This course will equip you to start to become an outstanding Physical Education teacher. You will explicitly examine the core skills associated with Physical Education and develop a secure understanding of effective pedagogies and strategies to teach PE across the key stages.

The course will focus on key curriculum content, in both theory and practical elements of teaching PE. You will have an opportunity to develop your subject knowledge in a vast range of activities through collaborative work with expert colleagues and courses. Using this knowledge, you will develop expertise in planning and delivering well-structured lessons that cater to various age groups and skill levels, encompassing a wide range of sports and physical activities.

On this course, trainee PE teachers will learn effective communication and motivational techniques to become confident and competent teachers, inspiring the next generation and engaging students to promote a lifelong commitment to physical activity and well-being.

Bishop Challoner Training School, in partnership with Alliance schools (BCTSA), is an accredited provider of school-based teacher training in Birmingham and across the West Midlands.

You will be in school 4 days a week where you will be fully involved in all aspects of a teacher’s work. One day a week you will have your pedagogical  training, which will provide a mixture of specific Subject Studies and more general Professional Studies sessions.

To enrich your professional practice and develop your expertise you will complete 2 PGCE assignments, which will contribute 60 credits towards a Master’s degree.

You will be in your school from day one.  At the beginning of the year you will observe expert practitioners, moving towards leading small parts of a lesson and gradually building up to teach whole lessons. You will receive the support of school-based mentors, as well as members of the BCTSA Central Team and Subject Tutors.