This week (and only partly because I am spending almost the entire week interviewing) I have chosen to share some published material. Below you will find my 10 most popular blogs in reverse order. Take a look at each one and get stuck into some really, really popular PE teaching content:
10. Ten Predictions for Classroom-based PE Teaching in 2023
This blog covers my early-year predictions for 2023. Was I right? Click on the link to find out.
9. 100 Practical Examples in PE (Part 1)
This one's interesting... Teachers and students are invited to make better practical examples (often AO2) by using the E-I-O method. Find out here via the link above.
8. Extended Writing in GCSE PE Exams
I think I know why this one's popular. We all fear the extended writing a little. There's no need. Scaffold your students using the exam-board-specific writing frames that can be freely downloaded from this blog.
7. How I Teach Levers
Not surprisingly, the pesky levers topic flies in at number 7. This post contains all my planning, resources and teaching ideas for the "perfect" delivery of a levers lesson in PE.
6. Can A-level PE Lead to a Degree in Medicine?
The popularity of this blog always amazes me. I get emails and calls about it all the time. My main message: PE teachers, students and parents, please be confident in our A-level PE course. Read the details above.
5. Teaching Planes in PE Theory Lessons - James's Top Ten Tips
Planes! Planes! Planes! It's so simple but so confusing at the same time. Use this blog to demystify your teaching/learning of planes.
4. My PE Mock Exams 2023
Not surprisingly, this one was super popular. Free exam papers, mark schemes and model answers for all courses. Roll up! Roll up!!
3. Nine-mark Answering in AQA GCSE PE
Another predictable one... The most popular GCSE PE course is AQA and the hardest element of that course is nine-mark, synoptic answering. Visit this blog to grab your free-to-download writing frames to scaffold your students' work. Look out for the synoptic guidance specifically.
2. Movement Analysis - It's Time to Get This Right!
Very interesting! A core element of PE teaching and the network enjoys reading about it. Is this because we are nervous about it or is it because it matters so much? Maybe both?
1. Ten Most Common Misconceptions in PE Theory Teaching
Well, well well... That is interesting. The most popular blog read by PE teachers is about potential errors that we all might make. Read, take in and leave a comment.
So, there you have it. 10 popular blogs and, perhaps, the reasons for their popularity.
This blog is read by approximately 4,500 PE teachers per week, meaning the list above, to some degree, is representative of the themes and topics that blog-reading PE teachers are interested in.
Thanks for reading.
James
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