PGCE Physical Education
Key Preparations/Readings:
The links below will give you an insight into some of the current and historical issues specific to Physical Education Teaching:
Green, K. & Hardman, K. (2005) Physical Education Essential Issues, London: Sage
Bailey, R. (2018) Sport, physical education and educational worth Educational review (Birmingham), Vol.70 (1), p.51-66
Bailey, R. ; Armour, K. ; Kirk, D. ; Jess, M. ; Pickup, I. ; Sandford, R. (2009); The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport: an academic review BERA Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Special Interest Group. Research papers in education, Vol.24 (1), p.1-27
Cale, L. (2021). Physical education’s journey on the road to health Sport, education and society, Vol.26 (5), p.486-499
Mosston, M., & Ashworth, S. (2002). Teaching physical education (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings (spectrumofteachingstyles.org)
Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls: Tackling Teenage Disengagement – Women In Sport
Reading Lists:
Copies of some key readings will be distributed during the course, but the following texts are recommended as good background reading. We do not recommend that you purchase these books before the beginning of the course as copies will be available in the Sheffield Hallam Learning Centre
Capel, S., & Blair, R. (Eds.). (2019). Debates in Physical Education (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi-org.hallam.idm.oclc.org/10.4324/9780429504365
Capel, S., Cliffe, J., & Lawrence, J. C. (Eds.). (2021). Learning to teach physical education in the secondary school: a companion to school experience. (Fifth edition / edited by Susan Capel, Joanne Cliffe and Julia Lawrence.). Routledge. https://doi-org.hallam.idm.oclc.org/10.4324/9780429264436
Capel, S. and Breckon, P. (Eds) (2014). A practical guide to teaching Physical education in the Secondary School. (2nd Ed). London, Routledge.
Pickard A. and Maude, P. (2014) Teaching Physical Education Creatively. London, Routledge
Armour, K & Macdonald, D. (2012) Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport, Routledge, London
Link to subject association website (if appropriate):
Curriculum and/or Key Specifications:
Before starting the course it would be extremely useful if you could familiarise yourself with the basic structure of the current KS3 Physical Education National Curriculum and the status of the proposed review to the KS4 National Curriculum. This information is available at:
Preliminary Subject Knowledge Audit:
After reading through the curriculum and key specifications above, identify the following:
- 3 key areas in which you feel confident / have substantial experience.
- 3 key areas where you feel less confident / lack experience in. In order to keep up to date with developments in education we recommend that you read the TES (Times Educational Supplement) and the Guardian Education supplement (theguardian.com/education). We also recommend that you regularly read a broadsheet newspaper.
See you in September
David Ridley
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader
PGCE Physical Education