The PE Umbrella | Podcasting ALL things Primary Physical Education

Welcome to episode 210 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by teacher educator Will Swaithes to discuss ALL things PE. On this feature-length episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Will about a whole host of topics that provide amazing insights into PE and life. From books that need to be read to the importance of modelling vulnerability, we then dive into curriculum design thr...

Welcome to episode 209 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by primary PE specialist and now repeat guest Brendan Rouse. In this episode we talk with Brendan about the past 12 months and teaching through Covid, including his thoughts, reflections and ideas of what moving forward may look like. Talking points include: - What excites you right now in the PE space? - Are pupils ready to...

Welcome to episode 208 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by primary PE leads Sam Woodruff & Jordan Jawandha to chat ALL things Primary PE! T alking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal PE lesson recipe? - A PE Resource you couldn't live without? - What is your worst ever PE lesson...

Welcome to episode 207 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by deputy headteacher and PESSPA director at Clavering Primary School Neil McAvoy. In this knowledge bomb packed episode we dive into ALL things Clavering and the truly incredible PE and PA offer they have for their pupils. Talking points include: - Breaking down the Clavering vision statement - Aligning the program with the...

Welcome to episode 206 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by primary PE specialist teacher Ben Anderson for one of the most insightful episodes of the show yet! On this bumper episode, we learn about what makes Ben tick as a practitioner and discover the ways in which his school is thriving as a result of his excellent PE leadership and teaching. Talking points include: - What curre...

Welcome to episode 205 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by the director and founder of Totally Runable Natalie Jackson. Totally Runable use the power of running to help close the sport gender gap across schools in the UK and have a fascinating story to tell. During this episode, I speak with Natalie about some stark figures when it comes to boys and girls participation in sport an...

Welcome to episode 204 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by PE coordinator Joe Danquah. We talk about ALL things primary PE during this episode and gain insights and advice from Joe's daily teaching. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal PE lesson recipe? - A PE Resource you co...

Welcome to episode 203 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by Adam Price who works as a PE coordinator in a SEN school. On this episode, we once again dive deep into the world of PE and particularly inclusion as we learn how to best cater for the diverse range of needs that we may have from pupils in our classroom. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What...

Welcome to episode 202 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by PE lead Abby Miles. On this episode, we take a wander through topics focused on ALL things primary PE and gain insights and advice from Abby in her short time teaching and leading PE in her school. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - W...

Welcome to episode 201 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by former teacher and founder of Dance to School Eve Murphy. On this episode we once again dive deep into the world of Primary PE, with a particular focus on the area of dance, drawing out some incredible advice on delivering your own unit of work! Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconce...

Welcome to episode 200 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by the Director of Sport at Alice Smith School in Malaysia and host of the Infinite Leaders Podcast Lewis Keens. In this episode, we find common links between our past before learning about what makes Lewis tick in the world of PE. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our...

Welcome to episode 199 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by the founder of The PE Train and Primary Teacher Anthony Seaman. In this episode we take our usual stroll down conversations ALL things Primary PE and find out what makes Anthony tick, sharing knowledge bombs for you to take away in the process. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconcep...

Welcome to episode 198 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by former primary school teacher and founder of The Children's Health Project Ilse Brockling. On this episode we delve into all things health & wellbeing on the back of our 3rd lockdown in the UK and look ahead to the coming year. Talking points include: - Health & Wellbeing at home - Healthy Habits we should all be a...

Welcome to episode 197 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! Joining me Under the umbrella this week is inspirational headteacher of The Academy at St James, Chris Tolson. Having recently heard about the simply wonderful provision at his school through Niall O'Brien, this week we take the plunge and gain a headteachers perspective on the trajectory of his school and the decisions behind it. Amongst our disc...

Welcome to episode 196 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! If you haven't listened to part one of my chat with Greg, I highly recommend jumping back to episode 195 before proceeding! This episode picks up exactly where the last episode finished and continues with some deep conversation and side tangents across a range of PE topics including: - What is an ideal PE lesson recipe? - What is the worst lesson...

Welcome to episode 195 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by director of the centre for PE, Sport & Activity at Kingston University and the founder of the Mi Move app Greg Dryer. The conversation with Greg was so incredible and eye-opening that it had to be split into two parts, just to give you time to digest what he has to say before indulging in more! Talking points of our ch...

Welcome to episode 194 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by senior lecturer and primary PE subject lead at St Mary's University Julie Pearson. In this episode, we delve into a myriad of topics around Primary PE and delve into the backpack of Julie's experience on the ground and into lecturing! Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions abou...

Welcome to episode 193 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by co-founder of the Succeeding PE platform David Hazelgrove On this episode we take a stroll through topics focused on ALL things primary PE and gain insights and advice from David's time teaching PE. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? -...

Welcome to episode 192 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by PE advisor and the director of Complete PE Catherine Fitzpatrick On this episode we once again dive deep into the world of Primary PE, unpicking Catherine's story and experience from her time in the sector. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be bani...

Welcome to episode 191 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by superstar Elementary PE teacher, The PE Specialist himself, Ben Landers. On this episode, we talk ALL things PE and share stories, tips and advice for you to take away and use immediately! Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What is your ideal PE lesson recipe? - Success story/most inspiring mo...

Welcome to episode 190 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by PE, Physical Activity & Forest School leader Niall O'Brien. On this episode, we dive deep into Primary PESSPA and uncover the incredible work that Niall is doing at his school. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal...

Welcome to episode 189 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by PE teachers in Singapore, Greg Thurlow & Lachlan Mclellan. On this episode, we chat about ALL things Primary PE to give you tips, advice and actionable points to takeaway! Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal PE l...

Welcome to episode 188 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by PE instructor Paul Showell. On this episode, we chat about ALL things Primary PE to give you tips, advice and actionable points to takeaway! Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal PE lesson recipe? - How important is yo...

Welcome to episode 187 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by Sports Champion & PE Teacher Lee Molland. On this episode, we chat about ALL things Primary PE to give you tips, advice and actionable points to takeaway! Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal PE lesson recipe? - W...

Welcome to episode 186 of The PE Umbrella Podcast! This week I am joined by the head of PE in a SEND school, Simon Roadley. On this episode, we chat about ALL things Primary PE, with a particular focus around inclusion and teaching students with SEND. Talking points include: - What currently excites you about PE? - What misconceptions about our subject should be banished? - What is your ideal PE l...