Physical Education study guides

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Applied anatomy and physiology topic. Covers the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, and the short and long-term effects of exercise, with the definitions and applications AQA repeats in Paper 1.

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Health, fitness and wellbeing topic. Covers physical, emotional and social wellbeing, diet and nutrition, and the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle, with the definitions and applications AQA repeats in Paper 2.

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Movement analysis topic. Covers the three classes of lever, mechanical advantage, and the three planes and axes of movement, with the biomechanics definitions and sporting examples AQA repeats in Paper 1.

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Physical training topic. Covers the components of fitness, fitness testing, the principles of training (SPORT and FITT), training methods, preventing injury, and warming up and cooling down, with the definitions and calculations AQA repeats in Paper 1.

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Socio-cultural influences topic. Covers engagement patterns and barriers to participation, commercialisation and the golden triangle, and ethics and deviance in sport, with the definitions and examples AQA repeats in Paper 2.

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Sports psychology topic. Covers skill classification, goal setting, information processing, guidance and feedback, and mental preparation, with the theories, definitions and examples AQA repeats in Paper 2.

A deep-dive AQA GCSE PE guide to the Use of data topic. Covers quantitative and qualitative data, collecting and presenting data in tables and graphs, and analysing data using the mean, median, mode and range to draw conclusions, as AQA tests across both papers.