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The Govan High School Uniformed and Emergency Services Course for Term 1 focuses on practical learning by involving partners like Police, Navy, Army, and Fire and Rescue. Term 2 emphasizes paperwork and qualifications, including PE, First Aid, and Badminton. Term 3 further enhances skills with visits to specialized training centers and unit completion, creating career inspirations. Overall, students express excitement and career aspirations through hands-on experiences. Future plans include reducing assessment load and optimizing teamwork.
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Term 1Tried to catch the pupils imagination and interest by making Term 1 as practical as possible and involving as many partners as possibleVisits from Police, Merchant Navy, Royal Navy, Army, Fire and Rescue, St Andrew’s Hospice (Healthy Lifestyles)Visit to: HMS Edinburgh
Term 2This term is being used as an opportunity to catch up with the paperwork and complete the addition qualifications in PE First Aid Badminton 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)
The Tunnels In the Sewers
Term 3Pupils will complete unit 2 and 4 Visit to Cowcaddens Fire Training Centre (passing out parade)Visit to Police Training CentreAdditional visit TBC from Coast Guard, Army, Ambulance Service
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