Physical Education - Secondary Education (with QTS) (Hons) Plymouth Marjon University

Overview

It also trains teachers in educational leadership and resilience, enabling graduate teachers to progress quickly in their careers. This progression is reflected in their salary growth; five years after graduating, our education graduates are the sixth highest earners from any university in Wales and England.

Trainees study the scientific principles of Physical Education and sport and explore these through practical activities. Developing a wide range of subject knowledge, this intensive course blends theory and practice helping trainees to understand how children learn best.

Key facts

Through school based placements in our partnership schools and placements in other educational settings, trainees enjoy ample contact with qualified teachers and students. This enables them to gain a wide range of experience and a healthy understanding of what the profession looks like in the current climate. Analytical thinking is encouraged and developed, ensuring that we deliver passionate newly qualified teachers who have a desire to drive their profession forward. With a clear focus on national priorities and current developments in education our PE teacher training graduates are well prepared for teaching today.

On completion of the Physical Education - Secondary Education (with QTS) (Hons) programme of the Plymouth Marjon University you will be a fully qualified teacher of Secondary Physical Education. You may also choose to do an enhancement in a second subject, Key Stage 5, Primary or Special Education, to enhance your employability as an early career teacher (ECT). Ofsted (2014) praised the University’s ‘effective use of local diversity and wider links which ensures trainees have breadth and variety in their training, so making them highly employable’. Over 90% of our trainees go on to secure teaching posts locally, nationally or abroad which is above national rate. Others go on to further postgraduate study or research posts within Higher Education. Some of our trainees have gone on to establish themselves as freelance specialist teachers in their field of expertise.