Physical Education

Following recommendations from our colleagues at Scottish Disability Sport, we've updated the acceptable activities across our Physical Education courses to include boccia and goalball.

This will help make our Physical Education courses more accessible to all learners, and we hope it will encourage more disabled learners to study National Qualifications in Physical Education.

We’ve updated the National 3 and National 4 course support notes, and the National 5 to Advanced Higher performance coursework assessment tasks and course specifications to reflect this change. Please note:

• Para versions of each activity on the list are also acceptable.
• Wheelchair and/or powerchair activities can only be chosen by learners with physical disabilities who use a wheelchair and/or powerchair to take part in sport and physical activity.
• Goalball can only be chosen by learners with a severe visual impairment.
• Boccia can only be chosen by learners with profound physical disabilities.

The updated documents are dated May 2024 and are valid from session 2024-25.

We’re continuing to meet with Scottish Disability Sport on a regular basis.

View our news article – Update on National Courses for session 2024-25 onwards (13 March 2024).

We’re hosting webinars for teachers and lecturers of Physical Education courses, on the following dates.

• Monday 25 November (16:00 – 17:00) – Advanced Higher Physical Education project
• Tuesday 3 December (16:00 – 17:00) – Higher Physical Education

These webinars will focus on the standards required for assessment. You’ll also have opportunities to ask questions.

To book a place, please use our online booking system at athena.sqameet.net. You’ll need a username and password to access the booking system.