Secondary Physical Education with QTS - BA (Hons)

Within this module you will learn about a range of pedagogical practices which bring about high quality PE lessons where school children are physically active for sustainable periods of time. You will identify the key principles of high quality teaching practice and relate these to practical experiences of teaching PE and sport.

Within this module students will learn about the reasons for physical activity promotion and the barriers to physical activity participation. Students will identify the recommended daily guidelines for physical activity, whilst exploring health and social strategies to improve lifestyle through facilitating physical activity behaviours.

Within this module you will learn about a range of issues surrounding PE and sports coaching. You will identify the key principles of what helps students engage in PE and sport, and what local, national and international initiatives are available to help promote a physical active and healthy lifestyle.

This module is a progression from the Level 4 “Introduction to Secondary PE” module.  The module explores the use of different pedagogies used in physical education and builds on your understanding of how to teach effectively.  The module looks at different models based practice and allows an opportunity for you to participate in “modelled lessons” in order for you to see how these pedagogical models work in practice, but also to see the viewpoint of the pupil.  

This module, Subject Studies, provides opportunities for you as a trainee teacher to explore the nature of your specialist subject in the context of learning and teaching in the secondary school.  The module provides substantial support for your professional practice in school, applied through the professional practice modules.  This module provides a strong philosophical underpinning to your awareness of the importance of your specialist subject in the secondary school curriculum.  By undertaking this module you will be shaping your own rationale for your approach to the teaching of your specialist subject, and to meeting the needs of the learners as they move through the secondary school phase.

This module refers to the wider inclusion agenda, rather than just pupils with special education needs or disabilities. It considers the barriers to learning that pupils may have within the subject specialism, and specific classroom approaches or interventions that can be used to address these barriers.

This module will provide opportunities for you to progress from professional practice 1, by support you in embedding and enhancing your classroom practice as evidenced by the teaching standards. During your placement, you will consider the wider area of inclusion and how, in your subject specialism, specific classroom approaches can be developed to address the many barriers to learning that pupils hold.

This module will support subject knowledge development of alternative and outdoor activities through onsite and off-site experiences. Through theoretical and practical sessions, you will develop a deeper understanding of the effective teaching and learning approaches when delivering alternative and outdoor activities and how they are implemented in the Secondary PE environment.

The Additional Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Portfolio module looks to develop subject knowledge, additional to that of physical education, and is aimed at the year three BA hons Secondary physical education students in a subject area additional to that of physical education. The subject knowledge being developed will align to the student’s prior knowledge and understanding, building upon this to apply the requirements and expectations of the secondary school curriculum including, where appropriate, examination specifications.

You will view this module through the eyes of being a curriculum leader, exploring and discussing curriculum and pedagogical choices in order to offer an effective curriculum in your subject, suitable for effective teaching and learning.

This module explores the role of your subject plays in the secondary school. It explores different aspects of your subject, where you will investigate the history and evolution of your subject’s curriculum, plus the differences that exist between schools.

This module will allow you to actively examine your professional practice in the workplace and to develop a reflective approach to personal development.  Through studying it, you will further develop your practice-based enquiry skills.  Increasing importance is placed on evidence-based enquiry to inform professional development in education.

This module, The Professional Teacher, provides opportunities for you as a trainee teacher to explore and understand in practical terms the meaning of professionalism in the context of your subject specialism.  You will understand the holistic and positive role of a teacher and the practices and policies of the education framework in which you operate.  Implicit in this will be the development of your understanding of how children learn in your subject (pedagogy) and how this is organised, delivered and measured in the current range of school systems. 

Working in partnership with schools over a sustained period of time in school, this module, Professional Practice 3, enables you to build on and demonstrate your mastery and achievement of the professional standards and expectations of teaching through practical, school-based experience.  You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced teachers and other education professionals to develop your knowledge, understanding and skill in the classroom and the wider school environment.