Exam Preparation

National 5 PE – Advice to parents and carers from staff

• All pupils should have a clear understanding of the Factors Impacting on Performance. This was assessed during the section 1 exam but is referred to constantly throughout the National 5 course.
• For the upcoming practical performances on Thursday 26th of February, parents can help pupils chose their 2 strongest activities. All pupils should take every opportunity to practice and consolidate their skills in their chosen activities. This will significantly contribute to determining their final grade. This will assist them in better structuring their responses.
• All pupils should familiarise themselves with the answer structure for each question. This will assist them in better structuring their responses
• All pupils should demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the activity as this is how marks are awarded at National 5 level.

Further Information: National 5 PE

Higher PE – Advice to parents and carers from staff

Further Information: Higher PE

Advanced Higher PE – Advice to parents and carers from staff

• Practical performance: students should be well prepared, well practiced and have tactics prepared for their one of performance
• Dissertation: Students should have completed section 1 and 2 of the dissertation and be most of the way through section 4A.  Appendices for sections 1 and 2 alongside a bibliography should all be completed.  If these are not these need to be finished as soon as possible.  Use workbook notes and example dissertations to help.
• Dissertation: Students are still to complete 4b,c and d. These need to be completed by mid March in order to get feedback and make any changes prior to submission to SQA.  Workbook notes can be used to help this and dissertation examples on the students Team page.