Ian Pickup & Lawry Price 
Learning to Teach Primary PE [EPUB ebook] 

This book encourages effective teaching and learning in primary physical education, supporting the reader in meeting the QTS Standards and beyond. It explores the importance of PE for children′s learning and advocates a developmental approach to teaching; it also examines a model of professional practice based on personal reflection and self-appraisal, and emphasises the importance of continuing professional development. A rich selection of practical activities is provided, which cater for children′s learning needs across the primary years. Content is related to current agendas and issues, including the Primary National Strategy, Excellence and Enjoyment, Every Child Matters and the forthcoming Olympics.

Innehållsförteckning

The importance of PE in Primary Schools

The content of PE

From ITE to CPD

Contemporary issues and primary physical education

Health and Safety: guidelines to support teaching and learning in PE

Appendix: Professional Standards for QTS: examples of trainee practice in physical education

Om författaren

Maxine Trace spent six years employed as a classroom teacher and Physical Education Subject Leader in a south west London primary school, before starting work as a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education in the School of Education at Roehampton University. Maxine teaches both BA and PGCE primary Physical Education modules for subject specialists and generalist trainees, and a separate course for Return to Teaching students. Part of her role is also dedicated to supervising students′ Block School Experience across the academic year, and to providing CPD opportunities to schools in neighbouring boroughs. Maxine co-authored and presented a paper at Roehampton′s ROERCE 2 conference in December 2005 and has had work published in the BJTPE Spring 2006 Vol. 37 No.1.