Physical Education

What will I learn?

You will learn how to:

  • Improve your performance in a range of activities
  • Gather data on performance
  • Identify weaknesses and practise to develop them
  • Improve your level of fitness
  • Contribute to teams through a tactical awareness of performance
  • Analyse and evaluate performance

How will I learn?

You will learn mainly through practical performance in a range of activities selected by the members of the class. By specialising in PE, you will participate in 3 practical lessons a week. Occasionally, learning will be supplemented by a classroom lesson to develop literacy skills (identify, describe, explain, analyse and evaluate) required for progress in PE.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed on how well you can:

  • Demonstrate accuracy, control and creativity in movement
  • Practise, consolidate and refine skills to improve performance
  • Develop and sustain levels of fitness
  • Develop leadership skills by contributing to groups and teams
  • Analyse and discuss performance and identify areas where improvements can be made

Career Opportunities

Students that enjoy Physical Education should consider careers in; Sports Coaching, Professional Sport, Fitness Instructor, Teaching, Physiotherapy, Personal Trainer, Sports Journalism, Sports Science and Sports Medicine.

Dance

What will I learn?

You will learn how to:

  • Participate in different dance styles by developing a wider range of performance skills
  • Choreograph different dance motifs
  • Analyse technical aspects of dance and express opinions about your own and others work

How will I learn?

You will learn by taking part in dance from a range of styles and cultures. Occasionally, learning will be supplemented by a classroom lesson to develop choreography and the language required to analyse and explain dance performance.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed on how well you can:

  • Apply your performance skills to dance with accuracy, control, body awareness, sensitivity and movement flow
  • Use ideas to choreograph dance motifs in creative ways
  • Analyse technical aspects of dance and evaluate your own and others performance

Career Opportunities

Students that enjoy Dance should consider careers in; Dance Performer, Dance Teacher, Dance Choreographer, Dance Art Director and Community Dance Management.