The PE Umbrella | Podcasting ALL things Primary Physical Education

About The PE Umbrella | Podcasting ALL things Primary Physical Education

The PE Umbrella is a podcast for primary teachers & those working in the primary PE space who want practical, actionable ideas they can use straight away. Hosted by Ryan Ellis, each episode features honest conversations with educators from around the world, sharing real strategies, lessons, and experiences from the field. With over 200 episodes to date, the focus is simple: cut through the noise and help you deliver better primary PE with confidence, clarity, and impact.

Publisher

Ryan Ellis

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Oct 2015

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

45 of 269 episodes have a transcript.

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   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Confirmed, Challenged, Deepened - Reflections Under the Umbrella

   Host [Host Name] reflects on a year of conversations, sharing insights that confirm, challenge, and deepen understanding of primary physical education.

2. 

   4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Under the Umbrella with Kev Sanders - PE That Matters

   Host Ben Smith interviews Kev Sanders, Lecturer in Primary Education, exploring how to make primary PE meaningful through engagement, choice, and positive learning experiences.

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   27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Under the Umbrella with Zoie Golding - What If We Called It Movement?

   Host Martin Jones interviews Zoie Golding MBE about reframing dance as movement to unlock powerful creative experiences for children, especially boys.

Inside a recent episode

Confirmed, Challenged, Deepened - Reflections Under the Umbrella

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know you can do the teaching job. Just transfer those skills. It's not such a big leap. Think about what a primary class teacher actually does every single day. They manage 30 children, sometimes more. across eight, nine, ten different curriculum areas. They adapt their planning in real time based on what they read in a room. They adapt, differentiate, whatever you want to call it, simultaneously for different learners. They build the kinds of relationships where the children trust them, genuinely trust them. They spot disengagement before it becomes disruption. They create immersive, creative learning environments out of nothing, I guess. […]

Who has been a guest on The PE Umbrella | Podcasting ALL things Primary Physical Education

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kev Sanders
• Zoie Golding
• Kate Thornton-Bousfield
• Gill Connell
• Nicola Cosgrove

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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