Physical Education 5-11

<p><em>Physical Education 5-11</em> is about lighting or relighting a fire in all those who have the privilege and the responsibility of teaching children physical education in Primary schools today. It is written at a time of great change: a revised Primary curriculum; an increased drive to raise achievement and potentially a narrowing of curricular scope in favour of literacy and numeracy. </p><p>It is little wonder that teachers are looking for certainty and answers to questions such as:- </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>What do I teach in PE? </li> <p> </p> <li>What do I need to know about children’s development? </li> <p> </p> <li>What does good teaching look like in PE? </li> <p> </p> <li>How can I assess such a practical subject effectively? </li> </ul><p>This new and updated edition provides answers to those questions covers issues in Physical Education and provides a wealth of practical advice on teaching across the stages of the new 2014 curriculum.</p><p>Drawing upon the author’s experiences as a teacher coach lecturer and adviser it delivers a justification for PE as an essential element in the Primary curriculum imbues a theory into practice approach that provides readers with clarity instils confidence and offers a licence to teach all practical aspects of PE effectively and creatively underpinned by knowledge of children’s development their learning and the critical professional issues in PE today. </p><p>This book is the essential companion to inform and inspire students and practising teachers in this most dynamic and exciting of subjects!</p>