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…
The PE Curriculum we created with Oak National Academy
Creating a national curriculum resource is a significant undertaking. It involves balancing rigorous standards with the messy reality of teaching in a sports hall or…
Adaptive Teaching vs. Responsive Teaching in Physical Education: Harnessing the Power of Task-Focused Feedback
We’ve all been there: standing pitch-side, watching a 5v5 passing activity dissolve into a frustrated cluster in the centre circle. Students were bumping into each…
Beyond ‘Find a Partner’: Inclusive Grouping Strategies in Physical Education
Grouping students is something we do in almost every Physical Education lesson. It is an inherent characteristic of our subject, whether pairing to practice an…
Using ‘Discovery’ teaching styles to engage learners through the physical, social and cognitive domains of learning
Recent research has indicated that PE curriculum time is reducing and only 1 in 3 young people are taking part in physical activity out of…
The New Year Brings a New Start for PE and Positive Habits
The December PE Scholar Monthly Meet Up provided an insightful session focused on leveraging the New Year as a time for a “reset” and establishing…