Physical Education with Secondary Education (QTS)

During your first two years you will study modules with BSc (Hons) Sports Science and Coaching students.

This three-year course will deepen your knowledge of PE and how to teach the subject, fast-tracking you to beginning your career as a secondary teacher. Studying at NTU, you’ll develop your own knowledge of PE and a holistic and inclusive approach to teaching. You’ll be taught by PE experts and by former secondary teachers with an enthusiasm for their subject. Plus, you’ll spend plenty of time in the classroom, putting what you’ve learned into practice. Throughout the course, you’ll develop your passion for PE and for professional teaching practice.

Why study PE with Secondary Education at NTU?

• Our three-year degree programme fast-tracks you to a career in teaching with recommendation to the Department for Education for Qualified Teacher Status.

• Placement opportunities are in a variety of educational settings through our extensive partnerships with local schools, colleges and organisations.

• You’ll be taught by former secondary teachers with a wealth of experience and a passion for teaching.

• You’ll develop your subject knowledge and understanding of PE.

Course accreditations

We are accredited by the UK Government's Department for Education as a provider of initial teacher-training courses. Successful completion of the course leads to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), enabling you to commence a career in teaching as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) and then complete your induction period.

Course modules

During the first two years of the course, you will focus on the study of Sport Science and Coaching, developing your knowledge and skills as a Sport Science and Coaching Practitioner. During your third year you will develop the necessary pedagogical and professional skills required of a PE teacher.

Here’s a breakdown of the core and optional modules you’ll be studying across your course:

Year One modules include:

• Introduction to Sport and Exercise Physiology

• Exploring Coaching Practice

• Developing Academic and Research Skills

• Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

• Introduction to Human Movement Science

• Sport Culture and Society: A Critical Introduction

• Intensive Training and Practice 1

Year Two modules include:

• Data Driven Analysis and Communication in Sport Management

• Applying Coaching Theory to Practice

• Analysis of Human Movement Science for Sport

• Coaching Science

• Learning PE: Pedagogy, Progression and Practice

• Intensive Training and Practice 2

• Optional modules include: Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology; Practical Applications in Sport Psychology; and Sociology of Sport, Health and the Body

Final Year modules include

• Learning to Teach

• Learning to teach a subject 1

• Learning to teach a subject 2

• Learning to be a Teacher

• Professional Practice (QTS)

A range of different assessment tasks across the modules provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding and skills, qualities and attributes.

Assessment methods for PE modules includes coursework and practical assessments, while modules with an educational focus will be assessed through assignments, presentations and a portfolio.

Assessment of practical teaching is based on your performance while on placement. You will receive regular feedback from your school mentor and visiting university tutors and are also encouraged to self-assess regularly in relation to the Teachers’ Standards.