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New to teaching Sport and Society and Contemporary Issues with Wes Davis and Lucy Roach Friday 20th November – 1 – 4 pm – Online
Nov, Online Webinar£275.00 .
New to teaching Sport and Society and Contemporary Issues with Wes Davis and Lucy Roach Friday 20th November – 1 – 4 pm – Online
Nov, Online WebinarOutline: New to teaching paper 3? Whether you are a teacher who has changed exam boards or an early career teacher, this is the course for you! A clear emphasis on lesson sequencing, understanding exam command words and innovative teaching and learning strategies will be sure to increase confidence when teaching the H555/03 specification. This unique and innovative offering will be split into two parts: Part one - an on demand CPD library will be available on booking of the course, consisting of: Sport and Society. More specifically, topic coverage will include:£275.00 .- Pre-industrial Britain
- Post 1850 industrial Britain
- Post 1850 public schools
- 20th Century
- 21st century
- Globalisation
- Global sporting events
- Drugs in sport
- Violence
- Gambling
- Commercialisation
- Media
- Routes to excellence
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H555/02 – Psychological Factors With Wes Davis Tuesday 29 September 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2025£115.00 .
H555/02 – Psychological Factors With Wes Davis Tuesday 29 September 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2025Outline Alongside analysing common mistakes made on Paper 2, Wes will provide detailed examples of how and why the highest-performing students excelled. Teaching and learning strategies will focus on both exam skills and subject knowledge. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, with straightforward, supportive and reliable answers. Focus Why did students drop marks?£115.00 .- Describing the processes of Observational Learning Theory
- Explaining strategies to improve memory
- Explaining arousal levels
- Analysing the impact of sports confidence on performance
- Using innovative frameworks to produce outstanding responses
- Are examples needed in both parts of the question?
- Describing and exemplifying SMART goal setting
- Evaluating and exemplifying fixed and varied practice types
- Discussion and Q&A
- Senior Leader for Teaching and Learning at Worcester Sixth Form College
- Over 18 years’ experience teaching all components of OCR A-Level PE
- Highly experienced A-Level PE Examiner and Team Leader for a major awarding body
- Recently shortlisted for the TES and Worcestershire Education Awards Teacher of the Year
- Experienced CPD provider
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New to teaching Biomechanics with Wes Davis and Alice Allen Thursday 19th November – 1 – 4 pm – Online
Nov, Online Webinar£275.00 .
New to teaching Biomechanics with Wes Davis and Alice Allen Thursday 19th November – 1 – 4 pm – Online
Nov, Online WebinarOutline: New to teaching Biomechanics? Whether you are a teacher who has changed exam boards or an early career teacher, this is the course for you! A clear emphasis on lesson sequencing, understanding exam command words and innovative teaching and learning strategies will be sure to increase confidence when teaching the biomechanics unit. This unique and innovative offering will be split into two parts: Part one - an on demand CPD library will be available on booking of the course, consisting of: Biomechanics. More specifically, topic coverage will include:£275.00 .- Newton’s laws of motion
- forces
- calculations
- centre of mass and stability
- levers
- technology in biomechanics
an introductory twilight webinar will be available in September - date tbc.Part 2 - a half-day webinar focusing on:- linear motion
- angular motion
- fluid mechanics
- projectiles
- Bernoulli’s principle
- Magnus force
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New to teaching Applied Anatomy and Physiology/Exercise Physiology with Wes Davis and Alice Allen Thursday 19th November – 9 am – 12 pm
Nov, Online Webinar£275.00 .
New to teaching Applied Anatomy and Physiology/Exercise Physiology with Wes Davis and Alice Allen Thursday 19th November – 9 am – 12 pm
Nov, Online WebinarOutline: Outline: New to Teaching paper 1? Whether you are a teacher who has changed exam boards or an early career teacher, this is the course for you! A clear emphasis on lesson sequencing, understanding exam command words and innovative teaching and learning strategies will be sure to increase confidence when teaching the H555/01 specification. This unique and innovative offering will be split into two parts: Part one - an on demand CPD library will be available on booking of the course, consisting of: Applied Anatomy and Physiology. More specifically, topic coverage will include:£275.00 .- the muscular system
- the cardiovascular system
- the respiratory system
- energy for exercise
- recovery
- exercise at altitude and heat
an introductory twilight webinar will be available in September - date tbc.Part 2 - a half-day webinar focusing on:- periodisation
- components of fitness
- training and lifestyle disease
- ergogenic aids
- diet and nutrition
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Evaluation and Analysis of Performance for Improvement (EAPI) with Chris Pearson and Emma Stephens Wednesday 18 th November – 12 – 4.30 pm £175.00
£175.00 .
