AQA GCSE PE: Next-Level Teaching

Course Code: T0378 £289.00

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new course is designed for all teachers aiming to enhance student achievement in AQA GCSE PE. With a focus on high-impact teaching strategies, active learning approaches, and effective assessment techniques, this course will give teachers the tools to boost student confidence, deepen subject knowledge, and refine exam technique.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

  • Explore innovative and research-backed teaching strategies to engage all learners
  • Learn how to create an inclusive and motivating classroom environment
  • Master differentiation techniques to stretch and challenge students of all abilities
  • Take away practical AFL, feedback, and marking strategies to improve attainment
  • Embed exam-readiness strategies into every lesson to strengthen student performance
 

PROGRAMME

10.00am: Defining Excellence in GCSE PE Teaching
  • What does next-level GCSE PE teaching look like in 2025?
  • Meeting student expectations: engagement, motivation, and active participation
  • Creating a high-performance classroom: strategies for outstanding theory teaching
  • Implementing an ‘active learning’ approach to boost understanding and retention
11.00am: Break
11.20am: Building Confidence in the Most Challenging Topics
  • Making complex concepts accessible: tackling the Cardio-respiratory system, levers, planes & axes, and biomechanics
  • Developing student skills for answering short-answer questions with precision
  • Active strategies to support deep learning and memory retention
  • Strengthening AO3 skills: embedding evaluation techniques for higher-order responses
12.20pm: Mastering the NEA: Practical & Written Success
  • Identifying common student pitfalls in the NEA and how to overcome them
  • Strategies for guiding students towards high-level written responses
  • Refining coursework techniques: structuring responses to meet assessment criteria
  • Understanding assessment grids and using them to empower student success
1.00pm: Lunch
2.00pm: Differentiation That Works: Stretching & Supporting Every Learner
  • Breaking down complex topics while maintaining pace and engagement
  • High impact questioning techniques to challenge all learners
  • Resources and approaches that foster independent, confident students
  • Applying a synoptic approach to 9-mark questions for top-grade responses
2.45pm: Mastering the Extended Question: Techniques for Exam Success
  • Planning for success: How to structure high-level responses under exam conditions
  • Balancing assessment objectives: ensuring full marks across AO1, AO2 & AO3
  • Engaging teaching techniques to build student confidence in extended writing
  • Reviewing top-scoring model answers: breaking down what makes them stand out
3.30pm: Depart
GCSE - Code: T0378

AQA GCSE PE: Next-Level Teaching

COURSE LEADER

Jackie Brookes is an experienced teacher of 16 years, with 5 years working as an AST and as a lead practitioner focussing on whole school teaching and learning. Her results at all levels are consistently above the national average. She has taught all aspects of A Level and BTEC and specialises in active teaching and learning approaches and in physiology in which these engaging ideas allow students to grasp difficult concepts. She is fully involved in the examination and moderation process at GCSE, BTEC and A Level with both AQA and Pearson. She is proud of her work within schools nationally to support teachers and students with the demands of the AQA GCSE and A level qualification.

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