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Special Interest Group

Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy

This SIG embraces educational research in the areas of physical education and sport in schools; physical education initial teacher training; and continuing professional development for teachers and other professionals working in physical education and school sport settings. The aims of the SIG are:

  • to provide a national forum for educational research in physical education and sport pedagogy
  • to stimulate collaborative, high quality research amongst SIG members
  • to prompt and co-ordinate communication between SIG members and key stakeholders and funding agencies in the areas of physical education and sport in schools, physical education initial teacher training, and continuing professional development for teachers and other professionals working in physical education and school sport settings
  • to raise awareness of research in physical education and sport pedagogy amongst wider educational communities
  • to prompt collaboration between SIG members and educational researchers working in other subject areas on issues of common interest/concern
  • to create a point of contact for comparable groups within educational research associations internationally (such as AARE and AERA)

SIG Convenors

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Tom Quarmby, Dr

Reader at Leeds Beckett University

Tom is a Reader in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy in the Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University. Broadly, his research explores the role and value of Physical Education, physical activity and sport for youth from socially...

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Julie Stirrup, Dr

Lecturer at Loughborough University

Julie is a lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at Loughborough University. Julie’s research centres on Physical Education, physical development and its role within young people lives from the early years through to secondary...

Content associated with this SIG

BERA Conference 2023

12 September 2023 to 14 September 2023Aston University/ Conference Aston

The BERA Conference 2023 was held on the 12th-14th September 2023 at Conference Aston/Aston University. Keynote speakers included: Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. The conference ended with three...

Past conference12 Sep 2023

PESP Invisible College 2023

Kindly supported by the: School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences The event was completely FREE – thanks to the generosity of University of Birmingham* The Invisible College...

beach hulahoop

Past event11 Sep 2023

‘Learning for All’

BERA is funding six new small grants in 2022/23 under the title “Learning for all”. These grants support projects which examine educational provision in its widest sense that seeks to provide...

Ongoing project