Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism

Introduction
Welcome to the Delegate Assessment Guide for the Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism and the Level 6 Award in Primary School Physical Education (PE) Subject Leadership.
The Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism is a recognised qualification that aims to upskill delegates to be able to improve the overall delivery of the PE curriculum within a primary school. On successful completion of this qualification, you will be able to assist in raising the standards within primary school PE teaching and learning.
The Level 6 Award in Primary School Physical Education Subject Leadership is a recognised qualification for those with qualified teacher status (QTS) that aims to upskill primary teachers, to be able to lead the subject including the overall delivery of the primary school PE curriculum. On successful completion of this qualification, you will be able to undertake subject leadership within primary school physical education, leading, teaching and delivering a sustainable high quality primary school PE experience for primary aged pupils. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate that you can upskill other teachers in this curriculum area.
The Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism is a pre-requisite for the Level 6 Award in Primary School Physical Education Subject Leadership.
There is a certain amount of written work and discussions associated with the assessment for this course, but the course should also be delivered in as practical a way as possible.
How to use this Delegate Assessment Guide
This guide gives you a comprehensive outline of the tasks that delegates are required to complete and be assessed against to meet the Assessment Criteria of both the Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism and the Level 6 Award in Primary School Physical Education Subject Leadership.
Many of the Delegate Assessment Tasks in this guide are directly linked to the tasks that a Professional Learning Centre will deliver as part of the tutor contact sessions. It may be possible for delegates to be assessed during the delivery of the course. Assessment records will need to be kept by the Tutor/Assessor(s) and the delegate is required to keep evidence of the tasks completed to fulfil the requirements of the tasks in the Delegate Assessment Guide.
Successfully completing the course
If, by the end of the PE specialism aspects of the course, you have shown that you can meet all the Assessment Criteria for each unit of the Level 5 Certificate in Primary School Physical Education Specialism qualification you will have successfully passed the course and will be awarded the Level 5 qualification.