PE Insights Podcast

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.

Phil Mathe, PE Teacher and author of 'Happiness Factories', discusses the importance of physical literacy, tailoring PE curriculums to different contexts, and the relationship between meaningful PE and core principles of movement. He also emphasizes the significance of continuous reflection in PE practice and curriculum development.

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

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.