Coach and Teacher Education
SJAC - Coach and Teacher Education can arrange with England Athletics to organise a local closed course for either Coach or Teacher Education.
Coach Education information
Teacher Training information
Teacher Training
In line with many aspects of athletics, the delivery of Teaching and Education courses is in a process of transition with responsibility being handed to the Regional Offices of England Athletics.
For the last two years UK Athletics has delivered the Norwich Union Elevating Athletics awareness courses to support the roll out of the Norwich Union Elevating Athletics teaching resource. Teachers have attended these during the winter term as part of their Continuing Professional Development and as preparation for athletics delivery in the summer. However, these awareness sessions are no longer available and the current suite of teaching courses has been revised, largely as a result of feedback that highlighted the need for a simplified range of options.
A Certificate in Teaching Primary Athletics and a Certificate in Teaching Secondary Athletics will replace the current courses.
These one-day courses will be available from 1 February 2008 and will consist of one part theory and two parts practical. They aim to give teachers and others working in schools the knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver enjoyable and engaging lessons that focus on increasing understanding, skill acquisition, maximum participation and enjoyment. The content will be based upon the Norwich Union Elevating Athletics teaching resource, which demonstrates how to achieve progression across all age groups in generic running, jumping and throwing activities.
One of the underlying aims of the courses is to bring alive the teaching of athletics, particularly in the run up to 2012. We are confident that we can help teachers succeed in enthusing pupils of all ages and abilities to find, and participate in, events that they find fun and which allow them to achieve success, at whatever level.
Certificate in Teaching Primary Athletics
This course is designed for qualified and trainee teachers and those supporting the management and delivery of high quality education in primary schools.
The course highlights safe and inclusive teaching methodology, which initially focuses on developing competency in the fundamental movement skills that underpin athleticism, before examining how to apply these skills to running, jumping and throwing events.
The additional programmes and resources available to support delivery, measurement and assessment are signposted, and the inclusion of all children and the first steps into competition are highlighted.
Certificate in Teaching Secondary Athletics
For qualified and trainee teachers and those supporting the management and delivery of high quality sport and physical education in secondary schools.
The course builds upon what is presented in the Primary resource. It focuses upon the ongoing acquisition and further development of the fundamental movement skills that underpin athleticism. It highlights progressions for students of all abilities, presenting clear technical models and safe and inclusive teaching methodologies.
The additional programmes and resources available to support delivery, measurement and assessment, citizenship and problem solving are signposted and inclusion of all pupils and ongoing steps into competition are highlighted.
Courses can be adapted to fit into the time constraints of teacher training days and follow up specific event group sessions can be arranged.