Embracing the Mess: Why Your PE Lessons Need a “Chaos Agent”
As PE teachers, we work hard day in and day out on “Levelling the Playing Field” but in doing so, are we removing vital learning…
PE Insights Podcast: Episode 81 – Exam PE Series: Deep Dive 3 – NCFE Award in Health and Fitness with Kieran Palmer
Introduction In this episode of the PE Insights podcast, host Nathan Walker and co-host Will Swaithes continue their mini-series on examination Physical Education (PE). They…
Have you considered applying SOLO Taxonomy in practical PE lessons?
SOLO (Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes) Taxonomy is an approach that I have explored primarily through the teaching of gymnastics. In my experience, a typical…
Episode 80 – Exam PE Series: Deep Dive 2 – OCR GCSE PE vs CNAT with Wayne Hill and James Long
Introduction In this episode, the podcast delves into the specifics of the OCR GCSE Physical Education specification and the Cambridge National (CNAT) in Sport Studies.…
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) – Inclusive PE
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is the statutory guidance for schools and colleges in the UK on safeguarding children and safer recruitment. The Department…
Episode 79 – Exam PE Series: Deep Dive 1 – AQA GCSE PE with Jackie Brookes
Introduction Jackie Brookes, a specialist in academic PE and the founder of PE Active, joins the podcast alongside Will Swaithes to discuss the often-challenging subject…
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…
Episode 78 – Amy Kovic – Making Physical Education Meaningful
Introduction Amy joins the podcast to discuss her role leading Physical Education (PE) in a large secondary school and her efforts to transform a traditional…
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…
