PGCE Secondary Physical Education with QTS* PGCE

Our one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) prepares you to teach across the secondary school physical education curriculum for the 11-16 age range.<br/><br/>When you are at Manchester Met, you’ll will look at aspects of practical physical activities and sports in the English PE curriculum throughout KS3 and KS4, as well as GCSE and A-Level PE. You will engage with a range of teaching strategies to develop pupils’ physical skills and fitness, enhance pupils’ knowledge and understanding of PE and health, support social development and create positive emotive experiences in an active learning environment.<br/><br/>Throughout the course, you will learn how to organise, instruct, model, assess, and adapt teaching and learning in practical and theoretical PE lessons. The majority of the university sessions are delivered in a practical learning environment. These sessions develop subject knowledge, competence and confidence in modelling and affinity within different pedagogical approaches in PE. Sessions will be taught at our world-class facilities at the Platt Lane Sports Complex and the Brooks Building in Manchester.<br/><br/>Through peer teaching, you can share experiences and learn from your fellow students in practical lessons, and by delivering theory topics. Through this PGCE, you’ll be expected to embed yourself in relevant, including child development, subject-specific pedagogy for PE, physical learning theory and engage with technology in PE.<br/><br/>FEATURES AND BENEFITS<br/><br/>Employability – You will have the knowledge, skills and experience to teach physical education at Key Stage 3, GCSE and potentially A/AS-level.<br/><br/>Teaching experience - You will spend at least the minimum Department for Education (DfE) required time in schools (approximately 120 days) on placements in schools, gaining experience in secondary schools.<br/><br/>Postgraduate credits - When you graduate, you’ll achieve 60 masters’ level credits (this is one-third of a masters degree). You can put these towards a masters degree to help you develop your new career.<br/><br/>Partnerships - We have partnerships with over 500 schools, colleges and educational organisations, meaning we are able to provide students with a range of school experiences.<br/><br/>Research-led teaching - Our research centre, the Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI), ranks in the UK’s top 10 for research power in education (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).<br/><br/>Application process - You can apply directly to Manchester Met or through one of our lead partner schools. Applications are made via the Department for Education (DfE) Apply for Teacher Training service - https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training. <br/><br/><br/>* with a recommendation for QTS<br/>