Established Options For a Wellbeing Programme
With regards to PE, contact time must be a minimum of 135 hours over the three years. Again, schools can introduce the PE Short Course (2014) if they wish to do so or continue to use the
JCPE Framework (2003). However, this curriculum must be adapted to take cognisance of the Wellbeing indicators. The PE Short Course is designed for approx. 100 hours contact time and teachers could use the additional 35 hours to explore the different strands in a short course in greater detail. Alternatively, they might choose to complete the short course over 2nd and 3rd year with the remaining time devoted to a Physical Education unit designed to promote a successful transition from primary to post-primary physical education. PE must be taught by a qualified PE teacher (Wellbeing Guidelines, 4.5)