BA Physical Education (Secondary QTS)
About this course
BA (Hons) Physical Education (Secondary QTS), a teacher training degree focused on secondary school physical education, pedagogical practice, and sports coaching. Core topics include Research Methods and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes multiple school placement experiences leading to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status. The first year covers learning theory, biomechanical principles, outdoor adventure activities, gymnastics, dance, invasion games, and school health through modules such as Foundations of Learning and Teaching, The Enquiring Practitioner, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities in Education, and Active Schools. The second year examines theoretical concepts and practical performance via Theoretical Physical Education 1, Theoretical Physical Education 2, Pedagogical Skills in Track & Field Athletics and Swimming, and School Experience 1. The third year builds on inclusion, pedagogy, and curriculum planning through Pedagogical Behaviours in Practice, Subject Matters in Physical Education, Classroom Pedagogy, and School Experience 2: Developing As A Teacher. The final year involves advanced teaching approaches and an independent enquiry through Teaching Approaches in Practice, Dissertation Project, and School Experience 3.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104 tariff points from A levels or combination with Extended Project / BTEC / Cambridge Technical. A level: BCC BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Modules
- Foundations of Learning and Teaching
- The Enquiring Practitioner
- Outdoor and Adventurous Activities in Education
- Knowledge and Understanding of Individual Activities (Aesthetics)
- Principles of Play Through Invasion Games
- Active Schools
- Theoretical Physical Education 1
- Theoretical Physical Education 2
- Purposeful Practice for Games-Based Physical Education
- Pedagogical Skills in Track & Field Athletics and Swimming
- Striking and Fielding: Net and Wall Games
- School Experience 1
- Pedagogical Behaviours in Practice
- Subject Matters in Physical Education
- Classroom Pedagogy
- Managing Individual Differences and Behaviours
- School Experience 2: Developing As A Teacher
- Teaching Approaches in Practice
- Dissertation Project
- School Experience 3
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Physical Education (Secondary QTS) at University of Chichester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level.