Internal · 30% · taught in Year 10

Component 1

Preparing Participants to Take Part in Sport and Physical Activity.

Fri 9 Oct Task 3a
Wed 4 & Thu 5 Nov Task 3b filming
Mon 7 Dec Task 1
Mon 22 Feb Task 2
Fri 30 Apr Internal final deadline
15 May 2027 Pearson: marks + sample

Learning outcomes.

Lo	Outcome	Content
A	Explore types and provision of sport and physical activity for different types of participant	Sport / physical activity / outdoor activity types; public, private and voluntary providers with their advantages and drawbacks; participant groups, their needs, barriers to participation and realistic solutions
B	Examine equipment and technology required for participants to take part	Clothing, footwear and protective kit; sport-specific equipment; adaptations for disability sport; technology that enhances participation
C	Be able to prepare participants to take part in sport and physical activity	Warm-up components and their functions, physiological responses to each phase, stretches for major muscle groups, and delivering warm-ups adapted to participant needs

Set assignment.

Completed under supervised conditions in approximately five hours. Three tasks, one per learning outcome, in response to a set vocational context released by Pearson.

Task	Learning outcome	Evidence
1	A: types and provision of sport and physical activity	Written response, 3–5 pages of A4 · 24 marks
2	B: equipment and technology	Presentation of 10–15 slides · 12 marks
3	C: prepare participants to take part	Warm-up plan, 3–4 pages of A4, plus approximately 10 minutes of video · 24 marks

Current paper

Set assignment: Jan 2027LiveDecember/January paper, held securely · Year 10 sit the May/June paper, released Mon 7 SeptPDF

Autumn term.

Year 10 · 1 Sept – 18 Dec

Weeks	Focus	Detail
Autumn 1 · Tue 1 Sept is INSET · students start Wed / Thu
Weeks 1–41 – 25 Sept	The warm-upLearning outcome C	Theory: what a warm-up is, its three phases, how the body responds to each, and adapting it to the participant. Practical: every student leads part of a warm-up each week.
Weeks 5–728 Sept – 16 Oct	Task 3aFri 9 Oct	Plan the warm-up against the released paper, then type up the written plan. Practical: practice runs of the delivery. Task 3a sat Fri 9 Oct, supervised, about 2 hours.
Week 819 – 23 Oct	Types and provision of sportLearning outcome A begins	Theory: types of sport and physical activity, and who provides them. Practical: learning outcome A activities. INSET Fri 23 Oct.
Week 9 · half term · 26 – 30 Oct
Weeks 10–132 – 27 Nov	Task 3b filmingWed 4 and Thu 5 Nov	Theory: types and provision, participants, barriers and how to overcome them. Practical: filming in week 10, then learning outcome A practicals. Task 3b filmed Wed 4 and Thu 5 Nov.
Weeks 14–1630 Nov – 18 Dec	Task 1Mon 7 Dec	Plan the response: activity and sector first, then barriers. Sit Task 1, then mop up. INSET Mon 30 Nov. Term ends Fri 18 Dec. Task 1 sat Mon 7 Dec.

Spring term.

Year 10 · 4 Jan – 2 Apr

Weeks	Focus	Detail
Weeks 19–214 – 22 Jan	Type up Task 1	Writing weeks: the Task 1 response typed up against the grid.
Weeks 22–2425 Jan – 12 Feb	Equipment and technologyLearning outcome B	Taught from Mon 25 Jan, theory and practical together. Internal check that entries are with the exams office: Fri 5 Feb.
Week 25 · half term · 15 – 19 Feb · Pearson entry deadline Sun 21 Feb, May/June series
Weeks 26–2822 Feb – 12 Mar	Task 2Mon 22 Feb	Plan learning outcome B against the paper, sit the task, then type up. Task 2 sat Mon 22 Feb.
Weeks 29–3115 Mar – 2 Apr	Marking and resubmission	Mark Task 2. Return Tasks 1, 2 and 3. A learner below their expected level may be authorised one resubmission per assignment, within 15 working days and before marks go to Pearson. Feedback may only say which areas fell short, not how to improve them. Good Friday 26 Mar. Term ends Fri 2 Apr.

Summer term.

Year 10 · 19 – 30 Apr

Weeks	Focus	Detail
Week 3419 – 23 Apr	Resubmissions close	Back Mon 19 Apr. Any authorised resubmissions are completed and marked this week.
Week 3526 – 30 Apr	Internal final deadlineFri 30 Apr	Everything closed. Marks and sampled work to Pearson by Sat 15 May 2027.

From Mon 3 May the timetable moves to Component 2.

Past PSAs & exemplars.

Past PSAsJun 2024 – Jun 2026 · task practice and mocks

ExemplarsLow, medium and high mark, for standardisation

Teaching materials.

A teacher deck and a student booklet for each task, in teaching order. Booklets print in colour on A4 landscape.

Task 3Preparing participants to take part in sport and physical activity · weeks 1–7 · 73 slides

Task 1Increasing participation in regular sport or physical activity · weeks 8–16 · 78 slides

Task 2Equipment and technology required for participants to use · weeks 22–28 · 42 slides