A Wee Bit of Everything

Today's guest is Matthew Gallagher who is a colleague and good friend of mine. Matthew has been teaching for 4 years now including his probation year which he completed in North Lanarkshire. We have Matthew joining us tonight to talk to us about his experiences within his probation year and he is going to answer a few questions created by the 4th year students at Edinburgh university who will be heading out into their probation year this August.

This week we are joined by Hayley Barr, currently acting PT of Health and Wellbeing within the Achievement resource Centre (ARC)at Boclair Academy. Hayley also worked at Stirling University as teaching fellow for the Undergraduate PE degree. She also delivered online training to teachers across the world in line with teacher wellbeing during first lockdown which we discuss in depth in this week's episode.

This week we are joined by Physical Education Tutor from Moray House, Edinburgh University – Brodie Runciman. Following completion of the B.Ed. Physical Education Degree at Moray House, Brodie taught at Bell Baxter High School for 7 years. During this time, he experienced different roles including Head of Rugby, Principal Teacher of Guidance and Head of Participation and Attainment (PEF funded). Brodie has taught and contributed towards SQA National Courses and is currently a marker for the SQA Advanced Higher PE Project. Brodie is on today to talk to us about all things Teaching Games for Understanding and how we can effectively incorporate this within our teaching.

This week on the podcast we are joined by Thinglink Director of Education Community and Partnerships, Louise Jones. Lousie came on to AWBOE to share a variety of creative ways in which we can use Thinglink to make our teaching more engaging. This episode is better watched on YouTube where you can see Louise share her screen whilst talking us through her examples.

This week we are joined by Dance Teacher Kerry McLellan from the Dance School of Scotland at Knightswood Secondary School in Glasgow. Kerry shares her knowledge and experience of teaching dance to help you get started if you are if you are struggling for ideas. Kerry offers practical tips on how you can introduce a block of dance to a class if you are teaching it for the first time. Moreover, Kerry shares her thoughts on what the common barriers are for learners when going through a block of dance and how we can help them overcome these.

This week we are joined by former PE teacher and Scotland Football Manager Craig Brown. We are going to get his thoughts on education when he was a PE teacher and how the skills he developed whilst teaching stood him in good stead when he was giving the opportunity to become a football manager/coach. With the euros action in full flow now, we felt it would be rude not to take this opportunity to chat about Craig’s time managing Scotland and being the last person to lead the team to a major tournament.

This week we are joined by Behaviour Advisor Tom Bennett. Tom is the author of behaviour management books, most recently ‘Running the Room’ which we recommend you get your hands on! Tom shares with us how to teach high quality behaviour and some of the common pitfalls made. Tom also talks about the importance of scripting responses to ensure a consistent approach to behaviour management. This episode is finished off with Tom's top 3 tips for positive behaviour that you can take away and try with your classes.

This week we are joined by PE Lecturer from Stirling University Joe Cowley. Joe was a PE Teacher/sport science lecturer and has worked cross sector before his current post at Stirling University. We covered a variety of topics in today's episode including: cooperative learning when teaching cross country, why there is such a massive decline in physical activity after the age of 16, and sporting careers for young people over and above PE teaching.

Drew Povey joins AWBOE this week. Drew Povey Consultancy Limited is an influential leadership authority with a unique multi sector viewpoint on creating innovative and sustainable change. He has over twenty years’ experience working in elite level sport and education. Drew’s purpose is to develop people and inspire excellence. His work in education was as Headteacher of Harrop Fold High in Salford, Manchester. Drew also appeared in the Educating Greater Manchester series, which we recommend you watch! You can follow Drew on twitter @drewpovey to keep up to speed with the content he posts about leadership and personal/professional development.

Nicola Carse currently works at the University of Edinburgh. Her role is Deputy Head of the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences and works as a Lecturer in the Physical Education courses.

Nicola undertook a Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education at the University of Edinburgh. After graduating from the PGCE she worked as a primary school teacher for eight years where she developed an interest in environmental education and physical education. Whilst teaching she studied on the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Physical Education at the University of Edinburgh and then progressed to undertake a PhD at the University of Edinburgh which she completed in 2012. After completing her PhD Nicola worked as a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde for two and a half years. Nicola is on AWBOE this week to share her knowledge and experience in delivering the Sport Education model and how to make the most out of it when teaching your students.