Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Physical Education with EBacc

The PGCE Physical Education (PE) with EBacc course is an exciting teacher training route for those who are passionate about developing pupils' enthusiasm and understanding of meaningful PE and their chosen EBacc subject.

You will be trained by leading practitioners and develop practical skills that form an important part of teaching. You will also develop a deeper understanding of key areas of subject knowledge in PE and your chosen EBacc subject. The course will explore the curricular requirements associated with PE and your chosen EBacc subject for 11–16-year-olds, as well as the key GCSE examinations.

Why choose this pathway?
Our Physical Education ITE programme is delivered by our team of experts in the field.

You will join and be part of our dynamic network of physical educators and benefit from outstanding tutor input, an excellent group of partner schools with top-class in-school mentoring.

The PE components of the course will allow you to examine your values and principles and then look at how these translate into meaningful learner and learning led physical education. You will become fully familiar with the best practice approach to teaching PE and this will hold you in good stead throughout your career. We have a very high employment record for people completing the PE course and this is down to the hard work of the trainees and the high level of research led input that allows you to deliver PE in a thoroughly inclusive way.

You will spend subject study days at the university taught by leading practitioners in PE who are effective, research-engaged teachers. The three blocks of school experience, spread through autumn, spring and summer terms, will be spent in schools developing practical teaching skills with the support of experienced mentors and teachers. You will be observing and teaching in your chosen EBacc subject throughout your course, supported by your mentor in that subject for a minimum of two hours a week.