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S1/S2 Programme

The Standard Grade Physical Education course enables pupils to take part in a range of physical activities. It aims to help them understand the principles involved and through practical experience to learn to apply these principles to a variety of activities.

The course also encourages pupils to make and accept decisions and to take responsibility.

Each school chooses its own combination of physical activities.

We at Queen Anne are currently including hockey, football, basketball, badminton, gymnastics, swimming, fitness and athletics.

All pupils in First and Second years receive 2 periods of Physical Education in one week. Each period lasts for 53 minutes. The classes are mixed ability and are co-educational on occasions, where the timetable permits, classes are taught in single sex groups. In S2 however, attempts will be made, where possible, to set classes for appropriate activities if it is deemed to be beneficial to learning. This will articulate with School Policy and will be subject to review at the end of the year. Attempts will be made for session 2004/2005 to split the S2 course into this course, one comprising team games in the main and one not.

The activities are taught in units of weeks referred to as blocks. The S2 programme will mirror the programme in S2. At the end of S2 all boys and girls will have been subjected to the same learning experiences for the same length of time.

The length of time each block lasts for is subject to an Annual Review by the Department. Consideration will be given in session 2004/2005 for blocks to last 10 weeks.

The emphasis for this group in following a common course is laid on developing skills; developing knowledge of and understanding of the movements required in the various activities and an understanding of themselves in the social environment.

The learning experiences will be teacher directed in the main but opportunity for practising and refining skills will always be given. Pupils will also be encouraged to solve problems and to devise and create individual actions.

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