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

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