Improving Teaching and Learning in Physical Education

Do you want to know more about the key aspects of teaching PE?Would you like help in planning effective PE lessons?Would you like to begin to develop your own personal teaching philosophy?Then this is the essential guide for you!

This book will support you in your initial teacher training programme and beyond, taking you through the wide range of issues that you need to consider in order to become a successful teacher and develop successful learners.

Each chapter looks at important aspects of PE teaching and relates it directly to the PE lesson and how pupils learn. It covers key areas, including:PlanningAssessmentLesson organizationManaging pupil behaviourHealth and safetyICTThere is a sample lesson plan at the end of every chapter which shows the reader how to incorporate aspects of the PE National Curriculum into each lesson. Reflection tasks are included throughout to encourage trainee teachers to critically analyze their own practice. This is supported with real life examples of teacher and trainee experiences of teaching PE in secondary schools.

The book also provides guidance to the trainee teacher applying for their first post in a school. The authors offer common interview questions to help the reader formulate and justify a personal philosophy of teaching PE which will be vital to their personal and professional development, as well as the interview process itself.

This book is essential reading for all trainee and practising secondary school PE teachers.

"I highly recommend the text for physical education trainee curriculum/pedagogy programs and also existing practitioner reflection."

Allan Sander, University of North Florida Coordinator of Physical Education, United States

"This book is a very useful text for initial teacher trainers and their trainees alike."
Julie Armstrong, PGCE PE Course Leader, Durham University

“The format of the book with opportunities for reflection, case studies, clear links to practice, exemplar lesson plans and signposted further readings makes the book suitable for anyone training as a secondary school physical education teacher.”
Paul Carney, Programme Director BA/BSc Physical Education and Sport & Exercise Science Canterbury Christ Church University

“The authors are to be congratulated on achieving a consistency of style, content and rigour across the chapters with a number of contributors. Their reward is a book that will be extremely helpful for use by trainee teachers in their journey towards qualified teacher status and entry to the teaching profession.”
Mick Abrahams, afPE Lead Regional Physical Education Subject Adviser