Teaching through games can be a challenge for many primary teachers. The mix of abilities and the competitive nature of the games are hard to manage. Some of the games in A Year of Primary PE are particularly tricky, and Invisiball is one of them. On this page, we introduce […]
Mark Carter
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In this episode of the Primary PE Podcast, we meet PE Lead, Sam Garrood, and we discuss how we might assess the state of PE in a primary school. What metrics or data might tell us that we are doing well? Need more top tips and handy hints? 'A Year of […]
In this episode of the Primary PE Podcast, we meet Get Set 4 PE's Kat Whittall, and we explore her journey as a teacher, coach and now developing resources for primary schools. Need more top tips and handy hints? 'A Year of Primary PE' is jam-packed full of quick-starters, ideas and […]
In this episode of the Primary PE Podcast, we meet Karl Beckford from Canonbury Primary. We discuss his work at the school his passion for PE. Need more top tips and handy hints? 'A Year of Primary PE' is jam-packed full of quick-starters, ideas and tips for primary school teachers A […]
In this episode of the Primary PE Podcast, we meet headteacher, Jack Sloan, and new PE Lead, Isla Findlay. We talk about the role of the PE Lead and what's important to get right in order to make a difference. Need more top tips and handy hints? 'A Year of Primary […]
In the PE Kitchen's first video blog, we talk to Jamie Daniel-Moon, Primary Education Lead at Arsenal in the Community. Jamie and his team work with primary school teachers in Islington to help them gain skills and confidence to deliver games PE lessons and programmes. In the video, Jamie talks […]
I first starting school teaching in Papua New Guinea. I was an English teacher in a secondary school, helping children prepare for end-of-school exams. It was a tricky role for a variety of reasons: large class sizes, very few resources (just a piece of chalk usually), and pupils who had […]
Despite being sport-mad, the only lesson I skipped at secondary school was PE. Along with several others, we would slide through a hole in the fence round the back of the sports hall, and escape to spend the afternoon playing football in the local park. I hated PE lessons because […]
When I was at primary school, the thing we did – over and over again – was Rounders. Rounders was a game of standing around waiting for your turn to do something. When on the batting team, once eventually you had got to the front of the queue, you had […]
My passion is play, and in particular the joy and connection that happen when people come together to play and move.I come alive in a game of futsal or small-sided football. Nothing else matters once the game begins. The only thing that’s important is the Here and Now, and whatever […]