Book Review: Maslow Before Bloom then Gardner, Jung & Goleman
As educators, we all recognise that children learn in different ways and at different paces and we regularly adapt our teaching to make learning more…
I have never…
A few years ago, whilst on a long, tedious car journey, my travelling companions and I engaged in a game of ‘I have never…’ where…
Book Review: Contemporary Issues in Primary Physical Education
Chapters 1–3: Framing the Contemporary Condition of Primary Physical Education The opening chapters establish the conditions within which primary Physical Education currently operates. Rather than…
Book Review: The DOSE Effect
Helping young (and old) minds to better understand dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins to help form healthier habits is key to success in life. This…
Movement and Music Matters: Joining the Dots Between Life, Music, and PE
By Paul Burrows Mmmm… where to start? Sometimes, the answer is right under your nose. The Power of Music and Movement Music has an incredible…
Reflections from our National Conference for Head’s of PE 2025
I drove home from Oxford with that kind of tiredness that only comes from a day spent thinking deeply and well. Not the weariness that…
Improving Engagement and Participation in PE: A Models-Based Approach
Over the past decade of teaching, I have increasingly focused on implementing a models-based curriculum to demonstrate to my department the positive outcomes I believe…
Transforming the narrative ‘I Can’t Teach Dance’ into ‘Watch Me Teach Dance’
Introduction: What We’re Feeling and Why It’s Valid (Image downloaded from Pixabay – royalty free. Student Books School – Free photo on Pixabay) I understand…
Book Review: The Athletic Skills Model
The Athletic Skills Model (ASM), authored by René Wormhoudt, Geert Savelsbergh, Jan Willem Teunissen and Keith Davids, sets out to reframe the way we think…