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Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy SIG Convenor Vacancy

Call for SIG Convenor This SIG embraces educational research in the areas of physical education and sport in schools; physical education initial teacher training; and continuing professional...

Primary pre-service teachers back in the physical education bubble

The concept of a ‘bubble’ has become synonymous with the Covid-19 pandemic, a metaphor for restricted physical and social interaction. Such draconian practices have placed untold challenges on...

Comparing PE curricula across the UK home nations: Creating conditions for cross-border conversations

Understanding UK PE curricula In the UK and internationally, the subject of physical education (PE) has remained relatively unchanged and continues to be associated with the development of sport...

Room to grow: Teachers, physical education and physical literacy

A quality physical education (QPE) programme is unlike the stereotypes of a ‘gym’ class often seen in popular culture. So, what should a QPE programme look like? QPE includes well-planned...

Summer 2021

The serious side of nature, outdoor learning & play International perspectives Research Intelligence issue 147 The special section in this issue looks beyond the dominant Eurocentric and...

Is it okay to HIIT in primary physical education?

Covid-19, education and educational research

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a form of exercise that involves repeated bouts of near-maximal effort often followed by short (60 seconds) recovery times (ACSM, 2014). HIIT is popular...

Potentialities in health and physical education: professional boundaries and change agendas

This BERA event was organised to showcase a special issue of the Curriculum Journal entitled ‘Potentialities in health and physical education: Professional boundaries and change agendas’,...

Potentialities in health and physical education: professional boundaries and change agendas

Link to event recording #BERA_CJ @Curriculum_Jrnl This BERA event has been organised to showcase a special issue of the Curriculum Journal entitled 'Potentialities in health and physical...

Respecting the role of the physical body in teaching and learning

Uncharted terrain: Teaching and learning in higher education for times of uncertainty

Covid-19 has shed light on the day-to-day life of teaching and learning. As parents began home-schooling and teachers adapted to innovative ways of connecting with students online, in our...

As “PE With Joe Wicks” comes to an end, a BERA Blog highlights the marginalisation of PE within the Curriculum

In a BERA Blog this week,Julie Stirrup, Oliver Hooper, Rachel Sandford, Jo Harris,Ash Casey and Lorraine Cale from Loughborough University argue that the marginalisation of PE within the...

‘PE’ with Joe (Bloggs): The rise and risks of celebrity ‘teachers’

Covid-19, education and educational research

Long before Covid-19 altered the way learning and teaching takes place, the subject of physical education (PE) was somewhat marginalised in the school curriculum. Within the UK, as elsewhere,...

Moving with the times: Educational video games to improve children’s movement skills

Modern children are increasingly sedentary and spend an average of six hours a day in front of a screen (Barnett et al., 2018). This has a significant impact on the movement capabilities of...