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…
Episode 69 – Mike Lowery – ‘High performance’ and a vision for PE & Sport
Introduction Mike Lowery, Director of Sport at a large British curriculum international school in Dubai, details his ambitious project: implementing a mandatory, 18-week High Performance…
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…
Episode 68 – Will Grove – Returning to a conversation about PE curriculum development
Introduction Will Grove returns to the podcast to detail the extensive curriculum development project he has led, shifting his department’s focus towards “Purposeful PE” anchored…
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…
Episode 67 – Lee Sullivan – From PE Dread to Delight
Lee Sullivan, Head of PE and influential author, discusses his evolving philosophy on the Concept Curriculum, clarifies the subject’s core purpose and introduces the concepts…
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…
Episode 65 – Ben Shields – Connection, Challenge, Choice, Curiosity
Ben Shields, Head of Primary PE in Brisbane, Australia, shares his experience navigating the challenging terrain of Health and Physical Education (HPE) and implementing the…