Physical Education

Progression pathways

Aims of the Course

To develop and demonstrate movement and performance skills in physical activities.  By engaging in physical activities learners can demonstrate initiative in decision making and problem solving.  This course also encourages learners to develop a positive attitude towards a healthy lifestyle and the contribution physical activity makes to this.

Course Content

Performance Skills Unit:

Pupils will demonstrate a range of movement and performance skills in Physical activities.

Factors Impacting on Performance Unit:

Pupils will demonstrate:

• Knowledge of factors that impact on personal performance in physical activities

• Develop personal performance in physical activity 

• Review the performance development process.

Added Value Unit:

Pupils will prepare for and carry out a performance in a physical activity.

Course Assessment

Performance

The learner will be required to demonstrate movement and performance skills in straightforward contexts.

Factors Impacting on Performance

The learner will demonstrate knowledge of factors that impact on performance, in physical activities, demonstrating that they can monitor, record and reflect on the development of personal performance.

Added Value

Learners will integrate, extend and apply skills and knowledge that they have learned through a performance to show their ability to prepare for, carry out and reflect on performance in physical activity.

General Comments

All assessments are pass or fail.

Pupils will be required to do some home study. Pupils MUST bring PE kit at all times.

Aims of the Course

To develop and demonstrate movement and performance skills in physical activities.  By engaging in practical activities learners can demonstrate initiative, decision making and problem solving.  The course encourages learners to develop positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle and provides opportunities to support the way that individual attitudes, values and behaviours are formed.

Course Content

Physical Education Performance Unit

Learners will demonstrate a comprehensive range of movements and performance skills in physical activities.

Factors impacting on Performance Unit

Learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of factors that impact on performance in physical activities.

• Develop personal performance in physical activities.

• Evaluate the performance development process.

Course Assessment

Assessment will be internal and external.

Performance- 50% (Internally Assessed)

This will provide evidence of the learner’s ability to plan, prepare for and effectively perform and evaluate personal performance, in two different competitive sporting performances.

Portfolio - 50% (Sent to SQA)

This will provide evidence of the process involved in performance development. It will assess the learner’s ability to integrate and apply knowledge and understanding across the units.

General Comments

Pupils will be expected to do home study. Pupils MUST bring PE Kit at all times.

Aims of the Course

To develop and enhance movement and performance skills and apply Knowledge and Understanding to the analysis and evaluation of performance in physical activities.  This course provides an ideal platform to develop confidence, resilience, responsibility and working cooperatively with others.

Course Content

Performance Skills Unit: 

Learners will develop a broad and comprehensive range of complex movement and performance skills through a range of physical activities.

Factors Impacting in Performance Unit

Learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of mental social, emotional and physical factors that impact on personal performance and how these factors can influence effectiveness in performance.