Episode 65 - Ben Shields - Connection, Challenge, Choice, Curiosity
Episode 65 of the PE Insights Podcast podcast, hosted by PE Insights Podcast - PE Scholar, titled "Episode 65 - Ben Shields - Connection, Challenge, Choice, Curiosity" was published on June 20, 2025 and runs 39 minutes.
June 20, 2025 ·39m · PE Insights Podcast
Summary
Hello everyone… welcome back to the PE insights podcast. Conversations about physical education with me your host NW bought to you by the fantastic team at PE Scholar. I hope you’re well. As I release this episode on the week which held the UK’s National Thank a Teacher’ day, I’d like to give a shoutout to every teacher, for their endless hard work and selflessness in striving to improve the lives of every young child. Sincerely, thank you. Let’s talk about today’s episode - in this conversation I catch up with the brilliant Ben Shields, we discuss all things PE; international perspectives, curriculum design and our shared 4 C’s. In the episode we make reference to the PYP curriculum and if you’re sat there wondering what this is, I’ve put a link in the show notes for you to take a look at. https://www.ibo.org/programmes/primary-years-programme/We discuss how HPE has the potential to reduce movement time in PE, what would your thoughts be on this? I’d love to hear them, so feel free to leave a comment on social media. That said, and as always, grab a drink, a notepad, sit back, relax, or keep moving… let’s dive in!We are excited to share that we have formed a partnership with Sports Directory, with their 'My School Rewards' Scheme, you’ll get 10% back on every order, helping you to grow your department budget. Check it out now.
Episode Description
Hello everyone… welcome back to the PE insights podcast. Conversations about physical education with me your host NW bought to you by the fantastic team at PE Scholar. I hope you’re well. As I release this episode on the week which held the UK’s National Thank a Teacher’ day, I’d like to give a shoutout to every teacher, for their endless hard work and selflessness in striving to improve the lives of every young child. Sincerely, thank you. Let’s talk about today’s episode - in this conversation I catch up with the brilliant Ben Shields, we discuss all things PE; international perspectives, curriculum design and our shared 4 C’s. In the episode we make reference to the PYP curriculum and if you’re sat there wondering what this is, I’ve put a link in the show notes for you to take a look at.
https://www.ibo.org/programmes/primary-years-programme/
We discuss how HPE has the potential to reduce movement time in PE, what would your thoughts be on this? I’d love to hear them, so feel free to leave a comment on social media. That said, and as always, grab a drink, a notepad, sit back, relax, or keep moving… let’s dive in!
We are excited to share that we have formed a partnership with Sports Directory, with their 'My School Rewards' Scheme, you’ll get 10% back on every order, helping you to grow your department budget. Check it out now.