PGCE Secondary Physical Education

Benefit from evidence-based teaching, extensive sports resources, and consistently high employment rates on our PGCE Secondary Physical Education course.You’ll develop the skills to teach a subject that has a positive impact on pupils' personal, social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.How you’ll learnYou’ll be taught by staff who have national and international reputations as experts in the field of physical education. These staff are supported by expert practitioners from local schools.During the course, you will study a variety of teaching strategies, hear different opinions, and be taught by a collaborative network of teachers. You’ll have the freedom to choose which methods suit you, and to develop an understanding of your own personal teaching philosophy.Throughout your course, you will:attend interactive workshop sessions and individual tutorialslearn about National Governing Body qualificationsattend presentations by subject expertswork on tasks in groupsvisit schools or other education settingswrite assignments on aspects of subject teaching and professional studies.Alongside the University tutors, you’ll receive guidance from a team of committed and experienced University-trained school mentors.QTS statusThis Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Secondary Physical Education course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach the 11-18 age group in secondary schools in England and Wales.