Core · DfE
Physical Education (Core)
Performance, tactics, fitness, outdoor activity and healthy participation.
Specification
Core
DfE
Learning available
6 units · 21 lessons
Progress
0/21
lessons complete
Units and lessons
Shared foundation lessons are shown once and count wherever the same knowledge belongs in this pathway.
Tactics in games
2 lessonsReading the game and choosing the right tactic under pressure.
Fitness and how the body responds
3 lessonsComponents of fitness and training the body safely.
Analysing performance and fair play
3 lessonsSpotting what to improve, and understanding the rules that keep sport fair.
Sports science: how the body performs
8 lessonsEight lessons on the body in action — bones, muscles, heart, lungs, fitness testing, training design, fuelling, movement mechanics and the mind of a performer.
- 1Bones, joints and muscles in movement22 min
- 2Heart, lungs and the oxygen delivery system22 min
- 3Components of fitness and how to test them24 min
- 4Principles of training and designing a programme25 min
- 5Warming up, cooling down and staying injury-free20 min
- 6Fuelling performance: nutrition, hydration and recovery22 min
- 7Movement mechanics: levers, force and technique24 min
- 8The mind of a performer: goals, arousal and feedback22 min
Advanced technique
2 lessonsImproving performance in athletics, gymnastics and dance
Healthy lives and outdoor challenge
3 lessonsLifelong activity, outdoor adventure and teamwork problem-solving

