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Take another look at GCSE (9-1) PE
Why choose OCR GCSE (9-1) PE
Accessible assessment
- Our two 1-hour question papers are designed in manageable bite-size chunks to aid your teaching and your students’ revision.
- The question papers include mostly short, point-based questions, with only one 6-marker extended response question per paper.
Engages, motivates and increases confidence in practical sport
- Our cluster moderation allows you to see the different standards across local schools and to talk with other teachers.
Accessible for all learners
- Section 1e of the Guide to NEA allows for reasonable adaptation of practical activities to ensure inclusion of everyone who wants to take this qualification
- Our co-teachable Entry Level qualification can be used as an introduction, or an alternative to the GCSE for your students
Content overview
The content overview provides a description of each component, the mark allocation, duration of exam and weighting of assessment.
Support and resources
Free planning and teaching resources include:
- Schemes of work
- Delivery guides
- Teacher guides
- Lesson power points (topic exploration packs)
Assessment resources include:
- Past papers
- Practice papers
- Candidate exemplars
- Examiner reports
- Sample assessment material
- ExamBuilder - our free assessment builder platform that allows you to create tailored question papers giving your students the opportunity to practice and build confidence ahead of their exams.
- Active Results - our free online results analysis service that allows you to review your students' exam performance.
Expert Subject Advisors
For all your specific subject-related queries, you can get in touch with our friendly, knowledgeable PE Subject Advisors at pe@ocr.org.uk
Subject updates
Sign up to receive subject emails, including newsletters, and keep up-to-date with the latest news, updates, professional development, Teacher Networks and teaching and assessment resources.
Professional development and Teacher Networks
All our qualifications are supported with comprehensive training. Check out our professional development page to find out what face-to-face and online courses we have available this term.
Our free Teacher Networks provide you with a fantastic opportunity to discuss your subject with our Subject Advisors and like-minded colleagues in your local area.
Feedback from teachers after our June 2019 exams
'The students were overall quite positive about the experience.'
'Excellent help from the moderator on practical moderation day'
'They felt that the questions were fair and gave them a fair chance of achieving at an appropriate level.'
