Physical Education and Sports Coaching

Gain the practical, professional and academic skills needed to teach and coach sporting activities
Our BA (Hons) Physical Education and Sports Coaching programme is for those of you who love sport, but you’re not sure if you want to go down the teaching route, coaching route or something else, using the excellent transferable skills you will develop on the course.

Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) education partner

Study the fundamentals of both PE and sports coaching
On this highly practical course, you will have the opportunity to experience and develop the core skills underpinning the teaching of physical education and the coaching of sports activities.

Build your degree around your interests
You will have the flexibility to tailor the course to your strengths and interests while developing an in-depth subject knowledge and professional skillset to enable you to move forward in your career progression.

Engage in research-led learning
Throughout this course, you will study modules that use the latest research to inform your teaching practice, including aspects relating to schools’ impact on mental and physical health of its pupils.

Gain vital experience on dedicated work placements
Each year, you will have the opportunity to develop your level of professional experience and improve your employability on various work placements that help support your learning and progress through the course.

Proud history of teacher training
The University of Chichester has been training teachers for over 180 years and we look to train employable professionals who can teach and make a difference.

Learn from expert specialists
You will be taught by experienced physical education and sports coaching specialists and our dedication to small teaching groups allows you to develop strong professional relationships with the University teaching team.

On this course you will:
Develop professional knowledge and understanding of the teaching and coaching processes.
Understand the developmental aspects of children and developing young adults within a physical activity context.
Seize the opportunity to hone your skills and improve your employability through our dedicated work placement options.
Build professional attributes such as communication, teamwork, building positive relationships and enhancing personal performance.

Understand how to teach and coach sporting activity
You will develop an understanding of the lifespan of athletic development of individuals who participate in sport activity, from early childhood to elite performance.

Gain a strong initial footing in physical education and sports coaching
The ‘generic’ first year provides you with a strong foundation of knowledge as well as academic flexibility that is useful if you are unsure of your desired career path.

Personalise your subsequent learning to fit your career ambitions
This course has been specifically designed to give you options to personalise your learning and prepare you to achieve your ambitions.

Teacher training
If you wish to train as a teacher, you could undertake one of our progression routes into a PGCE, including Secondary Physical Education.

We also provide opportunities to train through school-based programmes such as SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training).

Explore other options
If you are not sure that you want to be a teacher but know that you love PE and sport, then the degree will equip you with excellent transferable skills such as leadership, organisation, communication and management of yourself and others.

Our approach to assessments works to provide a good balance between allowing depth and breadth of development and demonstration.

Assessments are built to support your theoretical learning and develop your communication skills, through essays, lesson or coaching plans, research reports, risk assessments or development plans.

You may be assessed in other ways including practical assessments of your coaching and teaching abilities, presenting speeches, in-class debates and vlogs.