The Lionesses, the Wish and the Worrisome
Written a few days after England won the UEFA Women’s Euros, this blog follows closely on the publication of our recent post, marking the 10 year anniversary of the London Olympics and Paralympics.
04/08/22 • 7 min read time
10 years on: Did 2012 Inspire a Generation?
This article, published on the 10th anniversary of London 2012, asks questions about the way we treat mega sport events and elite athletes
29/07/22 • 7 min read time
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Student voice in PE (and why Sinek is wrong)
In the above quote, US behaviour psychologist and coach, Michelle Segar, summarises what impacts on ‘lasting change’.
29/06/22 • 8 min read time
What can PE learn from Google?
How do you define success in PE? How do you communicate this to your students, colleagues and parents? What are your yearly/termly targets and what metrics do you use to evidence success?
11/05/22 • 6min read time
Reflections on the PE Research Review by Ofsted
In 1969 Muska Mosston published his continuum of teaching styles. These equipped PE teachers with 11 distinct styles that supported different learning processes and outcomes
25/03/22 • 6 min read time
Supporting students in making physical activity a habit
To get young people into sport and PA we usually start with ‘why’. However, Jay Coakley, the father of sport sociology suggests that if we want to understand
26/10/21 • 5 min read time
How can we care if we are unaware?
If you had told me twenty years ago I would be the co-founder of an app, the prime goal of which was to make the world more active, I would have laughed on two counts.
05/05/22 • 5min read time
The questionable rise of PE-as-life-coaching
The purpose of physical education has long been contested. This is expertly documented and the claims assessed in Bailey et al’s seminal summary paper (2009).
02/12/21 • 8 min read time
Health and PE: Fixing fitness and fatness or celebrating everyBODY
This blog is prompted by World Health Day 2022 which comes a day after Annual World Day of Physical Activity. Awareness days allow us an opportunity to reflect on key themes
25/03/22 • 6 min read time
Reflections on Gift giving
Scenario: It’s the first day of the new academic year and you are Head of PE at St Andrew’s High. Two parcels arrive on your desk both containing sports shirts.
02/12/21 • 7 min read time
Knowing is Caring
To get young people into sport and PA we usually start with ‘why’. However, Jay Coakley, the father of sport sociology suggests that if we want to understand
26/10/21 • 4 min read time