School of Health and Wellbeing

BA (Hons) Physical Education and School Sport

BA (Hons) Part-time 6 years, Full-time 3 years

Our innovative program has been approved by the Association for Physical Education, ensuring you receive top-tier professional development and qualifications.

Designed to immerse you in rich learning experiences, this course equips you with essential tools for teaching and coaching. You’ll enhance your planning, leading, and reflective skills, laying a solid foundation for a fulfilling career in Physical Education and School Sport.

Our innovative program has been approved by the Association for Physical Education, ensuring you receive top-tier professional development and qualifications.

Designed to immerse you in rich learning experiences, this course equips you with essential tools for teaching and coaching. You’ll enhance your planning, leading, and reflective skills, laying a solid foundation for a fulfilling career in Physical Education and School Sport.

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BA (Hons)
Start date(s)
14 September 2026
UCAS Code
C629
Course specifications
Course length
Part-time (6 years),Full-time (3 years)
Campus location
University: Walsall Campus
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Why choose this course?

This innovative course has been approved by the Association for Physical Education in recognition of the high quality of course content, assessment and professional development.  The course is designed to provide you with diverse learning experiences to equip you with the tools to work within a range of environments, including educational settings. You will explore learning from a teacher and pupil perspective. These experiences will provide you with planning, leading and reflection skills that are key competencies in coaching and teaching. 

  • We provide a nurturing environment that will support you throughout your studies.   
  • We will get to know you very well and you will have ongoing personal and academic support from the staff that will teach you. 
  • You will be taught by staff who have all held leadership posts in schools and have extensive experience of teaching and researching Physical Education and School Sport. 
  • You will become a member of our course family and be part of our course mentorship programme that facilitates connections, dialogue and support between our year groups and your teachers. 
  • You will graduate with teaching experience obtained through our network of school partnerships and many of our former students who teach in local schools. 
  • You will have the opportunity to work with partnership with have with other sport organisations including British Judo, England Squash, Wolves FC, West Brom and Walsall FC. 
  • You will be taught in excellent sport facilities and classrooms studying how to use sport and physical activity as learning opportunities for children. 

What's unique about this course?

  • Partnerships from 2020 to 2023 involve students collaborating with various local and national organizations such as British Judo, England Squash, Commonwealth Games, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • Lecturing staff on the course are practitioners in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) with expertise in Gender, Race, Disability, and LGBTQ+ equality.
  • Student support is a priority, with a focus on nurturing strong relationships to provide ongoing personalized guidance and assistance to students.

What happens on the course?

This course is currently subject to revalidation in February 2026.

  1. You will study Sport and Physical Activity from both practical and theoretical perspectives.
  2. Practical lectures will teach you how to plan, lead and support learning in various physical activities.
  3. Theory lectures will help you to understand learning from a pupil perspective and how you can work to tackle underachievement and inequity in education
  4. 4. Work-based learning will allow you to develop hands-on experience of teaching through the support of experienced and supportive school staff.
  5. 5. Employability after you graduate is an ongoing focus, and you will explore career pathways in education and sport.  You will have access to careers guidance and to our network of sports industry and education professionals to progress your career before graduation.

Placements on the course

We’ve built professional placements into every degree, every student will be guaranteed a professional placement. Our placements give you the real-world exposure and proven experience your CV needs, while building the industry networks essential for your career.

These short-term, structured experiences include:

  • Short duration: condensed work-like experience in professional environments
  • Academic integration: always linked to coursework, assessments or professional development modules
  • Project-based learning: students work on specific tasks or research with an organisation
  • Flexible format: can be in-person, remote, hybrid or virtual
  • Skill development: enhances workplace skills like communication, teamwork and problem-solving
  • Experiential learning: helping to close the gap between knowledge gained and the skills needed to succeed

Employability on the course

Our courses are designed from day one to prepare you for your future career. You will benefit from:

  • Extended induction: a period to familiarise yourself with your new university
  • Structured learning pathways: courses are crafted with a focus on preparing students for future careers
  • Hands-on project experience: projects and practical activities designed around real-world activities
  • Embedded professional development: all courses are designed with workplace skills development and professional placements as part of the course
  • Industry-informed modules: course content is kept up-to-date with industry standards through our industry links, staff's research and work in the field
  • Placement opportunities: professional development placements for every student

Course Modules

Potential Career Paths

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

You will learn: 

  • To plan, lead and support pupil learning in practical and theory related areas of Physical Education and School Sport. 
  • How Sport and Physical Activity can create inequity in education, and you will learn how to work to combat this inequality and underachievement. 
  •  How to promote equality, diversity and inclusion through your teaching by learning to see the world from other people's perspectives.
  • Make professional connections with schoolteachers and sport industry personnel and develop a network that will support you in future training and employment  

Location Mode Sep intake Fee Year
Home Full-time £9535 per year 2025-26
Home Part-time £4768 per year# 2025-26
International Full-time £15995 per year 2025-26

Additional Course Costs

Mandatory Costs

  • Enhanced DBS required at a minimum cost of £40. The cost of the DBS is determined by the Government and further information can be found here - GOV.UK / Disclosure and Barring Service.
  • Uniform is provided for this course, however the University of Wolverhampton reserves the right to make a charge.
  • You will be required to provide appropriate foot wear at a cost of approximately  £50-£60

Optional Costs

  • Various Sporting professional body memberships *prices will vary depending on body.
  • Various certified courses are available via My Course + More, ranging from £0 - £200.

Further information on these additional costs will be provided prior to the start of your studies

The University is committed to a transparent fee structure, with no hidden costs, to help you make an informed decision. This includes information on what is included in the fee and how fees are calculated and reviewed.


If a tuition fee is not showing, we may not offer this intake for this course. Please check the start date information on the course finder for start dates.

# Undergraduate part-time fees for 50% rate of study

Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points

  • A Levels - grades CCC  (at least one A Level should normally be in a Science subject (e.g. Applied Science; Biology; Human Biology; Physics; Chemistry; Environmental Science, Psychology, Health and Social Care or PE)
  • BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM in a Sport and/or Science subject
  • BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD in a Sport and/or Science subject
  • Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
  • 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activities or 1st4sport Level 3 Diploma in Sports Performance and Excellence - grade Distinction
  • T Levels - Pass (C and above)

Use the UCAS Tariff calculator to check your qualifications and points

Other Requirements

Entry to this course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and an Occupational Health Check.

Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Check:

Due to the professional nature of some of our courses you may also be required to complete a Declaration of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.  We will coordinate both of these non-academic conditions with you should your course require this and you receive an offer from us

There will be no cost for the DBS this is free to applicants who have secured an offer and have chosen to study at the University of Wolverhampton.

Students must usually have studied for a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, we will consider applications from mature students who do not have two years of post-16 study, where they have relevant work experience. Please see http://wlv.ac.uk/mature for further information.

Olympic superstar Kristian Thomas has added a First Class degree from the University of Wolverhampton to his long list of accolades (September, 2019).


The captain of Great Britain’s men’s gymnastics team at Rio 2016 said: "It’s a very proud moment after three years of hard work to be in the Grand Theatre with my cohort and my peers and the people who have helped me including the academic staff. I was out of education for quite a few years so to come back into it was a little bit daunting but they made that process so seamless. I’m very proud to come to the end of the three years and to come away with a first class honours as well."

Watch Kristian's full video here

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)


Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.

For more information please contact the Gateway.


Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund.

for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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