Get an understanding of sports coaching and physical education as a curriculum subject in schools, through practical and theoretical work.

We'll focus on games, including invasion, striking and fielding, and net and wall games.

You'll learn how to safely and effectively organise games activities.

You'll also study theories relating to learning and acquiring skills, and how teachers and coaches apply these.

This module incorporates the Level 2 Multi-Skills Coaching award from UK Coaching, which will further develop pedagogical skills and techniques.

The assessment aspect of the UK coaching award, integrated into the practical component, doesn't have to be passed to pass the module as a whole.

Get an introduction to how sport, physical activity and physical education are developed in the UK.

We'll cover the structure and governance of sport and physical education, looking at the organisations involved.

You'll get an overview of historical and contemporary UK sport and physical education policies, the philosophical and ideological perspectives underpinning them, and the promotion of inclusion and equity.

You'll learn how to critique models applied to developing sport and physical education.

Learn about the psychosocial development of individuals through physical education and sports coaching.

You'll understand and evaluate the role physical education and coaching can play in fostering social equality and inclusion.

You'll investigate how psychology interacts with social constructs, impacting on performance and taking part in physical activity.

We'll cover motivation, confidence and self-efficacy.

You'll also get an introduction to qualitative research methods.

You can also do a work placement (three-year degree only) or complete employer challenges as part of the Professional Development Block.

You'll explore how the human body works as a system of levers producing movement.

Learn to accurately describe this movement using planes and axes and anatomical descriptors.

We'll cover the structural form of the human body, including the components of the musculoskeletal form, the structures of the heart, the cardiorespiratory system and the circulatory system.

Find out how to use this knowledge and understanding to deliver learning activities to specific groups of individuals with specific characteristics and needs.

You'll use statistical techniques such as data screening, hypothesising, and comparison of means and correlations.

You'll learn how to design and implement programmes and lessons in athletics, gymnastics and other sports, incorporating the appropriate biomechanical and anatomical understanding.

Learn about information processing and how this impacts the teaching process.

Discover the relationship between sensory input, perception, memory and decision-making in relation to performance and tactical understanding.

You'll develop your understanding of models-based practice in physical education and sport.

You'll apply different curriculum models, such as teaching games for understanding, sport education and cooperative learning, to plan and deliver games.

You'll also develop skills to qualitatively analyse and present key themes in pedagogy and models-based practice.

You'll take a multidisciplinary approach to assessing the requirements of a sport and the associated needs of an athlete from a psychological, physiological, and biomechanical standpoint.

You'll explore laboratory-based and field-based testing practices, considering the feasibility, validity, and reliability of such measures.

You'll learn how to research, plan and deliver coaching activities to improve an athlete's performance using the data available.

Learn about the systems and processes that enable and aid movement.

These include energy production, muscular contraction, re-synthesis and use of ATP, lactate threshold, VO2 max, and Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA).

You'll discover the theories and laws of physical force, motion, momentum, rotation and centre of mass.

Learn how to apply biomechanical principles in the understanding, teaching and learning of skills and techniques in activities such as gymnastics and athletics.

You'll find out how to design and implement programmes and lessons to complement energy systems and use field tests in PE and sports coaching through athletics, gymnastics and other sporting activities.

You'll also develop an understanding of quantitative research methods techniques and skills including hypothesising, data collection, statistical analysis, research design and consideration of ethical issues.

You'll plan a teaching experience across three afternoons in a primary school.

We'll observe your team teaching within a mini 'teaching practice' context.

You'll then do a more traditional four-week work placement.

This'll allow you to build up a portfolio of teaching and coaching experiences.

Showcase your integrated learning with an independent project relevant to your course and interests.

You'll have tutorials to help you work out the format and focus of your project.

You'll have formative assessment points to act as stepping stones towards completion.

The module will culminate in an assessment event where you'll present work in a negotiated format.