School Curriculum and Timetable
The curriculum that sports pupils follow at Bellahouston Academy is designed to allow pupils to achieve up to six Standard Grades and up to three or four National Qualifications in their fifth and sixth year.
S1 and S2
First (S1) and second (S2) year sports pupils are timetabled together for eight hours a week of sports coaching. There are thirty periods in the school week and to release pupils for eight hours of sports coaching does require that pupils have less time in certain subjects.
Subjects that pupils have less time in are the modes of: Technology, Creative and Aesthetics and Religious Education / Personal and Social Education.
Sports pupils in S1 and S2 have no Physical Education classes.
S1 and S2 Subject allocation (342k)
Example Timetable (17k)
S3 and S4
Pupils in S3 and S4 follow a curriculum, which is designed to enable pupils to achieve up to six Standard Grade subjects.
Third (S3) and fourth (S4) year pupils are timetabled together for nine hours a week of sports coaching. There are thirty periods in the school week and to release pupils for nine hours of sports coaching does require that pupils have less time in certain subjects.
Subjects that pupils have less time in are the modes of: Technology, Creative and Aesthetics and Religious Education / Personal and Social Education.
Sports pupils in S3 and S4 have no Physical Education classes.
They do have one period of Sport Education. This subject, delivered by the Glasgow School of Sport Coaching team provides pupils with the opportunity to gain a Junior Sports Leader Award.
S3 and S4 Curriculum Choice (345k)
S5 and S6
Pupils in fifth (S5) and sixth (S6) year have a choice of following a curriculum, which is designed to enable pupils to study for three or four National Qualifications each year.
Pupils who choose to study for three National Qualifications will be timetabled for twelve periods of sport.
Pupils who choose to study for four National Qualifications will be timetables for seven periods of sport.
Higher Physical Education is an option and plans are underway to offer Advanced Higher. Senior pupils have the opportunity to gain a Community Sports Leader Award and a National Governing Body Coaching Qualification.
S5 and S6 Curriculum Choice (347k)
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