PGCE Physical Education
Dear Student
Welcome to the Physical Education PGCE course at Sheffield Hallam University. I hope that you will enjoy studying here with us alongside the work that you will be doing in schools. The PGCE course is an intensive one and each of you will embark upon the course with different strengths and areas to develop. Therefore we have suggested some things below that you might like to undertake to help you prepare for September.
Secondary P.E Pre-Course Materials 2017-18
Key Preparations/Readings (3 or 4):
The links below will give you an insight into some of the current and historical issues specific to Physical Education Teaching:
Green, Ken. & Hardman, K. (2005) Physical Education Essential Issues, London: Sage
Green, K. (2008) Understanding Physical Education. London: Sage
Kirk, D (2010). Defining physical education. Nature, purpose and futures. Physical Education Matters, 5, (3), 13-18
Also read…. PE and sport survey 2009 – 2010 @ gov.uk
This link will take you to a recent Ofsted survey report looking at Physical Education teaching:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintaining-curiosity-a-survey-into-pe-education-in-schools.
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
Armour, K & Macdonald, D. (2012) Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport, Routledge, London
Bailey, R. (2005) Evaluating the relationship between Physical Education, Sport and Social Inclusion. Educational Review, 57, (1), 71-90
Gibbons, S.L. & Kankkonen, B.( 2011). Assessment as learning in physical education: Making assessment meaningful for secondary school students. Physical & Health Education Journal, 76,(4), 6-12.
Armour, K & Macdonald, D. (2012) Research Methods in Physical Education and Youth Sport, Routledge, London
Morley, D & Bailey, R. (2006) Meeting the needs of the most able pupils: Physical Education and Sport, London: Fulton
PiotrowskI, S & Capel, S. (2000) Issues in PE, London: Routledge
Pring, Richard,(2004) Philosophy of education : aims, theory, common sense and research. London : Continuum
Target G , Wilson A. (2005) Promoting reflective thinking in teachers: 50 action strategies, 2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin
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:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-pe-programmes-of-study.
The current GCSE specifications are also a useful indication of the range and depth of the science content:
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-type/gcse/pe/
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/pe-a-4405
https://secure.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/GCSE-pe-2011/Pages/default.aspx
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.
You will be required to complete a more detailed subject knowledge audit at the start of your course.
In order to keep up to date with developments in education we recommend that you read the TES (Times Educational Supplement- www.tes.co.uk) and the Guardian Education supplement (www.theguardian.com/education). We also recommend that you regularly read a broadsheet newspaper.
See you in September
Melvin Palmer
Course Leader PGCE Physical Education