Event date: 19/08/2026 13:00 - 15:00 GMT
Event location: Online

Teaching Physical Education and Games – Online

The University of Buckingham Education degrees and teacher training courses are amongst the most successful and established in the country. With over 1,000 teachers and school leaders studying with us each year, we are one of the country’s leading providers of teacher training and professional development.

This action-packed, two-hour online training course is aimed at providing teachers with an essential toolkit to deliver effective and safe PE and games 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.

This training will provide:

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

This session will include:

  • 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

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

This session will include:

  • 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 practices 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.

Trainees applying for a place on a University of Buckingham PGCE will be able to apply for the Teaching of Games & Physical Education course (online version) on the PGCE application form.


Why study with the University of Buckingham?

The University of Buckingham education degrees and teacher training courses are amongst the most successful and established in the country. With over 1,000 teachers and school leaders studying with us each year, Buckingham is one of the country’s leading providers of teacher training and professional development.

Who is Buckingham International School of Education?

Buckingham International School of Education (BISE) is the sole international partner for the University of Buckingham, Faculty of Education. We support the University of Buckingham to provide high-quality online teacher training and education programmes for teachers and school leaders living and working internationally. International educators can apply for the University of Buckingham courses at no additional cost and receive tailored application support.


Date

19 August 2026

Time

13:00-15:00 GMT

This is a live webinar, however those who sign up will also receive a recording of the webinar.


How to sign up?

Please fill out the form on our Contact Us page to secure your spot.