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Welcome to the PE Insights Podcast, brought to you by the fantastic team at PE Scholar. Conversations about Physical Education with Nathan Walker | @NWalkerPE A podcast for those dedicated to physical education - join the conversation. #PEInsightsPod 🙌🏼🎙️✨ Sponsored by Sports Directory, the leading supplier of PE and sports equipment to schools. If you are interested in coming on the podcast, message @NWalkerPE or @PEScholar on Twitter/X.
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June 12, 2026
<p>In this episode of the PE Insights Podcast, I am joined by Ian Shrubsole for a thoughtful, practical and deeply reflective conversation about Physical Education, movement, games, and the fundamentals that really matter.</p><p>Drawing on over 30 years of experience teaching PE, Ian reflects on his journey from a more traditional “fundamentals first” approach towards a more playful, game-based and problem-solving view of learning. Together, we explore the difference between technique and skill, why children do not always need to “master” isolated techniques before they play, and how carefully designed games can help young people discover movement solutions that work for them.</p><p>A central thread of the episode is Ian’s powerful distinction between visible and invisible fundamentals. While speed, jumping, throwing, catching and technical execution are often easier to see and assess, Ian invites us to think more carefully about the less visible qualities that may matter even more: resilience, communication, confidence, curiosity, emotional regulation, collaboration and the ability to cope when things do not go to plan.</p><p>We also discuss the importance of knowing the children in front of you, creating playful but purposeful learning environments, stepping back to observe, adapting activities in the moment, and protecting young people’s enthusiasm for movement.</p><p>This is a brilliant episode for PE teachers, trainee teachers, primary practitioners, coaches, mentors and anyone interested in what Physical Education could and should offer young people beyond sport alone.</p><p>Key themes include:</p><p>Game-based learning in PE<br>Visible and invisible fundamentals<br>Movement solutions and problem-solving<br>Technique versus skill<br>Intentional play and purposeful games<br>Assessment in Physical Education<br>Primary PE and long-term participation<br>Creating positive, inclusive movement experiences</p><p>If you are interested in curriculum, pedagogy, games, movement, meaningful PE and the future direction of the subject, this episode offers plenty to reflect on.</p><p><br></p><p>Want to take your learning further? Unlock exclusive PE resources, research, and CPD courses with PE Scholar Membership — your one-stop hub for professional growth and impact. Use code POD10 at checkout or visit <a href="https://psch.la/POD10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://psch.la/POD10</a> for 10% off today!</p><p>We are excited to share that we have formed a partnership with <a href="https://www.sportsdirectoryuk.co.uk/?utm_source=pe_scholar&utm_medium=podcast_bio&utm_campaign=pe_scholar_partnership">Sports Directory</a>, with their '<a href="https://www.sportsdirectoryuk.co.uk/pages/school-rewards-scheme?utm_source=pe_scholar&utm_medium=podcast_bio&utm_campaign=pe_scholar_partnership">My School Rewards' Scheme</a>, you’ll get 10% back on every order, helping you to grow your department budget. Check it out now.</p>
June 5, 2026
<p>Something a little different this time round.</p><p><br></p><p>In this reflective solo episode of the <strong>PE Insights Podcast</strong>, Nathan Walker pauses to consider a deceptively simple question:</p><p><strong>“If you had to give one piece of advice to a trainee PE teacher, what would it be?”</strong></p><p>Rather than offering a list of quick tips around planning, behaviour management, assessment, pedagogy or curriculum design, Nathan places his flag firmly in the ground around one central idea: <strong>the importance of creating a purposeful, inclusive and meaningful motivational climate in Physical Education</strong>.</p><p>This episode explores why the climate of a PE lesson is not the “soft stuff” around the edges of teaching, but the very condition that allows young people to participate, belong, take risks, develop confidence and experience movement in ways that matter.</p><p>Nathan reflects on the questions PE teachers and trainee teachers might ask themselves when shaping a movement space:</p><p>Do all pupils feel welcome?<br>Do they feel that they belong?<br>Are we aware of their needs, motivations and aspirations?<br>Are we creating opportunities for voice, autonomy and agency?<br>Are we using feedback and conversation intentionally, rather than relying on throwaway praise?<br>Are we helping young people connect movement to meaning, value, identity and human development?