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Govan High School
Uniformed and Emergency Services
Time Activity2 @ 50 minutes PE (Unit 2) plus additional courses in:
First Aid, Sports Leadership and aBadminton Qualification
2 @ 50 minutes Visits and paperwork
1 @ 50 minutes Paperwork
Course will last for 1 year, it will be a practical course and use ICT. The course is open to pupils beyond S4
Course Structure
Course Structure
Unit 1,3 and 4 are taught by R Coates, Unit 2 by L McNaught (PE)
The course has been structured with a main project (PowerPoint) and additional worksheets and is mostly done using ICT.
Pupils email their work to the teacher.
The whole course and all the associated notes are available to pupils on the ICT system
Pupils can check their progress at any time
Pupils can work at their own pace
Term 1
Tried to catch the pupils imagination and interest by making Term 1 as practical as possible and involving as
many partners as possible
Visits from Police, Merchant Navy, Royal Navy, Army, Fire and Rescue, St Andrew’s Hospice (Healthy Lifestyles)
Visit to: HMS Edinburgh
HMS Edinburgh
Term 2
This term is being used as an opportunity to catch up with the paperwork and complete
the addition qualifications in PE
Pupils will complete unit 1 and 3 and continue with unit 2
Visit to Cowcaddens Fire Training Centre (whole class attended on an in-service day)
First Aid
Badminton
In the Sewers
The Tunnels
Term 3
Pupils will complete unit 2 and 4
Visit to Cowcaddens Fire Training Centre (passing out parade)
Visit to Police Training Centre
Additional visit TBC from Coast Guard, Army, Ambulance Service
We have 2 Main Partners:
Fire and RescueStrathclyde Police
Main Partner 1 - Fire and RescueFire 1 Pupils shown round Fire Appliance and
Mobile Chemical Lab
Fire 2 Team work – running hoses and fitness
Fire 3 Team work – running hoses and fitness
Fire 4 Visit to Cowcaddens
Fire 5 Visit from HR department
Fire 6 Visit to 999 Centre
Fire 7 Passing out parade at Cowcaddens with invited Guests and Parents (lunch will be provided)
Fire and Rescue
Main Partner 2 – Strathclyde PolicePolice 1 Mock Interview – Police office interviewed
for their job by the class
Police 2 Planned to visit Police Training College
Police 3 Talk on Diversity within the police
Police 4 Conflict Scenario
Police 5 Recruitment
Comments from some of the students who took part in the many varied activities:
Samantha from the blue watch said “it was amazing and I love the practical aspects of the course”.
Kris from the Green Watch said “I would like to become a Fire Fighter now”
Andrew from Red Watch: “I had a lot of fun working with the army on team building exercises”
Connie from Green Watch: “I now know what I want to do when I leave School – I am joining the Police Force”
Jordan from Red Watch said “ I really enjoyed the Physical Activities and the First Aid Course”
What is going well
The class has gelled as a team
What I will do Differently?
Assessment – can this be reduced?
Look for ways of getting some of the Unit 4 work done by using some of the teamwork done in Unit 1 and from the relationship with the main partners
Planned to get uniform for the physical activities but was unable to get funding