The French PE curriculum

The common core, the fields of learning in lower and upper secondary school, and timetables: what PE must teach.

The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

Common core of knowledge, skills and culture: what is it?
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What every pupil must master by 16, organised in five domains.
PE contributes to all five domains, not only the body.
A PE team wants pupils to build a routine shown to classmates. Which upper-secondary field?
- CA3, a performance meant to be watched and judged
- CA1, a maximal, measurable motor performance
- CA4, leading and controlling a confrontation to win
- CA5, directing one's activity to develop one's resources
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CA3, a performance meant to be watched and judged
Being watched and judged on aesthetic or acrobatic criteria defines CA3.
Field of learning: what is it?
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A grouping of physical activities that call on the same kind of bodily experience.
Four in lower secondary, five in upper secondary.
Why does the curriculum speak of fields of learning rather than a list of sports?
- To make every pupil practise every activity on the national list
- To aim at transferable skills, the activity being only a medium
- To group activities by the federation that runs them
- To grade knowledge of the rules rather than practice
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To aim at transferable skills, the activity being only a medium
Pupils learn to adapt, not only to play handball.