Alternative Activity Day – end of semester 1, 2011.

As the culminating event for the end of semester one, over twenty BA QTS Sports Science, Sport Studies, Sports Coaching and Erasmus exchange students spent the day teaching over 100 pupils from eight local secondary schools a variety of ‘alternative’ activities including Kinball, Street Surfing, Rockitball, Goalball, and teaching and learning using the Nintendo Wii. The purpose of the day was to provide teaching experience of ‘alternative’ activities to students who had recently completed a university-based module exploring alternative approaches to PE, and also to assess the levels of enjoyment amongst pupils. Teachers were also questioned regarding the appropriateness of introducing these activities to their own formal school physical education curriculum. Both pupils and staff expressed their sheer enjoyment of the day with a number of staff promising to teach some of the activities within their own school curriculum. All the schools have promised to return in June for the next event.