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This is the 2004 report by the Review group on Physical Education in Scotland
"The Group was originally chaired by the then Deputy Minister for Education and Young People, Nicol Stephen, and subsequently Michael O'Neill, Director of Education, North Lanarkshire Council.
The Group worked within the following remit:
"To consider how schools can be supported, within the National Priorities framework for planning, delivering and monitoring improvements, to provide a quality physical education which meets the needs and talents of all pupils, drawing on the following:
- 5-14 curriculum Guidelines for Expressive Arts;
- The HMIE report Improving Physical Education in Primary Schools;
- The Education, Culture and Sport Committee report on Sport in Schools;
- The report of the Physical Activity Task Force;
- HMIE report, Effective Learning and Teaching: Physical Education;
- The Sport 21 Strategy.
The report recommendations were wide ranging including;
Participation;
- · All schools and education authorities should actively increase participation levels in and opportunities for quality physical education across all the stages from 3-18.
- · All schools and education authorities should be working towards meeting the recommendations of the Physical Activity Strategy and the Sport 21 Strategy of providing two hours quality physical education for each child every week.
- · Those with responsibility for taking forward the recommendations in this Report should take account of the need to ensure that disabled pupils have access to an appropriate experience of quality physical education whether they are in pre-school, primary, secondary or special schools.
Curriculum
- The review of the curriculum should affirm the entitlement of all pupils to quality physical education experiences as a core part of their curriculum. As part of the curriculum review process, a review of guidelines for physical education at all stages should be considered a priority area. This should also consider the place of physical education within the curriculum and its current placing within Expressive Arts.
School programmes;
- Schools should widen the range of experiences and activities available to pupils, in consultation with the pupils.
Specialist support to primary schools
- Every primary school in each primary cluster should have adequate access to support from a physical education specialist.
- Additional resources should be allocated, equivalent to 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) per secondary school physical education department, to:
- Provide primary support
- Accommodate flexible class sizes in secondary
- Support Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for primary teachers.
Sharing good practice;
- HM Inspectors of Education should be asked to identify good practice in learning, teaching and assessment which will provide a benchmark of high quality in all aspects of physical education and to work with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) to disseminate their findings locally and nationally.
Research;
- The Scottish Executive should promote and support research in physical education to inform learning and teaching developments.
Teacher training;
- Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers should take account of the content of their programmes in line with this Report.
- Education authorities and schools should extend CPD opportunities for pre-school, primary and secondary teachers to develop their understanding, skill and expertise in areas of physical education.
- The Scottish Executive should review the entry requirements for ITE in Physical Education to make them more flexible ensuring that a wider range of backgrounds and qualifications are acceptable.
Facilities;
- Planning for school estates should take account of how to deliver appropriate physical education services for schools and the wider community. The School Estate Strategy and the guidance for primary and secondary schools developed by Sportscotland provide relevant guidance.
A key implication of the other recommendations in this Report is that more teachers of physical education will be required."
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