S2 PE:
Reporting Window 2

Social Dance (Term 2)

Throughout the Scottish Country Dance block pupils have focused on 5 key areas:

1)     Key skills, for example, key steps for each of the dances

2)     Movement skills, for example, key movements with precision

3)     Control and Fluency, for example, minimum of 7 dances with control and in time to music

4)     Respect and Tolerance, for example, displaying respect to everyone when participating in progressive dances

5)     Rules & Etiquette, for example, displaying good etiquette throughout the lesson

Volleyball (Term 3 - Current)

Throughout the Volleyball block pupils have focused on 5 key areas:

1)     Key skills, for example, digging and volleying

2)     Positions, for example, front and back of court

3)     Movement skills, for example, tracking the ball and getting into position to play a shot

4)     Focus and Concentration, for example, keeping eye on ball and using first touch to get ball to setter

5)     Rules & Etiquette, for example, keeping the score and being honest with close line calls

Fitness (Term 3 - Current)

Throughout the Fitness block pupils have focused on 5 key areas:

1)     Cardio exercises and the number of calories they burn

2)     Push exercises and the number of calories that they burn

3)     Pull exercises and the number of calories that they burn

4)     Speed, Flexibility, Core Strength & Stability and how to develop them

5)     Health & Safety, for example, working safely in the fitness suite

Reports for PE will include a CfE Working Level and within that a Working Grade. The majority of work covered in S2 PE is based around CfE Level 3 Outcomes and Benchmarks. The majority of pupils at this stage of S2 are working at Third B or above. This does not mean that pupils performing below this level are not making progress - all pupils are making progress but some require more support with CfE Level 3 content than others.

Along with staff tracking pupils progress, pupils are tasked with completing a self evaluation form for all of the activities that they complete.  This information is then used to form learning conversations between teacher and pupils where the focus is on next steps.

To support the working grades below and relate the criteria to sport, staff and pupils assess themselves as Gold, Silver or Bronze for each individual activity across the 5 key areas highlighted in the Course Coverage section above. 

🥇Gold (5 or 6): I've got this 💪

🥈Silver (3 or 4): I'm getting there 🙂

🥉Bronze (1 or 2): I need to practice 🙋

This scale gives the pupil a score out of 30 for each activity and as the year progresses a rolling average is calculated which equates to the working grade in this report.

Working Level and Working Grade descriptions for S2 PE:

Third A: Making excellent progress at CfE Level 3, performing well against all the outcomes covered. Is able to demonstrate the key skills specific to each sport along with applying the benchmarks within each sport.  When topics allow for extension into CfE Level 4 outcomes, copes really well with the increased challenge.  (Rolling average: 26-30)

Third B: Making good progress at CfE Level 3, performing well against most of the outcomes covered.  Sometimes demonstrates the key skills specific to each sport along with applying the benchmarks within each sport. When topics allow for extension into CfE Level 4 outcomes, copes well with the increased challenge. (Rolling average: 21-25)

Third C: Making reasonable progress at this level, performing well against many of the outcomes covered while finding others more challenging. Sometimes demonstrates the key skills specific to each sport and occasionally applies the benchmarks within each sport. (Rolling average: 16-20)

Third D: Making some progress at this level, performing well against a few of the outcomes covered while finding the majority challenging.  Often needs the key skills specific to each sport broken down and struggles to apply the benchmarks within each sport.  Benefits from further consolidation of the level below. (Rolling average: 11-15)

Second A: While continuing to be exposed to CfE Level 3 content in class, finds the majority of the work very challenging and requires most tasks to be broken down into smaller, simplified versions in order to make progress and build confidence. (Rolling average: 0-10)