Course Modules

Explore the issues surrounding physical education and its role in the health and activity agenda. Consideration of personal and social barriers and facilitators within and outside the school environment will also be given.

This module aims to help you make the transition between UK qualifications levels three and four (Year One at university) by improving intellectual and academic skills, which will support you throughout your programme. As part of the developing professional skills

Explore the teaching of games with a developmental focus as you learn to break down simple skills into key components to help children learn and understand.

This module aims to develop your knowledge of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and child maturation. Emphasis will be placed on how Physical Education teachers and sport coaches facilitate developmentally appropriate pedagogy.

This module aims to analyse movement related to gymnastics and dance. You will explore gymnastics in its broadest sense within elements identified as formal, educational, sporting and rhythmic. You will use the application of biomechanical principles, including Laban technique, as

You will participate in a range of practical sessions that will examine attacking and defensive principles of play, as you analyse the technical and tactical aspects of performance in invasion games.

The sandwich experience enables you to observe and be involved in work in areas of outdoors, adventure, and/or education. Throughout the experience, you will consider the varying approaches adopted by different providers, reflect upon that provision, and improve your own

The sandwich experience enables you to observe and be involved in work in areas of outdoors, adventure, and/or education. Throughout the experience, you will consider the varying approaches adopted by different providers, reflect upon that provision, and improve your own

This module builds on the key principles developed in year one and centres on the planning, delivery, evaluation and justification of teaching and/or facilitation methods applied to small group, micro-teaching contexts in outdoor and adventure education.

Many students can organise outdoor and adventure activities in simple contexts but few have the ability to do so in light of complex environmental factors. This module aims to provide you with a basic knowledge of the earth’s atmosphere, the