Postgraduate PE Group Near End of Projects.

PE teachers outlined their fascinating and important projects at last nights meeting of the PE and Games postgraduate research group chaired by programme leader Jan Hickman. Lucia Devine described her work in developing partnerships between dance artists and teachers in Newham. Her study documents the impact and challenges and has gone on to change the way the partners work for the benefit of all involved. Nicky Hammond outlined her work in researching early years and physical development. Again the study is making a major impact on work in PE and sport in this sector. Other particpant include Wendy Cattermole, Nadine Wild and Tomoko Matsushita. Other projects developed by the group have included Assessment for Learning in PE, the use of ICT (Dartfish), and the contribution of PE to improving behaviour.

Plans to carry on into a second year, while recruiting another group to start and support were discussed. Anyone interested in research and development of PE, dance, games, sport and leisure in Education should contact i.terrell@mdx.ac.uk

The International Dimension: International Links

The first assignments have been submitted with teachers exploring the Interntaional Diemnsion o the curriculum and they have been analysed to show a major impact on pupil learning.

The brief evaluation report can be found in our faq blog. However one teacher reported:-

“My focus objectives for this study…were “to create and sustain a number of links with foreign school; promote internationalism around the school both to staff and students, and to gather evidence which proves that successful links can increase motivation and raise attainment” I am pleased to say a year later I have achieved all these objectives”