Pupils who select S3 performance PE will receive 2 Core periods of PE plus 3 periods of performance PE (1 Theory and 2 Practical). The course will include 3 units: Sport Appreciation, Sport Education and Factors Impacting Performance. 

Sport Appreciation:

Developing an understanding of different sports and the skills required to participate in them. Gaining knowledge and understanding of different sportspeople and the attributes, characteristics and qualities which make them successful in their individual sports.  

Sport Education: 

Developing teamwork and leadership skills through a team game. Learning to appreciate and value working within a team and what it means to be a team player. Understanding the rules and scoring system of the sport and how to fairly referee these.

Factors Impacting Performance: 

Investigating how Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical factors impact on performance. Learning how to collect data, analyse the results, designing and implementing a development plan and learning how to monitor and evaluate the results

Possible activities covered: 

Football, Handball, Basketball, Gymnastics, Hockey, Fitness, Badminton, Volleyball, Swimming, Water Polo, Rugby and Table Tennis. 

Assessment: 

Pupils will be reguarly assessed throughout the year by their teacher. This includes a end of unit assessment for each indiviudal unit. 

On this course, we are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, passionate, committed, hard-working, organised, ambitious, sensible, friendly, creative, polite, reliable and adaptable