will swaithes

Teacher, teacher educator & leader of T&L. 13 years as a secondary PE teacher, AST, lead practitioner, SLE & AHT responsible for T&L. All views my own (he/ him)

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What are YOU doing to ensure PE stands for Positive Experiences for all in sport, physical activity & movement?

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Episode 86 – Exam PE Series: Deep Dive 4 – Cambridge National in Sports Studies/Sports Science with Kate Thompson and Mark Johnson - https://t.co/GmWBddQPpY

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Beyond the Whistle: Unlocking High-Quality Teaching in PE - Drawing on the OECD Unlocking High-Quality Teaching report published in April 2025, this blog examines the 5 key "levers" of teaching quality through a PE-specific lens. https://t.co/6tG0V3klus

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogical Model: The Activist Approach - The Activist Approach is a student-centred pedagogical model designed to transform PE from a focus on traditional "multi-activity" towards valuing student voice and social justice. https://t.co/AnLyl2nfoA

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🚨 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
After over 18 months of development and testing we are thrilled to officially launch the Physical Literacy informed PE PACK 🚀

This is a fully editable, comprehensive physical literacy toolkit designed with teachers to help you align your Pedagogy, Assessment, Curriculum, and Knowledge (PACK) to create more meaningful and inclusive movement and physical activity experiences, is now live!

👉 Ready to transform your PE offer? Head over to https://t.co/hueryqd9p3 to download your pack, or reach out to us directly at [email protected] for multi-site licensing and bespoke school support!

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Ep 83 of the PE Insights Podcast is out now.

I visited St George’s Park to speak with Chris Welburn and Chris Brammal from The FA about FutureFit, 3v3 and what this could mean for football in PE.

More touches. More decisions. More involvement.

Listen: https://t.co/vVTbEWdMRq

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Passionate about the future of PE?
Want to have reach, impact and connection beyond your school or setting?

Take a look at this @PEScholar Associate opportunity ... express your interest by 22nd May 2026 then final stage 2 applications by 12th June https://t.co/fdLNkf6xC9

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Assessment Toolkit - This 16 page booklet provides top tips, quick wins and strategic support to inform better assessment in physical education... it is free to PE Scholar members so download your copy now. https://t.co/SDdHd0lflI

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The Power of Silence: Less Feedback & More Learning - Have you ever wondered if you give too much feedback and as a consequence students do not learn to notice and correct for themselves? https://t.co/C7cpInThih

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📢 PE teachers
❓Want to support and influence the future of our subject around the 🌎?

Apply now to become a @PEScholar associate

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Game On: Community and school sport - In this inquiry we set out to understand how well community and school sport is meeting the needs of people across England. https://t.co/7s5WI5ILnC

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Belonging: A Letter to My Younger Self - This blog by Aaminah Hussain contains a moving story of her experience in PE followed by 8 practical takeaways to help you ensure PE is a positive experience for all. https://t.co/S1gTZShAoc

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogy Techniques: Gamification - Ideas to support best use of gamification in PE to include the purpose, common misconceptions and how best to utilise in our subject. https://t.co/k8FeIfCidh

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogy Techniques: 100% Strategies - Ideas to support best use of 100% strategies in PE to include the purpose, common misconceptions and how best to utilise in our subject. https://t.co/k900aYP7CM

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogy Techniques: Live Marking - Ideas to support best use of live marking in PE to include the purpose, common misconceptions and how best to utilise in our subject. https://t.co/SWKPiImliB

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Book Review: The DOSE Effect - This quick summary of The DOSE Effect by T.J. Power highlights key ideas to form better habits for life as well as key messages to pass on to your students. https://t.co/AC2JxDgqQX

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogy Techniques: Mini Plenaries - Ideas to support best use of mini-plenaries in PE to include the purpose, common misconceptions and how best to utilise in our subject. https://t.co/YF2U33nMmD

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Improving Engagement and Participation in PE: A Models-Based Approach - Vicky Retter reflects on what has worked for her to implement MBP to support greater learning in PE and suggests how you could give it a try too. https://t.co/JiJuknetu3

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogical Model: Character-based Games Pedagogy - Character-Based Games Pedagogy (CBGP) is apedagogical model designed to explicitly integrate character education into Quality Physical Education. https://t.co/t7Ql1BlWeq

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Thanks for this one @MichelleManby

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Transforming the narrative ‘I Can’t Teach Dance’ into ‘Watch Me Teach Dance’ - Terrified of teaching dance? Shift from "I can't" to "watch me" with these practical, confidence-building strategies for every PE teacher. https://t.co/mSzdONhRT0

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Transforming the narrative ‘I Can’t Teach Dance’ into ‘Watch Me Teach Dance’ - Terrified of teaching dance? Shift from "I can't" to "watch me" with these practical, confidence-building strategies for every PE teacher. https://t.co/mSzdONhRT0