Teaching Physical Education and Games – Online

This action packed, two-hour online training course is aimed at providing teachers with an essential tool kit to deliver effective and safe games and PE lessons. It is aimed at teachers who are supervising or teaching games when their specialism is not sport. The course is suitable for both secondary and primary staff, as well as sports graduates who have no teacher training.

There are two sessions:

1: How to plan safe lessons taking into account age and stage of development

• Health and safety legal aspects and limitations to teaching PE
• Group management and use of space
• Clothing, equipment and playing areas
• Organisation formats and running small competitions

2: How to plan and deliver exciting PE lessons to ensure good progress is made by all

• Basic teaching principles of games activities
• The what, who & how of lesson planning
• Planning lessons to incorporate health-related fitness and promote an understanding of wellbeing
• Understanding physical literacy
• A range of practises that can be adapted across several sports

Videos will be used for practical examples during delivery and you will receive a handbook of additional drills and activities.

Apply by: 11 July 2025