Published in the Physical Education Matters magazine. AfPE. Autumn 2020. At the age of five, one in five children are overweight or obese. By the last year of primary school,…
Continue Reading "Building Physical Health" Categories Big PicturePublished as a letter to the editor in the Times on Jul 27, 2020. Sir, I welcome the proposed restrictions on junk food advertising (“Junk food adverts to be banned…
Continue Reading "Exercise" Categories Big PictureDuring years of taking teams to sports fixtures as a PE teacher, I would reinforce to pupils that it is ok to lose when you play to your potential. The…
Continue Reading "Outcomes" Categories Big PictureIn September 2011, I walked through the gates of St Paul’s School, situated on the banks of the River Thames in South West London. I was returning to teaching –…
Continue Reading "Accountability" Categories Big PictureFor the greater part of my PGCE year, I was extremely fortunate to be placed in a small school situated on the edge of a city. A number of children…
Continue Reading "Teach" Categories Big PictureLast night, I spent ten minutes on social media. In this time, I was bombarded with solutions for best practice physical education in primary schools. I realise the irony here. …
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