Welcome to episode 35 of the PE Insights Podcast. Today, I am joined by Tom Darby - Business Development Officer at the Leadership Skills Foundation. Listen to Tom share his experiences and reflect on the importance and value of leadership. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Welcome back, I hope you’re having a fantastic summer. Episode 34 is a conversation with that wonderful, Professor Aaron Beighle. In this conversation, Aaron shares his years of experience and reflections on PE teacher education and PE as a subject. Hope you enjoy it!

Welcome back! This week's episode is a conversation with Steve Waide (Beyond the Physical). Steve shares his journey, insights around PE and the conception of Beyond the Physical. This episode is brilliant for anyone looking to positively influence the experiences of children in primary physical education. Hope you enjoy!

Join me for this midweek special podcast episode as I catch up with Will Swaithes from PE Scholar. Will shares his insights on PE whilst discussing the exciting partnership between PE Scholar and Oak National Academy. Would love to hear your thoughts as usual!

Welcome to another PE Insights Podcast episode!

Meet Greg Dryer, a physical education expert with a wealth of experience in leadership and PE teacher education. As the co-founder of the incredible MiMove app, Greg combines his passion for physical activity with technology to inspire others to lead active lives. With his uncanny knack for challenging conventional thinking, Greg is on a mission to ignite a global movement towards greater physical activity. Get ready to be motivated and inspired. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode!

Link: https://www.mimoveapp.com/

Hello, welcome to another PE Insights Podcast episode. Today, I talk to Jordan Wintle (Associate Head of the School of Education and Science at the University of Gloucester). In this conversation, Jordan unpacks his research surrounding lifestyle sports through the lens of meaningful physical education. A remarkably informative and inspiring episode. One note to be missed!

In this fantastic episode, I speak with Kate Reynolds (Subject Leader for Physical Education and Whole School Enrichment Coordinator at The Belvedere Academy GDST). Kate shares her passion for physical education and the tremendous impact she is having on PE and wellbeing experiences at her school. There is so much to take away from this conversation! Hope you enjoy it.

Welcome back! Episode 20 is a conversation with Director of Sport, Tommy Bell. Tommy is an experienced PE teacher, HOD, and Director of Sport, with international experience in Qatar and Thailand and leadership of PE & Sport in British independent schools. Listen as he discusses the importance of PE teachers challenging the status quo.

Happy New Year! I hope 2024 is a positive and successful year for you. Welcome back to previous listeners and a warm welcome if this is your first episode.

Join me as I chat with Jon Campbell (PE teacher, Head of PE, and PE Scholar consultant). We discuss his PE Insights and Jon sheds a light on the Curriculum for Wales reform and his vision for meaningful physical education.

Join me as I chat with Neil Moggan about PE and trauma-informed practice.

Neil is passionate about transforming young people’s life chances and has 14 years’ experience leading Physical Education departments. 

Since lockdown Neil has helped over 100 schools across the world implement his ‘RISE Up’ early intervention mental wellbeing programme through his company Future Action. 

Neil is a trauma informed practitioner and has created & road tested the ‘Recover’ roadmap to guide PE departments how to implement trauma informed PE to transform relationships, wellbeing, engagement, behaviour & progress in the short term, and children’s life chances in the long term.

Neil is currently writing a book in collaboration with Scholarly on the decline of children’s mental health over the last 15 years and what schools can do to support young people.

Follow this link for more: https://www.futureaction.net/taster-resources

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Join me as I chat with two incredibly passionate and knowledgeable PE teachers, Alec Masson & Will Grove. In this episode, they discuss their insight on PE and introduce us to their future PE curriculum project. Lots to take away from this one! Enjoy.

Sam Moinet qualified as a History teacher but now he is the founder of Student Breakthrough & the Educators Coaching Academy. His aim now is to revolutionise mental health support in schools. Listen to Sam talk about the importance of checking in with your mental health and wellbeing, whilst exploring the importance of movement.

Welcome to the PE Insights Podcast brought to you by PE Scholar. This episode, I have a conversation with the fantastic Marcus Down. He shares his journey and insights, placing a focus on how he has used Universal Design for Learning principles to shape his practice in PE. Hope you enjoy it!

Today's episode is a conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable Dr Shane Pill (Associate Professor in PE and Sport Coaching at Flinders University in Adelaide). We discuss everything PE and Shane shines a light on Mosston & Ashworth's Spectrum of Teaching Style. Hope you enjoy! #PEInsightsPodcast

Welcome back! Today’s episode is a conversation with Tristan Muller-Forster. Tristan is the Principal of Tavistock College in Devon, part of the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust. Tristan is a qualified PE teacher whose journey has led him to his current position of Principal of a large secondary school in the South West. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did… PE Insights from a Principal’s perspective.

In this conversation, Nathan Walker and Dr Liz Durden-Myers discuss Physical Literacy and Physical Education. Liz is the founder of PE Scholar and PGCE PE Programme Lead at the University of Gloucestershire and Bath Spa University. Liz was supervised and inspired by Dr Margaret Whitehead, her PhD and academic journey to date has explored physical literacy and she continues to be an ambassador for the importance of positive relationships with movement.

Welcome back, this episode, Andrew Milne reflects on his development as a teacher of Health & Physical Education. He demonstrates his passion for providing positive meaningful experiences for his learners. Andrew has a wealth of experience and he illustrates the similarities and differences between PE in the UK and the USA. Hope you enjoy!

