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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…

Practice Placement Educators Courses

The next practice educators’ course will be Eastbourne Day 1: 9th March Day 2: 13th July Day one will include theory, practical tasks and information related to practice education for the two OT courses at Brighton. Participants will then be required to take a student for at least one placement before returning for a second…

ITVs controller of sport production visits the Hastings campus

Story by Luke Ambler, Sport Journalism student Journalism students in Hastings were privy to an exclusive revelation when ITV’s controller of sport production, Mark Demuth, revealed that the company were in negotiations to bring live coverage of horse racing back to its channels from January 2017. Not until the start of the New Year did…

Hats off to our graduates

Two days of awards ceremonies are planned for the Brighton Dome as more than 1,750 students graduate from the University of Brighton. Source: Hats off to our graduates

Building resilience for mental health well-being and recovery seminar accepted for COT conference Harrogate 2016, 28-30 June 2016.

University lecturer, Josh Cameron, and MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) graduate, Katie Pople have had their seminar proposal accepted for this summer’s COT conference. This is jointly authored with Sussex Recovery College Peer Trainers: Saff Brooker, Jo Harris and Paul Neale and by Sussex Partnership Trust Occupational Therapists: Mair Reardon and Anna Kemp. The presentation will…

Students get creative with alternative PE

PE, sport and exercise science, sport studies and sport coaching students presented and experienced a range of eclectic and innovative physical activities as part of their Level 5 assessment in alternative activities. Presentations included Mission Impossible, Aquatic Wipe-out, The Cube, QR Code climbing and Aqua-Cross.

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…