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Two Experimental AQA GCSE PE Resources - Feedback please!

Written by James Simms | Apr 27, 2022 4:00:00 PM

The aim of this week’s blog post is a little different to the normal ones. I have chosen to share with you two AQA GCSE PE resources that we have in development and to seek the feedback from the sector on their concept, structure and design. Please look closely at both resources and add your comments in the blog comments section at the bottom of the page. All feedback is warmly received and all comments will be read and answered. Thank you in advance.

In a rush? Jump to the specific question/section.

Jump to resource 1: Mapping the AEI content for 2022 exams
Jump to resource 2: Supporting students with 9-mark questions
If you wish to leave a comment, scroll to the 'Leave a comment' section at the end of the post.

 Resource 1: Mapping AEI content for 2022 exams 

I recently supported a parent of a student who experiences dyslexia to map out the highest priority learning in advance of the summer 2022 exams. As you will be aware, this year’s papers feature Advance Exam Information content for AQA GCSE PE. This content will definitely feature on the exams on “higher tariff” questions. For this reason, students, including the student I mentioned above, are unsure about which topics to “overlearn”, learn or avoid.

In order to support this student, I made the resource below. The resource is based on the following assumptions:

In essence, I have RAG (well, dark green, light green, yellow) rated the lessons on the site to encourage students to spend more time on some areas over others. You will notice that the lowest priority lessons (indicated with a yellow circle) are still necessary to learn. I've also made 13 lessons free to access.

Lesson
 
Justification
Status
The Bones of the Skeleton
Listed on AEI
Structure of the Skeleton
Listed on AEI
Functions of the Skeleton
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Structure of Joints
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Types of Freely Movable Joints
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Joint Movements
Listed on AEI
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Muscles of the Body
Listed on AEI
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Antagonistic Pairs
Listed on AEI
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Types of Contraction
Listed on AEI
Pathway of Air and Exchange of Gases
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Mechanics of Breathing
Listed on AEI
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Transportation of O2 and CO2
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Lung Volumes
Listed on AEI
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Structure of the Blood Vessels
Listed on AEI
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Structure of the Heart
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Cardiac Cycle
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Cardiac Volumes
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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EPOC and Recovery
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Recovery from Vigorous Exercise
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Aerobic and Anaerobic Energy
Listed on AEI
Immediate and Short Term Effects of Exercise
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Long Term Effects of Exercise
Listed on AEI
Planes and Axes
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Movement Patterns
Listed on AEI
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Levers
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Health and Fitness
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Components of Fitness
Listed on AEI
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VO2max
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Reasons for and Limitations of Fitness Testing
Listed on AEI
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Fitness Testing 1
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Fitness Testing 2
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Fitness Testing 3
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Fitness Testing Data
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Principles of Training
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Methods of Training 1
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Methods of Training 2
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Training Target Zones and Training Intensity
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Injury Prevention
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Altitude Training
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Seasonal Training
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Warm Up
Listed on AEI
Cool Down
Listed on AEI
Skill and Ability
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Classification of Skill
Listed on AEI
Performance and Outcome Goals
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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SMART Targets
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Basic Information Processing
Listed on AEI
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Feedback
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Guidance
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Arousal
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Controlling Arousal
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Aggression
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Personality
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Motivation
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Engagement Patterns 1
Listed on AEI
Engagement Patterns 2
Listed on AEI
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Commercialisation
Listed on AEI
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Sponsorship
Listed on AEI
The Media
Listed on AEI
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Impact of Technology
Listed on AEI
Conduct of Performers
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Contract to Compete
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Anabolic Steroids
Listed on AEI
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Beta Blockers
Listed on AEI
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Diuretics
Listed on AEI
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Blood Doping
Listed on AEI
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Advantages and Disadvantages of PEDs
Listed on AEI
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Hooliganism and Spectator Violence
Listed on AEI
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Preventing Violence
Listed on AEI
Health and Wellbeing
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Reasons for Participation
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Sedentary Lifestyles
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Obesity
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Somatotype
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Energy Use
Not on AEI but heavily questioned
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Reasons for a Balanced Diet
Not on AEI & not heavily questioned
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Role of Carbs Fat Protein Vitamins and Minerals
Listed on AEI
Hydration
Listed on AEI
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 Resource 2: Supporting students with 9-mark questions 

There is a strong sense in the PE teaching sector that 9-mark questions on AQA GCSE PE 9-1 are poorly answered by students in exams. This plays out when viewing the data below:

Students are failing to hit the majority of marks in 9-mark responses.

My conversations with teachers tend to revolve around the best way to support students in practising the 9-marker and structuring their answer, with a specific concern being the need to provide synoptic links.

With these points in mind, I made the following document. I want you to be aware that this document is relatively untested with students, having been trialled in only five schools thus far. However, it is also reasonable to state that the trialists have been very positive about the overall experience.

I encourage you to download this document and to experiment with it with some year 10 students. You are very welcome to use it with year 11s but I want to stress that this document is in its development phase and is not considered ready for full publication. I also want to remind teachers that year 11 students are just days from their assessments, so be cautious when introducing new concepts to them.

I seek your feedback in order to truly “nail” this structure. Once achieved, this model might be able to be adapted to other courses and other extended writing experiences. 

Click the image or here to download a PDF of the template.
We recommend printing single sided or alternatively, two pages per sheet.

You will notice that the planning support document also links to a further document used for developing synoptic links. This document is below:


Click image or here to download a PDF version.

Please add your feedback comments or questions below in the blog comments section. I look forward to reading your views.

Have a lovely day.