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Orienteering festival

On 9 February 40 pupils from Peacehaven Community School took part in an orienteering festival run by trainee PE teachers at the School of Sport and Service Management in Eastbourne. The Year 10s learning objectives and outcomes from the event were in line with the GCSE orienteering assessment criteria; success is judged on how efficiently and safely challenges…

Martial Arts lecture

PGCE and School Direct PE students returned to the university having completed the first of their two twelve-week school placements and took part in a martial arts lecture with Dr Alex Channon. The lecture was both theoretical and practical and aimed to expose students to alternative possibilities within the PE curriculum at secondary schools and…

Trainee PE teachers introduce pupils to alternative PE

Tchoukball, Kinball, Cheerleading, Street Surfing and Team Building Activities were on the menu for Year 10 secondary school pupils when they visited the School of sport and Service management on 4 February. The day was organised by PGCE and School Direct PE course leader Dr Gary Stidder. Almost 100 pupils participated in the five activities throughout…

Informal Sport in School and the PE Curriculum

Economic and Social Research Council Seminar 3: Informal Sport in School and the PE Curriculum The National Curriculum for physical education introduced into secondary schools in England in 2009 marked a shift in emphasis from activities (such as team games) towards core skills (such as balance and flight) encouraging schools to adopt a greater range of activities. Some…

Trainee PE teachers finish on a high note

PGCE and School Direct PE trainee teachers completed their university-based induction having learnt how to teach physical education through what course leader Dr Gary Stidder has termed ‘The A list’ of physical activities. Dr Stidder explained that: “The PGCE and School Direct physical education course at the University of Brighton focuses on an alternative approach…

University of Brighton academic receives rave reviews

Principal lecturer Dr Gary Stidder from the school of sport and service management has received academic acclaim in a recent review of his first single authored book ‘Becoming a Physical Education Teacher’, published by Routledge in February 2015.

Kickstart Dance Company School Workshop

Kickstart alongside its female equivalent Fidget provides opportunities for students to gain experience in the teaching of dance and provides extracurricular opportunities to perform to individual classes, year groups and entire schools. Teaching work ranges from singles classes, designed to motivate and inspire groups, to residences where the group work on reconstructions of the company…

A Weekend with Wayne Sleep

6-8 November 2015 As one of a great number of guest lecturers hosted by the university this year to enhance and enrich the curriculum this was an outstanding opportunity for students (involved in dance or not) to meet a distinguished dancer, choreographer, actor and director: Wayne Sleep OBE. Wayne shared decades of knowledge and experience…

Orienteering festival

For a blustery winter Monday morning Gildredge Park in Eastbourne was uncharacteristically busy; filled with excited and active school pupils from the local area. The event was the annual Orienteering Festival, led by second year Physical Education BA(Hons) and Physical Education BA(Hons) with QTS students.

Tchouckball introduced to Trainee PE teachers

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.

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