GCSE · AQA 8582 · Paper 1
GCSE PE Paper 1: The Human Body & Movement Workbook
Paper 1 of AQA GCSE PE: the human body and movement in physical activity and sport.
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Free AQA GCSE PE (8582) · NEA
Free AQA GCSE PE NEA Step-by-Step Workbook
A complete 79-page student workbook for the analysis and evaluation of performance. Students work through it step by step, in class or on their own: plan, analyse, evaluate, improve.
No email or sign-up. A4, designed to be printed and written in by hand.
What it is
Step-by-step preparation for the performance analysis assessment
The workbook teaches students how to identify and justify their strengths and weaknesses, then how to build a plan of action that could improve them.
Every skill page follows the same four steps: Learn it (what you need to know), See it (a short example about a made-up performer), Try it (practise on a made-up performer) and Your turn (apply it to your own performance, in notes, ticks and numbers only). Support fades as students move through the four parts.
- For students taking AQA GCSE PE (8582) and the teachers preparing them
- Covers the analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance
- Fictional examples across many different activities
- Check-your-understanding answers and a theory toolkit at the back
What's included
Four parts. Support fades as you go.
Part 1 · Understand
The task, the rules and the standard
- Understanding your NEA
- What does top-level work look like?
Part 2 · Analyse (15 marks)
Two strengths and two weaknesses
- Choosing the performance
- Understanding the demands of the activity
- Observing performance
- Selecting your two strengths and two weaknesses
- Building high-quality analysis
- Analysing your strengths
- Analysing your weaknesses
Part 3 · Evaluate (10 marks)
A plan of action to improve
- From analysis to action plan
- Choosing the right training type
- Designing the example training session
- Why will training cause improvement?
- The second theoretical area
- Building high-quality evaluation
- Make your plan personal
Part 4 · Check and plan
Audit and plan, independently
- Final check: analysis
- Final check: evaluation
- Final independent planning (notes only)
- Final requirements check (before assessed work)
Playing fair
Built around the JCQ rules
JCQ instructions for non-examination assessments say centres must not provide model answers or writing frames specific to the task. The workbook is designed for the teaching and preparation phase. It never contains work students could hand in.
Exam Vista's advice: use the workbook for teaching and preparation, not during the assessed write-up. Once assessed work begins, give general advice only, and follow the current AQA and JCQ requirements and your centre's policy.
The requirements were checked against the AQA 8582 specification and AQA's published changes up to version 1.7, the AQA Teaching guide for the NEA and the JCQ instructions, in October 2026. Always check the current specification and your school's instructions.
For teachers
NEA Teacher Companion
A 28-page companion for teaching the performance analysis assessment with the student workbook. For every part of the workbook it sets out what students should produce, what strong work looks like, the mistakes to watch for, questions to ask and feedback to give.
- Task at a glance, suggested delivery sequence and marking map
- Section guides for Part 2 (Analyse) and Part 3 (Evaluate)
- Cross-activity fragment bank across 21 activities
- Common mistakes, feedback phrase bank and verbal interview questions
- Admin and authentication checklist
The Teacher Companion is a teacher version and is not for student distribution, so it is not available as a public download. Teachers can request a copy by emailing [email protected] from a school email address.
Next step
Revising for the written papers?
The NEA workbook is a companion to the Exam Vista Paper 1 and Paper 2 workbooks, which use the same step-by-step approach.
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Is the NEA workbook really free?
Yes. It is free to download, with no email address or sign-up. Teachers may print and photocopy the complete workbook for students within their own school or educational setting.
Which specification is it for?
It is written for the AQA GCSE Physical Education specification (8582): the analysis and evaluation of performance part of the non-exam assessment (analysis 15 marks, evaluation 10 marks).
Can students use it while writing their assessed NEA?
No. The workbook is for teaching and preparation. It never contains work students could hand in, and it must not be submitted or copied from for the assessed analysis and evaluation. Once assessed work begins, follow the current AQA and JCQ requirements and your centre's policy.
Is it endorsed by AQA?
No. It is an independent publication. It is not endorsed by, affiliated with or approved by AQA.
Can I share it with another school?
Please direct colleagues at other schools to this page so they can download their own copy. The licence does not allow the workbook to be modified, rebranded, resold or commercially redistributed.
Does it work in black and white?
Yes. It is designed in colour but every colour also carries a label in words, so it works printed in black and white on A4.
Independent publication. Not endorsed by, affiliated with or approved by AQA. AQA is the awarding body for GCSE Physical Education (8582); the specification and its marking criteria belong to AQA.