PE Scholar - Physical Education Resources

09/07/2026

Beyond the Whistle: Unlocking High-Quality Teaching in PE

Drawing on the OECD Unlocking High-Quality Teaching report published in April 2025, this blog examines the 5 key "levers" of teaching quality through a PE-specific lens.

Introduction: The Science, Art and Craft of Physical Education When we think of “high-quality teaching” in Physical Education, our minds often jump to the

08/07/2026

Athletics Pacing Resources

These resource cards will help you with teaching for understanding around time and distance before target setting and challenging for pacing against world record marathon times.

These resource cards will help you with teaching for understanding around time and distance before target setting and challenging for pacing against world

07/07/2026

Physical Literacy Begins Before PE: Reflections from Baby Swimming

As PE teachers, we spend a lot of time talking about physical literacy. However, one of the biggest reminders of what physical literacy really looks like has come from an unexpected place for me this year: baby swimming.

As PE teachers, we spend a lot of time talking about physical literacy. We often discuss how we can develop confidence, competence and motivation within

03/07/2026

Episode 86 – Exam PE Series: Deep Dive 4 – Cambridge National in Sports Studies/Sports Science with Kate Thompson and Mark Johnson

Introduction In Episode 86 of the PE Insights podcast, host Nathan Walker and co-host Will Swaithes continue their series on examination Physical

02/07/2026

Experiences, influencing factors, and perceived outcomes from physical literacy interventions

Experiences, influencing factors, and perceived outcomes

https://www.pescholar.com/research/physical-literacy-interventions-a-qualitative-meta-synthesis/

01/07/2026

Quick wins for everyday teaching: enhancing formative assessment and student reflection

This set of 10 visuals comes from our Assessment Toolkit. They are some of the most effective ways to enhance assessment FOR learning in every day PE lessons and can be actioned immediately.

This set of 10 visuals comes from our Assessment Toolkit. They are some of the most effective ways to enhance assessment FOR learning in every day PE

30/06/2026

30/06/2026

Beyond 25m: rethinking school swimming and water safety for every child

In this blog Dr Emma Powell, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education (PE specialist) at Birmingham Newman University looks into the research and the realities of why school swimming is so important.

Trigger Warning: This blog contains some content that may be triggering around the important subject and statistics around drowning, please read on with

30/06/2026

England policy and frameworks update – June 2026

To save you time, we’ve put together a comprehensive, easy-to-digest guide breaking down everything teachers, leaders and PE departments need to know about the latest educational reforms and policy updates in England.

Are you ready for the wave of new government guidance hitting schools this year? To save you time, we’ve put together a comprehensive, easy-to-digest

24/06/2026

Think like an AQA examiner – GCSE PE word lesson

This slide deck will help you to prepare students for AQA 6 mark GCSE PE exam questions.

This slide deck will help you to prepare students for AQA 6 mark GCSE PE exam questions.