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Free OCR GCSE PE (J587) · AEP
Free OCR GCSE PE AEP Step-by-Step Workbook
A complete 54-page student workbook for Analysing and Evaluating Performance. Students test and evaluate fitness, assess skills, analyse one movement in detail, then build an action plan that could improve performance.
No email or sign-up. A4, designed to be printed and written in by hand.
What it is
Step-by-step preparation for the AEP task
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 OCR GCSE PE (J587) and the teachers preparing them
- Covers Component 05: the AEP (20 marks, 10% of the GCSE), all four task parts
- Movement analysis: joints, muscles, levers, planes and axes, classification
- 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 how it is marked
- Your AEP at a glance
- What you must produce
- The rules and playing fair
- How the AEP is marked
- Describe, analyse, justify, evaluate
Part 2 · Analyse (task parts 1 and 2)
Fitness, key skills, strengths and weaknesses
- Your performer and activity
- Components of fitness and why they matter
- Choosing, running and evaluating fitness tests
- Observing and assessing key skills
Part 3 · Movement & plan (task parts 3 and 4)
Movement analysis and an action plan
- Joints, movements and muscles
- Levers, planes and axes
- Classifying the skill
- Drills, coaching points and principles of training
- SMART goals, risk assessment, warm up and cool down
Part 4 · Check & write
Check, plan and write independently
- The analysis chain
- Final checks: fitness, skills, movement and plan
- How strong is your evidence?
- Evidence map
- Final requirements check
Playing fair
Built around the JCQ rules
JCQ instructions say centres must not provide model answers or writing frames specific to the task, and OCR states that templates or writing frames of any kind may not be used. The workbook is designed for teaching before the task begins, not during the assessed hours. It never contains a structure, paragraph or sentence 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 OCR and JCQ requirements and your centre's policy.
The requirements were checked against the OCR GCSE (9–1) PE specification (J587, version 2.0, 2026), the OCR GCSE Guide to NEA in Physical Education (section 2c, Component 05; version 4.9 update note) and the JCQ instructions, in October 2026. Always check the current specification and your school's instructions.
For teachers
OCR GCSE PE AEP Teacher Companion
A 20-page companion for teaching the AEP with the student workbook: a delivery sequence, a marking map, section guides with questioning prompts, a cross-activity fragment bank, common mistakes and how to fix them, feedback phrases and admin checks.
- Task at a glance, suggested delivery sequence and marking map
- Section guides with questioning prompts
- Cross-activity fragment bank of teaching examples
- Feedback phrases and an 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 free copy through the contact page, writing from a school email address.
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Get the free workbook →Frequently asked questions
Is the AEP 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, and students may download and print one copy for personal study.
Which specification is it for?
It is written for the OCR GCSE (9–1) PE specification (J587), Component 05: the Analysing and Evaluating Performance (AEP).
Can students use it while writing their assessed task?
No. The workbook is for teaching and preparation. It never contains a structure, paragraph or sentence for students to use, and it must not be submitted or copied from for assessed work. Follow the current awarding body and JCQ requirements and your centre's policy.
Is there a teacher version?
Yes. A free 20-page Teacher Companion is available to teachers on request. Email from your school address through the contact page.
Is it endorsed by OCR?
No. It is an independent publication. It is not endorsed by, affiliated with or approved by OCR.
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.
Independent publication. Not endorsed by, affiliated with or approved by OCR. OCR is a trademark of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, used here only to identify the specification. OCR is the awarding body for GCSE (9–1) Physical Education (J587); the specification, the assessment criteria and the Guide to NEA belong to OCR.