Physical Education MA (Hons)

Our MA (Hons) Physical Education programme aims to develop practitioners with: <br/><br/><br/>* professional values <br/><br/><br/>* professional knowledge and skills <br/><br/><br/>* their own vision for physical education <br/><br/><br/>Our degree offers an excellent route into physical education careers both in the UK and abroad. After you graduate, you can register with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). <br/><br/>Wherever you go on to work, our programme will leave you well-positioned to articulate, advocate and take action toward what it means to teach for a better world. <br/><br/>**How we teach**<br/><br/>The four principles of our degree are: <br/><br/><br/>* applied learning <br/><br/><br/>* opportunity <br/><br/><br/>* connection <br/><br/><br/>* community <br/><br/><br/>You will build your knowledge, skills and vision of education in various ways, including: <br/><br/><br/>* placements in our partner schools (and others) that offer opportunities to apply theory to practice<br/><br/><br/>* learning underpinned by values of social justice, inclusion, sustainability and professional inquiry<br/><br/><br/>* opportunities to take courses from across the University to broaden and develop your learning and interests<br/><br/><br/>* connections with students in other years and on other programmes<br/><br/><br/>* our sense of community, including good links with schools, guest lectures, awards and a peer support network<br/><br/><br/>We support you to become a confident, creative, reflective practitioner. <br/><br/>We aim to produce graduates with a critical awareness of their own teacher identity, ready to work in 21st-century education systems. <br/><br/>**Mental health and wellbeing partnership**<br/><br/>Student teachers at the University of Edinburgh also engage with our mental health and wellbeing programme. <br/><br/>This is provided through our unique partnership with childrens mental health charity Place2Be and helps you to support mental wellbeing in your classrooms and in yourself.