The Primary PE Huddle Podcast| ‘How do we change the culture of a school?’ with Dr Andy Daly Smith & Alex Ogden
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Who are our guests?
Dr Andy Daly-Smith is a Reader in Children’s Physical Activity and Health at the University of Bradford (UK). Within Bradford, he co-leads the Centre for Applied Education Research and research on the JUMP project; the UK’s first whole-systems approach to physical activity for children and young people. Andy’s research focuses on the implementation and effectiveness of whole-school approaches to physical activity- specifically Creating Active Schools. He also led a cross-European project, ACTivate, which developed a teacher training curriculum and e-learning modules to support physically active learning in schools.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-daly-smith-2184391b0/
Twitter/X: @brainercise Website: www.creatingactiveschools.org / www.wspa2024.co.uk
Alex Ogden has worked in the Education sector now for over fifteen years. He spent 12 years teaching in primary schools across Yorkshire, leading PE, Sport and Physical Activity provision in those settings, before becoming an education consultant specialising in active learning across the curriculum where he supported senior leaders nationwide to adopt a whole school approach to getting children moving across the wider curriculum.
He now leads the education team at the Yorkshire Sport Foundation where he supports local authorities, academy trusts and senior leaders in schools across West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire to embed physical activity at a strategic level, and is also the National Partnerships Manager for the Creating Active Schools Programme.
What do we discuss?
· Alex and Andy's Journey in Physical Education
· Deep Dive into Physical Activity in Schools with Alex
· Exploring Active Learning and Cultural Change in Schools with Andy
· The Role of Physical Environment and Social Culture in Active Learning
· Exploring Physically Active Learning: A New Approach in Education
· Challenges and Expectations in Integrating Active Learning
· Redefining Physical Activity in Education: Movement-Centred Pedagogy
· Practical Steps Towards Implementing Active Learning in Schools
Embedding Movement in School Policy and Cult
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