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...

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 throu...

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 th...

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 p...

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 ep...

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 secondaryacademy 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 resear...

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...