1. WIDER ROLE OF A PE TEACHER Margaret Whitehead and Jes Woodhouse CHAPTER 14 From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

2. OBJECTIVES At the end of this chapter you should be able to: understand the ways in which the aims of PE align with broad curriculum aims; be aware of the ways that PE can contribute to these broader aims; be able to critically consider the role of PE in contributing to the educational enterprise as a whole. Check the requirements for your course to see which relate to this chapter. From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

3. CONTENTS Helping pupils to learn how to learn Achieving broad curriculum aims in PE Contributing to the achievement of the broad curriculum aims in PE Promoting Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) in PE Examples of PE learning activities that can provide opportunities for addressing broad educational aims Further considerations From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010

4. FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read: Whitehead, M. and Woodhouse, J. (2010) Wider role of a PE teacher, in S. Capel and M. Whitehead (eds) Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (third edition), London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School 3rd edition, Routledge © 2010