National 3 PE

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course offers you the opportunity to study Physical Education at an appropriately challenging level that matches your skills and ability. This course will allow you to improve your practical performance in a range of different activities alongside developing a basic understanding of the factors that can affect your performance.

National 3 PE is an opportunity for pupils improve their performance in a wide range of  activities whilst gaining some basic knowledge and understanding through a predominantly practical setting. 

Performance Skills – Pupils will experience a wide range of different activities within the school curriculum in order to allow the pupils to improve and develop their practical performance to the appropriate level in two different activities.

Factors Impacting on Performance (FIP’s) – Pupils will raise their awareness of the FIP’s; with support learners will record, monitor and reflect on their own performance.

If a candidate fails to achieve a pass in either of the Units detailed above then they can achieve N3 Unit passes for any individual Unit(s) which they meet the requirements for.

Assessment

To gain the full N3 Course award each candidate must pass both of the Units.

WHAT WILL MY HOME COMMITMENT BE FOR THIS COURSE?

Approximately 1 hour per week will be the minimum expected throughout the year. Students will be encouraged to participate in physical activity out with school hours to aid and support their development and understanding, especially in areas of analysis and development of performance

Is Physical Education for me? 

 You will enjoy this subject if: 

· you take part in sport and physical activity on a regular basis

· you enjoy working in teams

· you enjoying setting yourself targets and working hard to meet those targets

· you enjoy looking at the different factors that influence performance