A Practical Guide to Teaching Physical Education in the Secondary School

This book provides a range of practical activities designed to support physical education teachers’ learning. The activities include case studies, examples of pupils’ work, examples of existing good practice, and a range of tried-and-tested teaching strategies. The book also includes helpful photocopiable resources and training materials. Activities in each chapter provide a toolkit to help student physical education teachers to analyse their learning and performance.

This book extends the popular Learning to Teach PE in the Secondary School textbook, providing detailed examples of theory in practice. It is packed with examples of how to analyse practice to ensure pupil learning is maximised. These examples are based on the best research and practice currently available. In addition, the book provides web-based links to sources of new knowledge supporting evidence-based practice.