Health Faculty

About Us

Our vision, value and aims for all learners encompass the school’s ethos of community with the aim of working with all our young people to help each of them fulfil their individual potential and enrich their lives in the present and in the future.

Within the Health Faculty the overall aim is to develop fully the potential of all and to encourage in them self-confidence and self-discipline. We aim to equip all young people with transferrable skills which help them prepare for a life beyond school. The importance of PE and HE in a modern society is emphasised in all courses and all levels. All of the activities/courses/awards we offer allow us scope to develop young people’s social skills; self-assurance and confidence which will help them cope better with life outside the school setting. The nature of PE allows us to develop the need to learn from others, work in groups, work with others, value others opinions and develop experimental skills.

We aim to maximise the potential of every young person who visits the department and we do this in a pleasant working environment with respect being shown by both teacher and learner to allow both to gain from the experience. Teachers are encouraged to praise pupils when it is earned recognising that if a young person does his/her best then this should be acknowledged no matter the result.

Our aim is to provide the highest possible teaching standard which will allow our pupils to cope with the demands made of them, while at the same time expecting cooperation from learners and support from parents/guardian.

The Physical Education and Home Economics programmes currently being delivered have a significant role in promoting the ethos and delivering the outcomes and experiences of a “Curriculum for Excellence”.

Our curriculum is made up of a variety of activities which allow all learners the opportunity to practice, play, perform and learn through quality teaching and learning experiences. Our curriculum recognises the progressive development of learner’s practical knowledge, skills, techniques and attitudes therefore progression becomes an integral part of our overall programme.

Throughout our Physical Education curriculum the driving force is a flexible approach to teaching and learning where a high quality programme is delivered by knowledgeable staff. By providing a quality structured physical education programme we are able to develop the four capacities identified in ‘a Curriculum for Excellence’.

The faculty along with Active Schools and Senior Sports Leaders seeks to offer extensive extra-curricular activities, which give opportunities to further develop the four capacities of “A Curriculum for Excellence” and support the curricular work of the department.

Success is regularly celebrated through the local press, instagram and our wall of fame.

Overall we aim to Work Together for Success. 

The Broad General Education (S1,2 & 3) in PE

Please see below with regards to how we structure our Broad General Education curriculum in PE at Meldrum Academy. You can find the Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes for Physical Education online here.

S1: Young people will undertake 7 blocks on a rotation (to ensure each class gets a fair chance to use each facility) and 2 Significant Aspects of Learning (SAoL) are assessed in each block.

S2: As for S1 but we aim to cover different sports within each activity block (for example – if your young person has football as an outdoor game in S1, they will likely do hockey or rugby in S2) and a different pair of SAoL’s will be assessed.

S3:  S3 works differently, in that in core PE young people get a choice of activity each block (3 or 4 are on offer and the most sought after are taught) and each young person will be assessed in the activity they have chosen on a rotation of SAoL’s. For example – in block 1 (7 weeks) your young person may be taught/assessed with a focus on personal qualities and physical fitness in rugby, but another young person in the year may be assessed on the same SAoL’s in table tennis.

S4/5: In S4/5 we work a similar rotation to S3.

Senior Phase (S4,5 & 6) Health Pathways

The following subjects are offered in the Health Faculty in the Senior Phase:

• PE (National 3 and 4)

• PE - Traditional (National 5)

• PE - Creative (National 5)

• Mental Health and Wellbeing (National 4 and 5)

• Skills for Work: Sport and Recreation (National 5)

• PE (Higher)

• Sport Development (NPA Level 6)

• SFA Refereeing (Level 7)

• Practical Cookery (National 3 and 4)

• Practical Cookery (National 5)

Click here to access the Health area of the Subject Choice website.