Winning or the taking part that counts?
With school sports day season almost over it drew me back to the debate about competitive school sport and how to create the appropriate balance…
Major Curriculum Shake Up In England
Trolling, sexting and importance of sleep to be added to school curriculum. The major shake-up in England will also see children older than 11 be…
Physical Literacy & Teacher Professional Development
Jurbala (2015; p. 380) argued that: “in order for the concept of physical literacy to succeed when other efforts to promote physical activity have largely…
Drowning Prevention Week aims to prevent more tragedies
With drowning prevention week coming to a close (14-24 June) how can we decrease the cases of drowning in the UK? The number of people…
Action Research – an inclusive approach embracing intersectionality
Action or lifeworld enquiry provides insightful methods of observing, analysing and explaining lifeworld experiences. Durden-Myers (2017) in her chapter entitled research in action explores how…
Are Individual Education Plans Helping or Hindering Inclusion?
Are Individual Education Plans Working? I came across the following article that discusses whether Individual Education Plans help or hinder the full inclusion of children…
What distinguishes Physical Literacy from Physical Education?
Introduction I often get asked what is the difference between physical education and physical literacy? I also have people say that physical literacy is just…
Physical Education – A History of Violence
Archive hour. Radio 4 Saturday 8.00 – 9.00 p.m. February 9th 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0002g6z Introduction This is a fantastic radio programme outlining the past and present nature…
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Education Programme
Last week at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the Cricket World Cup 2019 launched its Schools Programme, designed to engage one million young people in primar…