the
outdoors we run an excellent Duke
of Edinburgh Award programme.
You will have looked at the ways
in which we learn or acquire skill
and how we develop these skills
to become accomplished sports
performers. You will also look at
the role of sport in society and how
culture affects participation. As
well as developing the academic
skills of a scientist you will also
become a psychologist, physiologist,
sociologist and even
a philosopher.
The PE department has also
enjoyed recent trips to New York
to experience commercialization
in sport. Students visited an
American University and watched a
professional ice hockey match – all
whilst taking in the iconic sights of
New York.
Recent activities also include regular
guest speakers, sports psychology
university workshops, a visit to
the Manchester Velodrome and
opportunities to volunteer at a local
primary school coaching sport.
Where might it lead?
PE can be used to gain UCAS
points for any degree courses but
many of the students who study
the subject follow a sports related
career path. This has included
physiotherapy, sports therapy,
sports related journalism, footwear
design, PE teaching, sports science,
working with elite athletes, sports
marketing, sports technology, leisure
management, sports coaching and
sports related law. It is important to
combine Physical Education with a
science at A level if you wish to take
a scientific option, such as Sports
Science.
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