Regulation

GCSE (9 to 1) subject-level conditions and requirements for physical education

Rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in physical education.

Applies to England

Ref: Ofqual/21/6724/1

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This document sets out rules and regulations for GCSEs (9 to 1) in physical education.

Read the associated guidance to understand how to comply with these rules.

You should also read the GCSE (9 to 1) qualification-level conditions and our requirements for all qualifications.

We have updated our rules to reflect the new subject content for short-course GCSEs in physical education.

Published 8 July 2015
Last updated 6 January 2021 + show all updates

6 January 2021
Updated document for PE to reflect changes to the activity list published by the Department for Education.
14 February 2020
Updated to include revised subject content and activities list from Department for Education.
10 September 2019
Includes Department for Education's updated PE activity list
11 July 2017
Updated the 'Conditions and Guidance for PE' to include annex of Department for Education PE activity list.
27 May 2016
Updated rules to reflect new subject content for short-course GCSEs
8 July 2015
First published.