National PE

National 4/5 Physical Education

Pupils taking the National PE qualifications are given a little more freedom to make decisions within courses - something that compliments their Curriculum for Excellence experience.

Pupils will have some element of choice as to the activities they want to study and are allowed to provide video evidence for assessment of sports/activities that they compete in out of school. This way, pupils will be able to achieve the award that their abilities deserve.

The National 5 PE course allows pupils to study the subject of physical education and achieve an accredited award.

The course aims to:

• Develop and demonstrate understanding of principles/factors underpinning and impacting performance.
• Explain factors which impact positively and negatively on engagement and performance in physical activities.
• Build capacity to enhance effective performance.
• Examine and analyse performance to inform and influence personal improvement.

The course consists of three units:

1. Performance Skills.
2. Factors Impacting on Performance
3. Course Assessment