Stay ConnectedThe 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.
Welcome to episode 111 of The PE Umbrella podcast!
Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Primary PE teacher, straight out of Yorkshire, Gareth Jones. Doing wonderful things just down the road from me in York, Gareth works alongside 21 schools to improve their offering of PE provision and is making a real difference. During this episode, we reminisce about our classroom teaching roles, the current state of primary PE and where we think it needs to head. Not only that but we dive into the show favourites as Gareth talks about:
- His top, class management tip
- The worst/best lesson he ever taught
- His favourite warm-up activity EVER!
So what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the Umbrella for some Primary PE knowledge bombs!
Welcome to episode 110 of The PE Umbrella podcast!
This week I am excited to bring you TWO more awesome PE games to try out with your class! Lasting the test of time and first used over a decade ago, these activities are a must to have in the locker when teaching dribbling skills to your class. Heaps of fun with lots of practical teaching covering the 4 umbrellas, what's not to love about them?
Having used them successfully in KS1 and KS2 it's safe to say they will be an enormous hit! To assist you in your listening, head over to www.peumbrella.com and pick up the FREE accompanying PDF of The Lion King and Sharks & Lifeguards. You can pick it up on the show page for this episode and also on the activities page of free resources!
So what are you waiting for? Come on over, and join me under The PE Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 109 of The PE Umbrella podcast!
This week I am excited to bring you another lovely activity and accompanying PDF to use with your students called Mix Your Palette! Versatile and heaps of fun, your students will love working on their throwing accuracy and competing head to head with each other to be the first to mix their colours. Want less competition? Don't worry, students can play cooperatively to build their palette and choose their own level of difficulty!
With links to all four Umbrellas, this will give you plenty to discuss and is a delightful way to continue building the PE Umbrellas of your students whether they're in EYFS, KS1 or KS2!
To assist you in your listening, head over to www.peumbrella.com and pick up the FREE accompanying PDF of Mix Your Palette on the resources page, as well as the Umbrella reflection tool also mentioned in this episode!
So what are you waiting for? Come on over, and join me under The PE Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 108 of The PE Umbrella Podcast and another superb episode as I interview assistant producer for BBC Learning Michael Farnell.
This episode seeks to unpick the ins and outs of the wonderful Super Movers Initiative launched by the BBC and English Premier League, seeking to get children moving more in their school day. Michael talks about what the 'initiative' actually is and shares WHY it was even launched. We then talk about success stories from the initiative so far and how as busy teachers we can find time to fit it into our school day to gain maximum benefit!
So what are you waiting for? Come and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 107 of The PE Umbrella Podcast and another awesome interview episode with Mr Dan Fallon.
Dan is a movement specialist coach and ex-member of the royal navy. So when it comes to functional movements he really knows his stuff! In this episode, we dive into the obesity crisis in our Primary Schools and discuss how 'Lifelong' functional movements should and could become a greater staple in the school day of all children.
What is a 'Lifelong' Movement?
What does it mean? What age can they start?
What benefit would the children get?
All of this and so much more in this episode! So what are you waiting for? Come and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 106 of The PE Umbrella Podcast and part two of my interview with Stuart Owen.
This week we continue our quality conversation and turn our attention to Sport Diddy and skill acquisition in children. We talk about nature vs nurture and decide whether ANYBODY can truly master a SKILL. Through this discussion, we elaborate on the 3 stages of skill acquisition and the importance of Stuarts ten golden rules as a means to promote the best possible environment to learn. Underpinning all of this, we make strong links as to how this would look in the Primary PE classroom and highlight areas in which there are clear opportunities for crossover.
So what are you waiting for? Come and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 105 of The PE Umbrella Podcast.
In this episode, I am fired up to welcome a good friend and outstanding teacher/coach to the show, Stuart Owen. During part 1 of this podcast, we delve in deep about all things PE, drawing upon the years of teaching and coaching experience that Stuart possesses. These topics include:
- The power of observation
- Optimum learning environments
- Top warm-up activities
- Is Primary PE good enough, What should our focus be?
- Motivation
- What does secondary school ready look like in PE?
Trust me when I say this episode really is filled with some amazing ideas, philosophy and discussion going both ways, you absolutely need your notepad and pen ready! So What are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the PE Umbrella.
Welcome to episode 104 of The PE Umbrella Podcast.
In this episode I am delighted to welcome an all star PE teacher from across the world in New Zealand to the show, Mr Carl Condliffe.
During this episode we unpick some of the show favourite questions, sharing his top warm up and his worst moments. We then dive into areas of his speciality and discuss flipped learning and gamification, elaborating on the benefits/pitfalls it may bring to a primary PE classroom.
So What are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the PE Umbrella.
Welcome to episode 103 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is PhysEd teacher Tanner Roos!
During this episode, we discuss...
- His aims for his school as a PE co-ordinator
- How Tanner would best describe himself as a teacher
- What could I expect as a student in a Mr Roos PE lesson
- The worst lessons that Tanner has ever taught and what he learned from it
- Favourite warm up activity.
So what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 102 of The PE Umbrella Podcast.
I am delighted to welcome my first 3peat guest to the show this week, a cracker of a PE teacher and an all-round great guy, Andy Hair!
During this episode we catch up on all things Aussie Physed, finding out about the game changing initiatives that Andy has recently brought to his school, including his Movement Based Hallways and Check-In floor markings! Not only that, we both share some incredibly exciting news about a future project that myself and Andy will be teaming up on together! Watch this space...
Note pads ready folks! Knowledge bombs incoming. Come on over and join us Under the PE Umbrella.
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