Personal Survival Routines
GCSE Physical Education
Key Process A
Students will be assessed on their ability to perform three short routines to demonstrate the full
range of skills listed below:
1. Entry into water – entries into unknown conditions, straddle/ability to submerge – feet
first/head first/surface dive, from water to depth
2. Floating – ability to maintain buoyancy with or without aid/treading water
3. Strokes – stamina swimming in clothing maintaining form/propelling and sculling,
underwater swimming
4. Turns – maintain momentum/rhythm when turning in distance swim
5. Conserving energy/breath/heat. HELP position, HUDDLE position (with at least 2 others).
Short routine 1:
Straddle entry
Tread water – 1 minute
Scull feet first – 10 metres
Swim 10 metres
Head first surface dive (swimming 4 – 5 metres underwater)
Swim 100 metres (no buoyancy aid)
Short routine 2:
Enter water for unknown conditions
Float on back for 1 minute without any aid
Tread water with a buoyancy aid – 2 minutes
HELP position with a buoyancy aid – 1 minute
HUDDLE position (no buoyancy aid) – 2 minutes
Short routine 3:
Straddle entry
Tread water 1 minute (one hand out waving)
Scull head first – 10 metres
Swim 10 metres
Feet first surface dive (swimming 4 – 5 metres underwater)
Swim 100 metres with a buoyancy aid
Non-confidential
Key Process B
Students will be assessed on their ability to select and apply from the above list of
skills/techniques (1-5), when carrying out two planned survival procedures over a distance
designed
to test stamina. Students will be assessed in relation to the following criteria:
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Better co-ordination of arms and legs
Easier/more efficient breathing, preventing heat loss
More efficient/effective swim
Consideration and performance of start/commencing, turning and finishing/completing.
Scenario 1:
Straddle entry
Tread water – 1 minute (one hand out waving)
Scull feet first – 10 metres
HELP position with a buoyancy aid
Swim 150 metres (include feet first surface dive and swimming 4 – 5 metres underwater)
Scenario 2:
Enter water for unknown conditions
Tread water – 1 minute
Scull head first – 10 metres
HUDDLE position
Swim 200 metres (include head first surface dive and swimming 4 – 5 metres underwater)
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