JCPE - Junior Cycle Physical Education Support Service

Level 1: Learning Outcomes

The student will (appropriate to their own level):

• participate in variety of simple water games
• swim on front and back (in each case using a recognised stroke)
• select and perform appropriate water entry methods (where pool rules permit)
• perform basic personal survival skills
• demonstrate a knowledge of elementary principles of landbased rescue
• display an understanding of the benefits of swimming as an aerobic exercise.

CONTENT FRAMEWORK - Level 1

UNIT 1 : The student will:

• be able to enter the water safely feet first
• cross the pool
• participate in warm-up activity
• understand the rules of personal swimming safety

 UNIT 2 : The student will:

• demonstrate different ways of entering the water feet first
• demonstrate push glide and kick techniques
• participate in a series of aqua fitness exercises with emphasis on cardiovascular development
• learn talk rescue

UNIT 3 : The student will:

• perform a feet first or head first entry
• move through the water on front or back
• take their pulse
• learn reach or throw rescue

UNIT 4 : The student will:

• develop full strokes (back and front), emphasis on arm action
• take each others' pulse
• learn basic survival skills - Mushroom Huddle & Signal

UNIT 5 : The student will:

• perform new entry technique with head first in mind
• demonstrate an efficient breathing technique
• participate in simple aqua fit circuit
• be able to perform land rescue and survival skills e.g. tread water, surface dives, evasive and skills

UNIT 6 : Assessment: The student will

• demonstrate 2 entry techniques
• propel themselves up to 25m
• perform rescue and survival skills

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