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S1 – S3 Curriculum for Excellence
All S1 – S3 pupils undertake two periods of Physical Education every week. Pupils experience 8 of the 9 basic activities (with either Swimming or Hockey omitted) for a four week block. An outline of pupils learning is below:
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ACTIVITY
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S1
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S2
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S3
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Football
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Control of ball
Dribbling
Shooting
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Principles of Attack
Possession Retention
Heading
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Principles of Defence
Positions
Tactics
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Badminton
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Serve
Boundary lines
Overhead clear
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Drop Shot
Ready Position
Base Position
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Smash
Court movement
Tactics
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Swimming
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Pool procedures
Frontcrawl
Unaided swimming in deep water
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Revise frontcrawl
Backstroke
Submersion
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Breaststroke
Treading water
Swimming underwater
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Hockey
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Control of ball and passing
Dribbling
Possession retention
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Tackling
Shooting
Reverse stick control
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Positions
Golf hit
Tactics
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Fitness
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Testing
Different kinds of fitness
Improving personal fitness
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Testing
Measuring heart-rate
Activity-related fitness
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Testing
Calculating training zone
Training programme
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Basketball
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Lay-up
Distance shooting
Possession retention
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Defending
Dribbling
Rebounding
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Fast break
Zone defence
Tactics
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Gymnastics
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Rolling
Balancing
Floorwork routine
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Using apparatus safely
Cartwheel
Apparatus routine
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Front summersault
Dive forward roll
Appreciation of performance
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Volleyball
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Game principles
Serve
Volley/Set shot
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Dig shot
Team rotation
Play procedure
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Spike
Block
Tactics
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Athletics
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Various events
Sprinting
Different roles
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Different events
Hurdles
Relays
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Self-improvement
Assessing best events
Multi-event competition
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Softball
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Participation
Catching
Batting co-ordination
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Tactics
Scoring
Passing to bases
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Anticipation
Stealing bases
Pitching
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Pupils are graded for each activity and an average is calculated over the course of the year. Grade outlines are as follows:
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Grade
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Level
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Criteria
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1
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Excellent
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Pupils’ practical ability is high.
Pupils’ application of their knowledge and understanding is effective.
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2
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Very Good
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Pupils’ practical ability is high and their application of their knowledge and understanding is occasionally effective.
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Pupils’ practical ability is frequently successful and their application of their knowledge and understanding is effective.
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3
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Good
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Pupils’ practical ability is frequently successful.
Pupils’ application of their knowledge and understanding is occasionally effective.
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4
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Satisfactory
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Pupils’ practical ability is satisfactory and their application of their knowledge and understanding is satisfactory.
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5
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Poor
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Pupils’ practical ability is basic and they experience difficulty in applying their knowledge and understanding.
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Pupils’ practical ability is limited and their application of their knowledge and understanding is basic.
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6
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Very Poor
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Pupils’ practical ability is limited.
Pupils’ have difficulty in applying their knowledge and understanding.
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7
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No Award
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Pupils did not participate in activity block
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