Sport and health science courses at Brighton news

Hat-full of medals

Five of the seven University of Brighton students who took part in the recent British Universities and College Students nationals came home with medals. Physical Education PGCE student Elise Lovell took gold, Joey Watson and Jess Gordon-Brown collected silver, and Holly Turner and Tegan Walsh won bronze. The university had entries in the Badminton, Swimming,…

Inaugural lecture from Professor Marina Novelli

Professor Marina Novelli’s inaugural lecture, Travel and Tourism in the Age of Sustainability, takes place on 29 March 2017. Find out more and book your place.

The Conversation

School of Sport and Service Management senior lecturer, Simon Mcennis, writes for The Conversation: Hillsborough: Liverpool FC has got rid of The Sun but it cannot rid The Sun of Liverpool FC. Read the full article here

Hospitality Students make the most of Mentoring Opportunities

The University of Brighton is working with The Springboard Charity to link undergraduate International Hospitality Management students with mentors. The Hospitality Undergraduate Mentoring Scheme was established in 2009 and offers the opportunity for students to be supported with the expertise and experience that members of the industry possess. Students are mentored for three years and…

PE Students Get to Grips with Martial Arts

PGCE and School Direct PE students returned to the university having completed the first of their two 12 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 run orienteering festival

On 7 February 50 pupils from Peacehaven Community School took part in an orienteering festival run by PGCE and School Direct 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…

On a winning run

A School of Sport and Service Management teaching student produced her personal best to help Great Britain to success in an international meet. Elise Lovell, a Hastings Athletic Club heptathlete, recorded PBs in four events to help GB’s senior women finish runners-up in the Combined Events International Indoor Match against the Czech Republic, France, Poland…

Trainee PE Teachers engage in A-level PE conference

PGCE and School Direct PE students attended a one day conference on 3 February that addressed the teaching of post-16 accredited PE courses. Attempts to establish the academic credentials of physical education have existed in debates amongst professionals for well over 20 years but it has now become standard practice to teach theoretical principals through physical activities…

Local schools attend alternative physical education day

One hundred and fifty pupils from nine schools across East and West Sussex attended an alternative physical education day as part of the university’s widening participation programme, Compact Plus. The event took place at the School of Sport and Service Management, on the university’s Eastbourne campus, on 2 February. Pupils worked with PGCE and School Direct trainee…

Brighton schools attend the Careers in Sport conference

Brighton secondary pupils visited the School of Sport Service Management in Eastbourne to hear from leading experts on developing a career in sport. The year 10 pupils are all currently studying GCSE Physical Education and attended presentations from university staff.