Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School

Susan Capel is an Emeritus Professor (Physical Education) at Brunel University, UK. Joanne Cliffe is Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, where she is Programme Lead for the Secondary Physical Education PGDipEd (QTS) and Director for the MA Teaching Studies. Julia Lawrence was, until recently, Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull, UK.

Introduction 1. Starting out as a physical education teacher 2. Aims of physical education 3. Knowledge bases for teaching physical education 4. Exploring and understanding your own experiences and beliefs as a physical education teacher 5. Long- and medium-term planning in physical education 6. Short-term (lesson) planning in physical education: How planning and evaluation supports effective learning and teaching 7. Lesson organisation and management 8. Designing teaching approaches to achieve intended learning outcomes 9. Assessment for and of learning in physical education 10. Developing and maintaining an effective learning environment 11. Motivating pupils for learning in physical education 12. Planning for an inclusive approach to learning and teaching 13. Health in Physical Education 14. Learner-centred teaching: A physical literacy perspective 15. Observation in Physical Education 16. Communication in physical education 17. Teaching safely and safety in physical education 18. Using digital technologies to support learning in physical education 19. Accredited qualifications and principles of classroom teaching 20. Teacher as a reflexive practitioner/researcher 21. Beyond your teacher education 22. Physical Literacy: Learning from pupils’ physical literacy journeys