PGCE Physical Education (11-18)
FAQs
Level:
PGCE
GTTR Code:
X9C6
Duration:
One year full-time
Location:
The programme is taught at the Canterbury Campus but a
significant amount of time is spent in school.
All PGCEs include the option of studying for a
Postgraduate Certificate with Masters Level Credits or a
Professional Graduate Certificate
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If you are considering the PGCE course in Physical Education you should be a graduate in Physical Education, Sports Science or related discipline. Students are expected to have sound subject knowledge in two of the six activity areas identified in the national curriculum at the start of the course (Athletics; Dance; Games; Gymnastics; Outdoor and Adventurous Activities; and Swimming).
The course will prepare you to become competent in planning and teaching with the needs of 11-18 children in mind. Students are expected to reflect on their experiences as pupils in physical education in order to help them uncover their personal theories about the subject. Alongside this, they are expected to become familiar with the literature on the aims of PE and use this and their increased awareness of their own theories in order to develop their own ideologies towards helping children learn in a physical education context.
The course takes notions of how children learn as a central theme and then seeks to help students understand how these principles can be applied in the different contexts of physical education. Practical sessions seek to develop subject knowledge and induct student teachers into aspects of pedagogy related to particular areas of activity. Seminar session are used to introduce theoretical elements, allow students to build knowledge through discussion and to reflect on experiences in school.
During the course students are expected to develop knowledge across a number of fields such as activity specific knowledge; knowledge of children as learners; Knowledge of educational contexts and an understanding of the policy landscape.
Assessment seeks to establish what the students know and then build on this in as flexible a way as possible. Assessment activities include reflective journals, portfolios, teaching files, reflecting on subject tasks, tutorials and peer reviews.
How to Apply
Applications for the full-time PGCE 7-14 and 11-18 are made electronically via the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) www.gttr.ac.uk
There is no general closing date, but each programme or subject pathway is closed when it becomes fully subscribed. Early application is strongly advised, both because some subject programmes fill quickly, and because it will help you to plan for your PGCE course if you can get early confirmation of a place.
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