Broad General Education:

Within the S1-3 core programme:

  • Emphasis is placed on development in conjunction with the Significant Aspects of Learning.
  • Pupils will develop their personal fitness and resilience to enable them to progress and maintain their physical fitness.
  • A compulsory aquatics block will develop water confidence, basic lifesaving skills and water safety.
  • Pupils will develop their physical abilities through a range of athletic; individual; indoor team; outdoor team; racket; aquatic; creative and aesthetic activities.

Senior Phase Core  -

Within the S4-6 core programme:

  • Pupils experience P.E with more personalisation and choice.
  • Pupils will be offered a variety of choices which allow them to develop their performance or pupils may choose an activity where the emphasis is on enjoyment, leisure and developing their health and wellbeing. 

 

The main aim of senior phase core PE is to continue progression of pupils’ physical literacy and development of mental, social and physical wellbeing, establishing a pattern of health and wellbeing which can be sustained throughout their adult life.