An Introduction to Primary Physical Education

Gerald Griggs is Dean of Etihad Campus at UCFB. Gerald has been passionate about primary Physical Education for over two decades, originally training as a primary teacher with a specialism in Physical Education, before teaching in primary schools across the UK. Since moving into Higher Education, he has published and presented widely on primary Physical Education and the sociology of sport, most notably for Routledge with such titles as An Introduction to Physical Education, Understanding Primary Physical Education and The Routledge Handbook of Primary Physical Education. Gerald is also a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood and co-founder of the Primary Physical Education Assembly. Vicky Randall is Senior Fellow and Physical Education coordinator for teacher education at the University of Winchester, UK. Vicky has worked in education for over 15 years where she was a Physical Education teacher and Regional Subject Adviser before moving into Higher Education. Her research interests include teacher professional knowledge, curriculum development, teacher development, policy and professional learning. Vicky has worked across a number of national and European professional networks to support initial teacher education and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

1. (Re)surveying the Landscape of Primary Physical Education, 2. The Importance of Primary Physical Education, 3. The Possibilities and Challenges within Primary Physical Education, 4. Primary Physical Education: Creating ‘Boundary Crossing’ Futures, 5. Development of the Physical Education Curriculum in Primary Schools, 6. Games as Subject-Matter for Learning in Primary Physical Education, 7. Educational Gymnastics: Embodiment of a Constraints Agility Approach, 8. Dance as Holistic Physical Education, 9. Rethinking Athletics in Primary Physical Education: Getting it Off the Track and ‘Back on Track’, 10. The Role of Outdoor and Adventurous Activities in Primary Education, 11. Addressing Training and Development Needs in Primary Physical Education, 12. Towards a More Inclusive Provision, 13. Placing an Importance on Health and Physical Activity, 14. Developing Creativity, 15. Who Delivers Primary Physical Education? Stakeholders and Role Holders, 16. Subject Leadership, 17. Transitions in Physical Education