Today's episode is a conversation with Faith Newton about how we can make PE inclusive for SEND children. Faith is an occupational therapist and a mother of two autistic children, so she has a wealth of understanding and experience of the challenges faced and potential barriers to learning. Faith openly admits that her previous experiences in PE were not great, which led her to write her recently published book 'Inclusive PE for SEND Children'. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Today’s episode is a conversation with Rhys Meredith. Rhys started as a primary school teacher who worked in London before venturing overseas. He is now an Elementary PE Teacher at the American International School in Budapest. Rhys strives to provide meaningful experiences for all in PE. In this episode, he talks about the use of student voice and exit tickets. Enjoy!

Today's episode is a conversation with Alexandra Brown. Alex is a lecturer in initial teacher education at the University of Sunderland. She works predominantly with primary school trainees, and she is the PE lead for her programme. Alex also delivers dance and gymnastics content for secondary PE trainees. In her spare time, Alex is a freelance dance teacher and enjoys inspiring young people through dance and creative movement. Hope you enjoy this one!

Vicky is a teacher-educator, researcher, and consultant in physical education. She is the co-editor and author of the book ‘An Introduction to Primary Physical Education (Griggs & Randall)’ and is programme manager at the children’s mental health charity Stormbreak. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Today's episode is a conversation with Phil Mathe - PE Teacher and leader with 20 years of experience and author of 'Happiness Factories: A Holistic Approach to Physical Education'. Phil talks us through his philosophy, the key messages of his book, his new PhD challenge, and of course, his takeaway messages for PE teachers around the globe.

Episode 6 is a brilliant conversation with Jack Rolfe - Jack is the founder of The Coaching Lab (https://www.thecoachinglab.org/). In this conversation, we talk about where the idea came from, building his brand, and developing the Match Play and Reflection cards. Jack also explains his philosophy around sports coaching and PE, in turn, sharing his golden rules for PE teachers. I hope you enjoy this episode.

PE Teachers - check out the cards here: https://www.thecoachinglab.org/teacher

For further information, please email Jack directly at info@thecoachinglab.org.

Welcome to the PE Insights Podcast, brought to you by PE Scholar. In this fantastic episode, the wonderful Dr Emma Powell shares her PE insights and her powerful message about the importance of PE and physical activity in improving the quality of life and easing the symptoms for individuals with cystic fibrosis.

Today's guest is Megan Lockett. Megan is a PE Teacher, currently teaching at NIST in Bangkok, Thailand. She has previously studied and taught in Malaysia. Megan is working towards an EdD and she is passionate about curriculum development, school contexts, and meeting the needs of all learners. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Welcome to episode 4 of the PE Insights Podcast.

Today's episode is a conversation with Ben Holden. Ben has been a PE teacher for 15 years and was previously a Head of PE. He has recently become the Chair of the Physical Education Committee for the International School Sports Federation and continues to work with PE Scholar. He is the brain behind '@WannaTeachPE' and the author of the successful publication. I hope you enjoy listening to Ben's thoughts.

Today’s guest is Sue Wilkinson MBE, CEO of the Association for Physical Education. As an ambassador for PE in the UK, Sue received her MBE for services to education. Sue is the CEO of the UK’s subject association for Physical Education, and she is tasked with raising the profile of PE and improving outcomes for young people in all educational settings. This will certainly be a thought-provoking episode.

Today’s guest is Dr Gary Standinger. Gary is a teaching fellow in physical education at the University of Edinburgh. With twelve years of experience teaching PE at a secondary academy in south-west England, he has recently completed his doctoral thesis titled: 'Achieving Mastery: an evolved grounded theory of Lead Learners’ views on feedback and assessment' at Loughborough University. Gary’s research interests span 'youth voice,' 'feedback literacy,' and 'student agency' within secondary education. Get ready for an insightful conversation!

Today’s guest is Grace Cardiff. Grace is a qualified primary school teacher with 7 years of teaching experience in both Ireland and the US. She loves movement and physical activity and calls herself a ‘sporty-person’.  Grace is currently pursuing a PhD at Mary Immaculate College Limerick. Her research focuses on Meaningful PE and how student voice pedagogies can enhance experiences. With two years of data collection from 10-11-year-old students, Grace is now in Year 3 of her PhD journey, aiming to share valuable insights with physical educators like you.

Welcome back, episode 31 is a conversation with passionate physical educator, Rachel Ford. Rachel discusses her journey, experiences and how she is using storytelling to shape her practice as a primary PE lead. Another episode with lots of food for thought. Enjoy!

Welcome to the PE Insights Podcast - Episode 30 is here! Join me as I have a conversation with the fantastic Andy Vasily. Andy shares his insights and some powerful reflections on the importance of checking in with your learners. Hope you enjoy it!

Join me as I have a conversation with the fantastic, Phil Cocks. Phil is a physical education and now senior leader with a responsibility for teaching and learning. Listen as we explore his PE insights and unpack his mantras for powerful teaching and learning. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Join Dale Sidebottom and I as we explore his PE Insights. Dale is an inspiration, through his energy, motivation and actions, he is a positive driver of change in the PE space. I hope you are motivated as much as I was by listening and speaking with Dale. Enjoy!

As mentioned briefly at the beginning of this episode... apologies for the delay. We welcomed our second child (son) to the world last week and things have been quite busy.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with the fantastic Anna Sheppard - experienced PE teacher, leader, HOD and soon to be Director of Sport. She is also the Chair of FOBISIA PE & Sport Exec. Grab a drink and a notepad! Hope you enjoy it.

Join me as I have a conversation with the brilliant Professor Ash Casey - Course Director of PGCE PE at Loughborough University and Professor of PE & Pedagogy. We discuss Ash's perspectives of PE, his experiences and unpack models-based approaches to teaching, learning and curriculum design. Hope you enjoy it!