A Student Guide
This is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the teaching and learning of physical education in the primary school. By taking a developmental approach, readers are encouraged to plan lessons that are individually relevant, worthwhile and exciti...
This book encourages effective teaching and learning in primary physical education, supporting the reader in meeting the QTS Standards and beyond. It explores the importance of PE for children's learning and advocates a developmental approach to t...
Universities - their role in higher education in France - the universities - a brief historical note, la loi du 12 novembre 1968, la loi du 26 janvier 1984, the grandes ecoles and the ecoles specialisees; courses in French universities - organization of studies - the classical pattern, the need for reform, professional orientation - etudes courtes, etudes longues, reducing the failure rate, courses for foreign students, planning the way ahead; accommodation and welfare services - the role of the CROUS, student restaurants, CROUS accommodation, private-sector accommodation, other CROUS services, CROUS provision for scholarship holders, sport and medical facilities, looking to the future; working in France - documentation, making an application, tax and health insurance, vacation work, the year out, teaching assistantships in secondary education, teaching assistantships in higher education, work placements/internships; studying in France - what to do before you go - pre-registration formalities, applying for a room in a residence universitaire, health and personal insurance for visitors to France, other insurance, financial arrangements, travel arrangements, things to take with you; studying in France - what to do when you get there - taking up CROUS-controlled accommodation, taking up private-sector accommodation, registration (inscription administrative), enrolment (inscription pedagogique), adapting to French patterns of study, settling down and making contacts, medical matters, further practical advice; returning and reintegrating - academic matters, leaving your accommodation, reporting back, financial matters, travel arrangements, the year ahead; French universities and their towns - Aix-en-Provence, Amiens, Besancon, Bordeaux, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Lille, Limoges, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Poitiers, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tours. Appendices: Confirming your place at a French university; requesting recognition of qualifications; job application and CV; letter of acceptance; useful addresses (work placements).