What is the course about?

The S3 Improving Performance PE course is designed to help you become a stronger, smarter, and more confident performer across a variety of sports. You’ll focus on both practical skills and theoretical knowledge to prepare for National 4/5 PE.
Key aspects include:

• Developing practical performance across a range of team and individual sports
• Building a basic understanding of the cycle of analysis and how different factors impact performance
• Learning how to categorise sports, the skills and techniques required, and the rules you must follow
• Gaining tactical awareness in competitive sports
• Learning how to analyse and improve your own performance across different activities

How will I learn?

Learning in this course is active, varied, and designed to challenge you physically and mentally. You’ll take part in:

• Practical lessons across a range of sports and activities
• Group and individual tasks to develop teamwork and self-awareness
• Teacher-led sessions to guide your skill development and tactical understanding
• Classroom-based lessons to explore the cycle of analysis, rules, and analysis techniques

What skills are developed?

By the end of the course, you’ll have strengthened a wide range of skills, including:

• Practical performance skills in both team and individual sports
• Tactical awareness and decision-making in competitive situations
• Knowledge of rules, techniques, and categories of sport
• Analytical skills to evaluate and improve your own performance
• Teamwork, communication, and resilience

How will I be assessed?

Assessment will focus on both practical and theoretical elements:

• Performance assessments in a variety of sports, each activity covered will be graded out of 20
• Final S3 exam covering content covered throughout the year, and giving pupils and teacher an indication of what level of study they should enter into in S4.
• Written tasks/homework to demonstrate ongoing understanding of theory topics covered in class
• Continuous feedback from teachers to support your progress

Where can this course take me?

Improving Performance PE in S3 is the perfect foundation for progression. It can lead to:

• National 4/5 PE, Level 5 Sport and Fitness, L5 Sports Coaching
• Pathways into coaching, fitness, sports development, or teaching
• Transferable skills like leadership, resilience, and teamwork that are valuable in any career