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Stand for something

Drowning in the Shallow

Firstly it takes a society to physically educate a child – parents, teachers, schools, youth sports clubs, government departments, public health, … Continue reading Stand for something → My position is that it is to ‘nurture the physically educated person.’ Can PE (the school subject) do this by itself?

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

Each year, SHAPE America members vote for candidates to the SHAPE America Board of Directors, which is the organization’s governing body composed of 11 professional members. in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) and an M.S. Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education. He has a Ph.D.

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Free resources for Physical Education (PE) teachers

PE Scholar

The following free-to-access resources produced by National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport are potentially of great use to physical education

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Sport Premium Survey – Primary teacher professional development in England for Physical Education.

PE 4 Learning

@Cambridge_Uni @PESSP_PD_study are conducting a study about teacher professional development in England for Physical Education. Overview of the research study The UK government provides funding via the Primary PE and Sport Premium to primary […].

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Can Physical Education Unite a War-Torn Country?

Physical Education Update

Rather than firing PE teachers and cutting PE from school curricula, Uganda’s ministry for education has announced that they’ll be recruiting 3600 new physical education teachers over the next two years. In his words: “Very many countries fight each other but when it comes to sports, they are one.”

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Helping Student Athletes Avoid Vaping

SHAPE America

They are cautionary tales for teens and their teachers about the importance of avoiding vaping and living nicotine free. Many teens will face similar challenges, but youth vaping is preventable, and teachers like you can help. Mention the topic during parent-teacher conferences, pickups and drop-offs, or PTA meetings.

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Recreational Sports Facilities & Physical Education SAVE Taxpayers’ Money!

Physical Education Update

You may have been involved in a such a debate – whether your local government should invest in local sports facilities – perhaps to be housed on your school property. Our mayor, in my mind a forward-looking politician, proposed a multi-use sports facility and performing arts centre for our city of 155,000.