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St Mary’s University Visits In the Physical Education department we feel it is essential for candidates on the A level course to experience life in a higher education environment, on courses the A level may lead on to. We have enjoyed a good relationship with St Mary’s University, Twickenham for a few years now and they are superb at providing course content that completely re-visits our specification within three days. They also put much of the theory learned in the classroom into practical experiences to further back up learning.
Day One Theory, Testing and Training. In a laboratory environment, all pupils undertake a full regime of performance assessment, the theory behind the component of fitness being assessed/the test itself. This leads into seminars on the training methods employed to access gains in these components. Day Two Psychological and Social Principles of Physical Education revision lectures/seminars. A day of lectures and seminars with a variety of university lecturers on Skill Acquisition, Sport Psychology and Sport and Society. Day Three Scientific Principles of Physical Education revision lectures/seminars. All candidates
All boys will enjoy three separate full-day visits to St Mary’s University:
Independent learning away from the classroom and underlining the examination specification.
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