Physical Education

Physical Education

PE and Curriculum Options

PE, WELLBEING AND THE JUNIOR CYCLE

Wellbeing
Wellbeing   provides   learning   opportunities   to   enhance   the   physical,   mental,   emotional   and   social  wellbeing  and  resilience  of  students,  and  enables  them  to  build  life-skills  and  to  develop  a  strong  sense  of  connectedness  to   their   school  and  to   their  community.  It  will  also   emphasise   the   role   that   students  play  in  their  family,  community  and  society  in  general.  This new area of learning will incorporate learning traditionally included   in   PE,   SPHE   and   CSPE.   A   school   may   also   choose to   include   other   areas   in   their provision for Wellbeing.
Physical    Education    (PE)    aims    to    develop    students    as    knowledgeable,    skillful    and    creative    participants   who   are   confident   and   competent   to   perform   in   a   range   of   physical   activities    safely.   The   PE   short   course   aims   to   build   students’   appreciation   of   the   importance   of   health enhancing   and   inclusive   physical   activity   and   a   commitment   to   it   now,   and   in   the   future. There are no CBAs in JCPE as we are following the 2003 syllabus.

Students   who   commenced   their   Junior   Cycle   in   Sept   2016   must   study   PE   following   either: the   Junior   Cycle   syllabus   in   Physical   Education   (2003)   or     the   specification   for   the   Junior   Cycle   short   course   in   Physical   Education   (2014). Both syllabi encompass the following strands:

For more information visit:

https://curriculumonline.ie/Junior-cycle/Short-Courses/Physical-Education/

 

Department Members: Sinead Mortell and Geraldine O’Brien