Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (3rd edition)

What skills are required of secondary student physical education teachers?
What are the key areas that these student teachers need to understand?
How can current challenges be addressed by these student teachers?
Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School combines underpinning theory and knowledge with suggestions for practical application to support student physical education teachers in learning to teach.
Based on research evidence, theory and knowledge relating to teaching and learning and written specifically with the student teacher in mind, the authors examine physical education in context. The book offers tasks and case studies designed to support student teachers in their school-based experiences and encourages reflection on practice and development. Masters level tasks and suggestions for further reading have been included throughout to support researching and writing about topics in more depth.
This fully-updated third edition has been thoroughly revised to take into account changes in policy and practice within both initial teacher education and the National Curriculum for Physical Education. The book also contains a brand new chapter on the role of reflective teaching in developing expertise and improving the quality of pupil learning. Other key topics covered include;
lesson planning, organisation and management
observation in physical education
developing and maintaining an effective learning environment
inclusive physical education
assessment
developing wider community links
using ICT to support teaching and learning in physical education
Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School is an invaluable resource for student physical education teachers.