Level 3 Physical Education

Course Description

This course is designed for students who have an interest in a pathway within the outdoor recreation or community sports, including coaching, managing, refereeing, organising,  activating, guiding, and empowering others through physical activity and sport. As such, learning focuses on different aspects of activity (a holistic approach). There is a strong focus on students extending their skills and developing their approach to active involvement and facilitation of physical activity. This means it is expected that students in this course will be role models for others (especially junior students, and those from Stream's feeder schools).

Timetabled class time will be split between practical and theoretical learning tasks.

Topics covered 

• Safety management strategies outdoor activities

• Application of quality performance

• Contemporary leadership principles

• Devise strategies for physical activity outcome

• Life-long activity and wellbeing strategies.

Recommendation for subject entry 

7+ credits attained in PED200

Literacy Co-requisite

OR

Special discretion by the HOD who will holistically consider the student's attendance, academic attainment to date and relevance to pathways.

Assessment

Assessments will be a range of practical work, and theory work, where students will be given the opportunity to submit work for assessment utilising a range of modes including practical demonstrations, video explanations, audiovisual presentations and written reports.

There are a total of 18 NCEA level 3 credits available in this course, all from internal Achievement Standards.

A course endorsement will be available to students who attain Merit or Excellence grades for 14 or more credits.

• Physical Education 3.7 - Analyse issues in safety management for outdoor activity to devise safety management strategies

• Physical Education 3.4 - Demonstrate quality performance of a physical activity in an applied setting

• Physical Education 3.8 - Examine contemporary leadership principles applied in physical activity contexts

• Physical Education 3.9 - Devise strategies for a physical activity outcome

• Physical Education 3.1 - Evaluate physical activity experiences to devise strategies for lifelong well-being