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The DfE with the Youth Sport Trust (YST) developed a range of initiatives to help meet this aim, including Project Ability, TOPsportsability and the Young Leaders programme. Research into the identification, development and dissemination of effective practices and to develop the knowledge base in ITTīetween 20, the Department for Education (DfE) in England made £3.3 million available to support the development of opportunities for young disabled people to access high-quality physical education and school sport. Funded by Teacher Training Agency (TTA) (led by Professor Susan Capel, Brunel University, & project assisted by Will Katene, 2003-2004). Knowledge of physical education student teachers in initial teacher training (ITT) Investigation exploring how ITT physical education courses enable student teachers to integrate different knowledge bases.

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Student teachers’ learning and professional practice in physical education initial teacher training (ITT) Investigation exploring student teacher learning in the context of professional practice. Funded by the DfE and YST (led by Professor Anna Craft, University of Exeter, & project managed by Will Katene, 2012-2013).ģ. Including children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in physical education and school sport in England Study commissioned by Department for Education (DfE) and Youth Sport Trust (YST), to explore the participation, progression and competition levels of children and young people with SEND in physical education and school sport. Enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of primary teachers in order to improve the delivery of physical education in primary schools in England and Wales Study commissioned by the Premier League Charitable Fund (PLCF), to evaluate the impact of club community organisation (CCO) coaches in their work supporting teachers to develop their subject knowledge and confidence in delivering physical education lessons in primary schools. Funded by the PLCF (led by Professor Craig Williams, University of Exeter, & project managed by Will Katene, 2018-2019).Ģ.

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My research interests are centred around learning how to teach with a particular focus on physical education student teachers' subject knowledge and the role that collaborative and interdisciplinary learning plays in developing student teachers' subject knowledge. PGCE Secondary Physical Education pages.

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Edward's CE Comprehensive School, Essex (UK)ġ990 - 1992: Teacher of Physical Education, Aorere College, Auckland (NZ)ġ984 - 1986 Teacher of Physical Education, Church College of New Zealand (NZ) Links MPhEd Exercise Physiology, University of Otago (NZ)īSc Physical Education with Secondary Teachers' Certificate, Brigham Young University (USA)Ģ001 - Present: Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Exeter (UK)Ģ000 - 2001: Senior Lecturer in Physical Education, Canterbury Christ Church University (UK)ġ997 - 2000: Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Greenwich (UK)ġ992 - 1997: Teacher of Physical Education, St. I have served on numerous national boards/committees, such as the Association for Physical Education, and undertaken multiple appointments as External Examiner, Assessor and Review Panel member for undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses in education, PE and sport sciences in the UK.

I have been involved in a number of research and evaluative projects working with schools and universities in the teaching and learning of primary and secondary PE. I have contributed book chapters, published peer-reviewed articles/papers and presented papers at national and international conferences on teaching and learning in PE. My research interests are centred around learning how to teach with a particular focus on PE student teachers' subject knowledge and the role that collaborative and interdisciplinary learning plays in developing student teachers' subject knowledge. I was also a finalist for the esteemed UK New Zealander of the Year Award, in 2013, for outstanding contribution to New Zealand and New Zealanders within the UK. I received the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship Award, in 2011, for excellence in teaching and learning in higher education in the UK, and selected as an official London 2012 Olympic Torchbearer in recognition of my work as an inspirational teacher and leader to young people and students in PE in secondary schools and universities in the UK. I have taught PE in secondary schools both in New Zealand and England and lectured on undergraduate and postgraduate education, PE and sport sciences degree courses for well over two decades. I am a Senior Lecturer in Education, Director of Physical Education (PE) and Subject Leader for Secondary PGCE PE Course in the Graduate School of Education.

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