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Qualification summary

2.1 AS specifications in PE should encourage students to become increasingly physically competent by:

• developing the skills and techniques they require to perform effectively in physical activities

• applying and adapting a wide range of skills and techniques effectively in different types of physical activity

• developing and applying their skills in different roles, such as performer, leader and official within physical activities

• applying their skills in different contexts within a physical activity.

2.2 AS specifications in PE should enable students to maintain and develop their involvement and effectiveness in physical activity through:

• developing their knowledge and understanding of factors that enable them and others to be physically active:
o as part of a balanced lifestyle, and
o as part of a lifelong involvement in an active and healthy lifestyle.

• developing their knowledge and understanding of the relationship between skill, strategy / composition, and body and mind readiness in ensuring effective and efficient performance in their own and others’ roles such as performer, leader and official

2.3 AS specifications in PE should enable students to be informed and discerning decision makers who understand how to be involved in physical activity through helping them to:

• understand how they and others make the most of the opportunities and pathways available to be involved in physical activity

• understand and critically evaluate how contemporary products and consumer-focused influences related to physical activity affect and inform young people’s decisions about being involved in a range of physical activities

• understand and critically evaluate current key influences that might limit or encourage young people’s involvement in physical activity.