Secondary PE Teachers

Hey all! I had the pleasure of teaching secondary PE for 5 years before switching to primary recently. Upon reflection of this time, in 3 schools, teaching over 1000 students, and also being head of PE at 2 schools. Here are some of my key learnings and takeaways. I'd love to hear if you have found this to be true as well:

• Everyone participates every time. This was non-negotiable to me. Even if injured or sick, students can keep score, set up or be involved. Set this standard and don't relent.

• Collaboration is key. Teens often don't react well to dictoatoship. Offering choice, leadership opportunities and seeking feedback creates a culture of buy-in because students feel like they have some control over what and how they learn.

• Be transparent with assessment. Remind students of these things in EVERY lesson: unit focus, learning intention, sportsmanship and behaviour expectations, and how they…

Hey there, Jamie here from PE Buddy! We've launched this group for you to connect with like-minded Secondary PE Teachers. The goal is to connect, discuss and help each other become better at what we do.

Firstly, we need a group leader! This person will post in this group, monitor the discussion and provide value to all members. They will receive FREE access to our top Membership valued at $119 per year. Email me if you're interested jamie@onlinepbuddy.com 

Secondly, this group won't be free forever! Once our founding members have joined and quality discussion has kicked off, this will be an exclusive paid community to keep value high.

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