Description
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course offers an introduction and overview to teaching the OCR GCSE Physical Education course for anyone in their first years of teaching the course, or for anyone lacking confidence in delivering the course effectively. While assessment materials will be drawn from the OCR course, many of the teaching and learning ideas for the delivery of the theory will be applicable to other specifications.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Provide teachers of OCR GCSE Physical Education the material and confidence to teach effectively to all ability ranges
- Obtain exceptional understanding of the assessment objectives and how to teach them
- Gain insight into the content, the exam structure and the how exams are marked.
- Leave with teaching and learning ideas for multiple topics
- Understanding of how to differentiate using scaffold and stretch strategies for extended questions
- Appreciate the requirement for the NonExamined Assessment (NEA)
PROGRAMME
An introduction to the specification
10.00 – 11.00am
- An overview of the Physical Factors Affecting Performance and Socio-cultural Issues and Sports Psychology units
- The structure of each unit
- Introducing the range of question types across the three units
- Illustrations of resources and strategies to aid learning
Morning Break
11.00 – 11.15am
Preparing students for exams
11.15 – 12.30pm
- Reading the questions and extracting the correct information
- Exemplar responses for the differing types of questions
- Common mistakes and pitfalls
- Marking student work effectively
- Student self-evaluation
Lunch
12.30 – 1.30pm
NEA – the practical component
1.30 – 2.30pm
- An overview of the practical activity options
- Assessing the practical activities
- The importance of off-site video footage
- The moderation process – how it works
Afternoon break
2.30 – 2.45pm
NEA – the written assessment
2.45 – 3.45pm
- An overview of the AEP written coursework assessment
- Assessing the AEP
- Extracts from an exemplar AEP
- Effective programming and preparation for the NEA – Ensuring your students are read
