SR2S184 - Physical Education and Community School Sport 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SR2S184
Module Title: Physical Education and Community School Sport
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Sports Coaching
Module Leader: Stuart Jarvis
Module Team: Rachel Murray, Chris Emsley, Robyn Pinder
First Intended Intake: SEP 2018 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100096 - sports development
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

To analyse the role of the PE teacher and sports coach, within Primary and Secondary education with an emphasis on Government involvement and/or intervention.

To provide students with an understanding of the factors that impact on and limit young people’s participation in PE, school sport and the concept of Physical Literacy and its importance to PE and school sport.

To consider comparative perspectives of PE and how this is delivered both in the United Kingdom and world-wide.

Content Summary

On completion of the module students will demonstrate an in-depth awareness of Physical Education and School Sport. Areas of study, will include: PE and School sport policy, Primary/Secondary school participation, Barriers to participation in school sport, transition periods in school sport, Becoming the primary/secondary PE teacher, PE and School sport initiatives (Wales and the UK), Partnerships in PE and school sport, Physical Literacy, The role of the Sports Coach in physical education, The role of extra-curricular school sport.

The module will be delivered via a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions, supported by independent learning and the use of blackboard.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 48
Independent Study 82
Directed Study 70
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify and evaluate key components required to construct an effective programme of study, which is aligned to the national curriculum for PE
LO2 Evaluate factors that contribute and limit young people’s participation in PE and school sport

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Practical Written Work 2 PE leaflet and covering letter advertising PESS support 0 2000 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Practical Written Work 1 Lesson plan and assessment for learning 0 1500 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Practical Written Work 2
Practical Written Work 1

Reading List

2014. Contemporary developments in games teaching, London, New York, Routledge.

2015. Health and elite sport: is high performance sport a healthy pursuit?, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY, Routledge.

ARMOUR, K. M. 2013. Sport pedagogy: an introduction for teaching and coaching, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge.

BAILEY, R. 2001. Teaching physical education: a handbook for primary & secondary school teachers, Abingdon, New York, Routledge.

BAILEY, R. & KIRK, D. 2009. The Routledge physical education reader, London, New York, Routledge.

BODSWORTH, H. & GOODYEAR, V. A. 2017. Barriers and facilitators to using digital technologies in the Cooperative Learning model in physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 22, 563-579.

CAPEL, S. A. & PIOTROWSKI, S. 2000. Issues in physical education, London, New York, Routledge/Falmer.

CASEY, A., FLETCHER, T., SCHAEFER, L. & GLEDDIE, D. 2018. Conducting practitioner research in physical education and youth sport: reflecting on practice, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY, Routledge.

CASEY, A., GOODYEAR, V. A. & ARMOUR, K. M. 2017. Rethinking the relationship between pedagogy, technology and learning in health and physical education. Sport, Education and Society, 22, 288-304.

DOHERTY, J. & BRENNAN, P. 2008. Physical education and development 3-11: a guide for teachers, London, New York, Routledge.

DOWLING, F., FITZGERALD, H. & FLINTOFF, A. 2012. Equity and difference in physical education, youth sport and health: a narrative approach, London, Routledge.

GREAT BRITAIN. DEPARTMENT FOR, E. & SKILLS 2005. Do you have high quality PE and sport in your school? : a guide to self-evaluating and improving the quality of PE and school sport.

GREEN, K. 2008. Understanding physical education, Los Angeles, SAGE Publications.

GRIGGS, G. 2012. An introduction to primary physical education, London, New York, Routledge.

HAYES, S. & STIDDER, G. 2013. Equity and inclusion in physical education and sport, London, Routledge.

JAMES, A., ELBOURN, J. & ASSOCIATION FOR PHYSICAL, E. 2016. Safe practice: in physical education, school sport and physical activity, Leeds, Worcester, Coachwise Association for Physical Education.

JONES, R. L. 2006. The sports coach as educator: reconceptualising sports coaching, New York, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge.

LAKER, A. 2003. The future of physical education: building a new pedagogy, London, Routledge.

LIGHT, R. 2013. Game sense: pedagogy for performance, participation and enjoyment, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, Routledge.

MOSSTON, M. & ASHWORTH, S. 2002. Teaching physical education, San Francisco, CA, B. Cummings.

O'SULLIVAN, M. & MACPHAIL, A. 2010. Young people's voices in physical education and youth sport, London, New York, NY, Routledge.

PICKUP, I. & PRICE, L. 2007. Teaching physical education in the primary school: a developmental approach, London, New York, Continuum International Pub. Group.

STAFFORD, I. 2011. Coaching children in sport, London, New York, Routledge.

WHITEHEAD, J., TELFER, H. & LAMBERT, J. 2013. Values in youth sport and physical education, Abingdon, Routledge.

WHITEHEAD, M. 2010. Physical literacy: throughout the lifecourse, New York, Routledge.

Relevant website organisations:

Association for Physical Education - www.afpe.org.uk

Curriculum and Qualifications Authority - www.qca.org.uk

Department for Children, Schools and Families - www.dcsf.gov.uk

National Curriculum info - www.nc.uk.net/gt/pe/

Ofsted - www.ofsted.gov.uk

Teacher Net - www.teachernet.gov.uk/pe

Youth Sport Trust - www.youthsporttrust.org