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FA Secondary Teachers’ Award

PGCE and School Direct Physical Education trainee teachers gained the English Football Association Teachers award after completing a six hour workshop. The qualification is specifically designed for teachers for teaching football as part of a physical education curriculum. It provides a basic introduction to the knowledge and skills required to deliver football sessions at Key…

Restorative justice in schools

University of Brighton graduate Neil Davie returned as a guest speaker to present a seminar on behaviour management to trainee physical education teachers. Neil graduated from the University of Brighton in 2007 and is now Deputy Head Teacher of College Central, a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) based in East Sussex. He was able share his…

The students in the gym - some of them in wheelchairs

Inclusive Practice in Physical Education

Trainee PE teachers experienced an inclusive practice workshop run in association with Albion in the Community. The workshop covered both theoretical and practical aspects of teaching pupils with additional learning needs. The aim of the day was to give trainee teachers of physical education a greater understanding of more inclusive approaches to teaching physical education….

Gildredge House School Team Building Event

Trainee physical education teachers organised a team building event for Gildredge House school as part of their course. 140 Year 7 pupils took part in a series of ice-breaking games, trust games, team building exercises, decision making and problem solving activities throughout the day held on the Eastbourne campus. A pupil-centered teaching approach through the…

The group of PE trainee teachers in the gym

Tchouckball and VX Rockitball

PGCE and School Direct PE students were introduced to a new and innovative non-contact invasion game which is sweeping across the country and gaining popularity amongst pupils in secondary school PE lessons. Tchouckball is a game that was invented in Switzerland. It is played on an indoor court and is a combination of handball and…

Street surfing

PGCE and School Direct Physical Education trainee teachers were introduced to the new craze sweeping across the UK when they took part in a street surfing workshop as part of the induction programme. Many young people are physically active out of school engaging in activity on wheels such as mountain biking, BMX biking, skateboarding, in-line…

students and school pupils taking part in a dance activity

Inclusive Sports Festival

PGCE and School Direct Physical Education and Dance students took part in a whole day of inclusive sport and physical activity with pupils from schools in East Sussex. The emphasis of the day was on equity and inclusion within the secondary school physical education and dance curriculum. The day comprised of activities such as Boccia,…

Disability sport awareness training

Trainee physical education took part in disability sport awareness training as part of their course induction. The students learnt about the games of Boccia, sit-down volleyball, new age kurling, goal ball and parachute games. The emphasis of the day was on equity and inclusion in physical education and the training was designed to help trainees…

Team building and problem solving

PGCE and School Direct Physical Education and Dance trainee teachers came together at the start of their teacher training course to take part in a series of team-building exercises. The exercises were designed to develop group dynamics and working relationships and consisted of a series of ice-breaking activities, followed by activities in small groups to…

Two female students demonstrating their combat skills

Engaging with non-contact boxing

Physical Education PGCE and School Direct trainee teachers began their course with an introduction to non-contact boxing and how to implement it into the secondary school physical education curriculum. Non-contact boxing is increasing in popularity as a means of developing personal fitness and core skills of agility and co-ordination. Combat activities such a boxing where…

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