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Physical Education
Exam Board: AQA 3581 Specification A

40% Theoretical Assessment 60% Practical Assessment
Length of Examination: 1½ Hours

Unit 3 - Theory: Knowledge and understanding for the active participant
(40% of full course)

• Written paper (1 hour 30 minutes - 80 marks):
- Multiple choice
- Short answer questions
- Extended answers based on a scenario issued prior to the exam.


Unit 4 - Practical
(60% of full course)

• Four assessments (90 marks)
- From at least two groups or ‘ways of thinking’
- Up to three assessments can be as player/performer
- At leat one assessment in a different role.