21st Century Teacher Professional Development
Introduction A profession is a job, occupation or career that requires specialist training, expertise, knowledge as well as ethical behaviour. Professions are also normally governed…
Sport Education Explained
Introduction Sport Education is a curriculum and instruction model designed for delivery within physical education. Modifications can be made to suit each age category, activity…
Mindful Teaching
“I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the…
The Good Childhood Report 2019
This year’s edition of The Good Childhood Report has just been published (August, 2019). In the report it provides an overview of: The latest statistics…
GCSE results for England 2019: Interactive Analytics
On the 22nd of August Ofqual released its guide to the 2019 GCSE results in England. Key points The majority of results were awarded for…
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…