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Episode 3 — Empowered Women, Empowered Girls: Designing PE That Works for Every Girl The third and final episode of the series turns its focus entirely to schools and physical education — and begins with a moment of real, uncomfortable honesty. The same reports have been published for years. Girls are dropping out at the same rates. The statistics barely shift. Something has to change — not in wha...

real PE podcast: The Well HQ series  Episode 3 — Empowered Women, Empowered Girls: Designing PE That Works for Every Girl The third and final episode of the series turns its focus entirely to schools and physical education — and begins with a moment of real, uncomfortable honesty. The same reports have been published for years. Girls are dropping out at the same rates. The statistics barely shift....

Episode 2 — Radical Common Sense: From Problem to Practice If episode one asks how big the problem is, episode two asks what we actually do about it — and the answer turns out to be both more straightforward and more urgent than most people expect. Dr Emma Ross and Baz Moffat return with a series of vivid, real-world stories that demonstrate what change looks like in practice. A single dad coachin...

Episode 2 — Radical Common Sense: From Problem to Practice If episode one asks how big the problem is, episode two asks what we actually do about it — and the answer turns out to be both more straightforward and more urgent than most people expect. Dr Emma Ross and Baz Moffat return with a series of vivid, real-world stories that demonstrate what change looks like in practice. A single dad coachin...

The Well HQ series: Episode 1 — The Female Fundamentals: Why PE and Sport is Failing Women and Girls We know girls are dropping out of sport. We have the reports. We have the statistics. What we have been slower to confront is why — and what it tells us about a system that was never designed with girls in mind. In the first episode of the series, Dr Emma Ross and Baz Moffat lay out the scale of th...

The Well HQ series: Episode 1 — The Female Fundamentals: Why PE and Sport is Failing Women and Girls We know girls are dropping out of sport. We have the reports. We have the statistics. What we have been slower to confront is why — and what it tells us about a system that was never designed with girls in mind. In the first episode of the series, Dr Emma Ross and Baz Moffat lay out the scale of th...

In this thought-provoking episode of real Nonsense, Ronnie Heath (CEO of Create Development) and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) tackle a critical issue in physical education: the dangerous acceptance of low ambition targets. The conversation centres on a startling reality - when children start formal schooling, the recommended physical activity drops from three hours to just one...

In this thought-provoking episode of real Nonsense, Ronnie Heath (CEO of Create Development) and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) tackle a critical issue in physical education: the dangerous acceptance of low ambition targets. The conversation centres on a startling reality - when children start formal schooling, the recommended physical activity drops from three hours to just one...

In this special edition of the real PE podcast, CEO Ronnie Heath interviews John Parsons, Director of Innovation at real PE, about implementing physical literacy in primary school curricula. They explore how the award-winning real PE platform transforms physical education from a performance-focused subject to an inclusive, child-centred approach that develops the whole person. John unpacks the 'co...

In this special edition of the real PE podcast, CEO Ronnie Heath interviews John Parsons, Director of Innovation at real PE, about implementing physical literacy in primary school curricula. They explore how the award-winning real PE platform transforms physical education from a performance-focused subject to an inclusive, child-centred approach that develops the whole person. John unpacks the 'co...

In this special edition of the real PE podcast Ronnie Heath and John Parsons dissect physical literacy: Is it genuinely different from good PE, or are we just rebranding what we should have been doing all along? In this candid special edition, they explore the new consensus statement, the Patchwork project, and why schools still struggle to distinguish PE from sport. With brutal honesty about gras...

In this special edition of the real PE podcast Ronnie Heath and John Parsons dissect physical literacy: Is it genuinely different from good PE, or are we just rebranding what we should have been doing all along? In this candid special edition, they explore the new consensus statement, the Patchwork project, and why schools still struggle to distinguish PE from sport. With brutal honesty about gras...

Join hosts Ronnie Heath (CEO of Create Development) and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE), as they delve into an engaging conversation with Emma Lewry, early years expert and consultant, as she shares transformative insights on extending play-based learning beyond reception. Discover how movement, choice, and continuous provision can revolutionise learning throughout primary school,...

Join hosts Ronnie Heath (CEO of Create Development) and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE), as they delve into an engaging conversation with Emma Lewry, early years expert and consultant, as she shares transformative insights on extending play-based learning beyond reception. Discover how movement, choice, and continuous provision can revolutionise learning throughout primary school,...

Join hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE), and John Parsons (Director of Innovation) for an extraordinary conversation with Sarah Moon, Membership Experience Manager at real PE and former Head Coach of the GB Rhythmic Gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics. In this fascinating episode, Sarah shares her remarkable journey from coaching elite gymnasts on the world's biggest stage to support...

Podcast Description Join hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE), and John Parsons (Director of Innovation) for an extraordinary conversation with Sarah Moon, former Head Coach of the GB Rhythmic Gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics. In this fascinating episode, Sarah shares her remarkable journey from coaching elite gymnasts on the world's biggest stage to supporting thousands of primary...

In this passionate episode of real Nonsense, hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath, and John Parsons discuss whether focusing on holistic development—personal, social, and emotional skills—distracts from core physical outcomes in PE. The trio explore the "cog theory" of learning, demonstrating how different areas of development work together like interconnected cogs. When one cog sticks, the whole system...

In this passionate episode of real Nonsense, hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath, and John Parsons discuss whether focusing on holistic development—personal, social, and emotional skills—distracts from core physical outcomes in PE. The trio explore the "cog theory" of learning, demonstrating how different areas of development work together like interconnected cogs. When one cog sticks, the whole system...

This brilliant episode see's hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE), and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) tackle the misconception that deliberate practice of physical skills has to be boring and repetitive. In this engaging episode, the team explores why traditional skills practice can feel monotonous when not delivered well, and share creative, age-appropriate solutions...

A brilliant episode as hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE), and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) tackle the misconception that deliberate practice of physical skills has to be boring and repetitive. In this engaging episode, the team explores why traditional skills practice can feel monotonous when not delivered well, and share creative, age-appropriate solutions that m...

This engaging episode of real Nonsense, hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath, and John Parsons tackle the nonsense of planning your PE and school sport offer around your most able pupils. Whilst no school would deliberately exclude children, the team explores how unconscious bias and external pressures can lead to curriculum planning that inadvertently prioritises the loudest voices - often those who ar...

This engaging episode of real nonsense, hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath, and John Parsons tackle the nonsense of planning your PE and school sport offer around your most able pupils. Whilst no school would deliberately exclude children, the team explores how unconscious bias and external pressures can lead to curriculum planning that inadvertently prioritises the loudest voices - often those who ar...

In this essential episode of real Nonsense, host Toni Smyth (insights and impact manager at real PE), Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE) and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) tackle one of the biggest pieces of nonsense in primary PE, not addressing movement challenges early enough. The team explore why schools readily invest in early intervention for literacy and numeracy but fail to do...

In this essential episode of real nonsense, host Toni Smyth (insights and impact manager at real PE), Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE) and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) tackle one of the biggest pieces of nonsense in primary PE, not addressing movement challenges early enough. The team explore why schools readily invest in early intervention for literacy and numeracy but fail to do...

Join hosts Toni Smyth, Ronnie Heath (CEO of real PE), and John Parsons (Director of Innovation at real PE) for this special edition podcast that tackles the hotly debated topic of assessment in PE. In this thought-provoking episode, our experts challenge conventional thinking about assessment, arguing that formative assessment is the only type that truly matters for learning, whilst summative asse...