</p><p>The episode also considers the unique vulnerability of Physical Education as a subject, where young people are asked to move, perform, fail, compete, cooperate, be seen and use their bodies in front of others. For this reason, Nathan argues that the motivational climate we create is central to whether pupils feel safe enough, confident enough and motivated enough to engage meaningfully.</p><p>At its heart, this is an episode about the kind of spaces we create in PE.</p><p>Not simply activity spaces.<br>Not performance-sorting spaces.<br>Not behaviour-management spaces.</p><p>But genuine <strong>movement spaces</strong> where young people can move, think, feel and connect.</p><p>A thought-provoking listen for trainee PE teachers, PE mentors, teacher educators, school-based colleagues and anyone interested in meaningful Physical Education, inclusive practice, pupil motivation and the future of PE.</p><p><strong>Get the motivational climate of the movement space right, and you’ll be grand.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Want to take your learning further? Unlock exclusive PE resources, research, and CPD courses with PE Scholar Membership — your one-stop hub for professional growth and impact. Use code POD10 at checkout or visit https://psch.la/POD10 for 10% off today!</p><p><br></p><p>We are excited to share that we have formed a partnership with <a href="https://www.sportsdirectoryuk.co.uk/?utm_source=pe_scholar&utm_medium=podcast_bio&utm_campaign=pe_scholar_partnership">Sports Directory</a>, with their '<a href="https://www.sportsdirectoryuk.co.uk/pages/school-rewards-scheme?utm_source=pe_scholar&utm_medium=podcast_bio&utm_campaign=pe_scholar_partnership">My School Rewards' Scheme</a>, you’ll get 10% back on every order, helping you to grow your department budget. Check it out now.</p><p><br></p>
May 27, 2026
<p>In this episode of the <strong>PE Insights Podcast</strong>, Nathan visits <strong>St George’s Park, the home of English football</strong>, for a conversation with <strong>Chris Welburn</strong> and <strong>Chris Bramma</strong><strong>ll </strong>from <strong>The Football Association</strong>.</p><p>Both Chris’ are <strong>National Development Managers</strong> with significant experience across football development and Physical Education. </p><p><br></p><p>Together, we explore The FA’s <strong>FutureFit</strong> direction, the introduction of the <strong>3v3 format</strong>, and what these changes could mean for young people, coaches, teachers, schools and the wider game.</p><p>The conversation considers why smaller formats matter, how 3v3 can provide more touches, more decisions, more involvement and more opportunities for children to enjoy the game, and how schools might use these ideas to create more inclusive, engaging and developmentally appropriate football experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>We also discuss the relationship between grassroots football and Physical Education, asking how PE teachers can respond to these changes and what this direction might mean for curriculum design, participation, confidence, competence and lifelong engagement in football.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you are a PE teacher, coach, trainee teacher, football development officer or someone passionate about children’s experiences in sport, this episode offers a valuable insight into the future direction of youth football in England.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Useful resource:</strong>You can access The FA’s <strong>Know Your Format</strong> resource here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12q_lnd1BFgLDnAOZl0mPbrQ3VgbjESSh/view?usp=drivesdk</p><p><br></p><p>Want to take your learning further? Unlock exclusive PE resources, research, and CPD courses with PE Scholar Membership — your one-stop hub for professional growth and impact. Use code POD10 at checkout or visit https://psch.la/POD10 for 10% off today!</p><p><br></p><p>We are excited to share that we have formed a partnership with <a href="https://www.sportsdirectoryuk.co.uk/?utm_source=pe_scholar&utm_medium=podcast_bio&utm_campaign=pe_scholar_partnership">Sports Directory</a>, with their '<a href="https://www.sportsdirectoryuk.co.uk/pages/school-rewards-scheme?utm_source=pe_scholar&utm_medium=podcast_bio&utm_campaign=pe_scholar_partnership">My School Rewards' Scheme</a>, you’ll get 10% back on every order, helping you to grow your department budget. Check it out now.</p><p><br></p>
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Welcome to the PE Insights Podcast, brought to you by the fantastic team at PE Scholar.
Conversations about Physical Education with Nathan Walker | @NWalkerPE
A podcast for those dedicated to physical education - join the conversation. #PEInsightsPod 🙌🏼🎙️✨
Sponsored by Sports Directory, the leading supplier of PE and sports equipment to schools.
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