Evaluation and Analysis of Performance for Improvement (EAPI) with Chris Pearson and Emma Stephens Wednesday 18 th November – 12 – 4.30 pm £175.00
Outline: Chris will share her experience from the 2026 series as Principal Moderator for the EAPI. She’ll unpick common issues and explore best practice. Emma will provide her expertise on how to deliver meaningful EAPI lessons using the fantastic PEfocus EAPI resources. We are excited to provide:£175.00 .- standardised band 5 responses across activities to take away
- a fully completed mark sheet for band 5 responses
- an extended session to give every delegate the opportunity to mark a fully standardised response
- first-hand experience analysing the area of the EAPI which is causing many centres to drop marks nationally
- standardised examples of development plans for both skills and fitness components
- opportunity to ask the current Principal Moderator questions prior to, during and after the event
- Principal Moderator for OCR EAPI component
- Senior examiner on H555/02
- Practical moderator
- Assistant Subject Leader of Physical Education at Ripley St Thomas CE Academy (an Ofsted outstanding school)
- an expert in her field whose students consistently attain excellent examination results
- having taught all components of the OCR course for many years she has a wealth of knowledge and ideas to share
- Highly experienced EAPI Moderator (coursework) and A-Level PE Senior Examiner (theory), as well as a practising INSET tutor
- Director of Teaching and Quality at Farnborough Sixth Form College rated Outstanding by Ofsted
- A subject expert whose students consistently achieve excellent results
- Extensive experience teaching all components of the OCR A Level PE course
- Author of the PEfocus EAPI resource pack and OCR-endorsed PEfocus Sports Psychology Teacher Resource File
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New to teaching Skill Acquisition and Sports Psychology with Wes Davis and Lucy Roach Friday 20th November – 9 am – 12 pm – Online
Nov, Online Webinar£275.00 .
New to teaching Skill Acquisition and Sports Psychology with Wes Davis and Lucy Roach Friday 20th November – 9 am – 12 pm – Online
Nov, Online WebinarOutline: New to teaching paper 2? Whether you are a teacher who has changed exam boards or an early career teacher, this is the course for you! Rather than a generic new to teaching OCR A-Level PE, our delegate feedback suggested exam paper specific courses for new teachers would be more effective. A clear emphasis on lesson sequencing, understanding exam command words and innovative teaching and learning strategies will be sure to increase confidence when teaching the H555/02 specification. This unique and innovative offering will be split into two parts: Part one - an on demand CPD library will be available on booking of the course, consisting of: Skill Acquistion. More specifically, topic coverage will include:£275.00 .- stages of learning
- guidance
- feedback
- types and methods of practice
- theories of learning
- memory models
- Personality
- Attitudes
- Social facilitation
- Arousal theories
- Aggression theories
- Attributions
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Biomechanics with Alice Allen and Richard McDonald on Friday 13th June – 9 .30 am – 3.30 pm – Online
Online Webinar, PEfest2025£225.00 .
Biomechanics with Alice Allen and Richard McDonald on Friday 13th June – 9 .30 am – 3.30 pm – Online
Online Webinar, PEfest2025£225.00 .- a quality assured, power-packed day with a supremely experienced and knowledgeable presenter • increased knowledge and confidence – whether starting out or upskilling • stacks of powerful tips, tools, techniques and ideas to equip, motivate and inspire • links to exam questions and essential exam technique throughout
Session 1: 9.30-10.45
Teaching the toughest topics - a classroom simulation! Angular motion- Calculations for angular motion o Radians as measurement of angle of rotation
- Conservation of angular momentum during flight. o Angular Analogue of Newton 1 o The relationship between moment of inertia and angular velocity
Session 2: 11.00-12.15
Projectiles- The Bernoulli Principle and Magnus effect o Pressure differentials and the flight of objects o Creation of different types of spin using eccentric forces
- Resolution of forces acting on a projectile in flight o Flight paths and free body diagrams o Drawing and interpreting parallelograms of forces
Session 3: 1.00-1.45pm
- Newtons laws o Building student confidence o Ensuring explicit application to examples
- Plotting and interpreting graphs of linear motion o Know the differences in shapes between distance / time and speed / time graphs o Velocity time graphs and change of direction
Session 4: 1.50 - 2.35 pm
- Centre of mass and factors affecting stability . o Stability: when we need it and when we don’t o How to manipulate the COM to be efficient in sport
- Forces and free Body Diagrams o Drawing practice and interpretation
Session 5: 2:40-3.15 - Exam focus and the Synoptic Question
- How to approach biomechanics as part of the synoptic question
Tutor Profile – Alice Allen
- PE Teacher and Advanced Practitioner in Mastery (previously Curriculum Manager for PE) at The Sixth Form College Farnborough
- 7 years' experience teaching all components of OCR A Level PE
- Experienced examiner for a major awarding body
- Experienced deliverer of staff INSET.
Tutor Profile - Richard McDonald
- Head of A-Level Physical Education at Aquinas 6th Form College
- Senior Tutor with a focus on academic attainment
- An expert in his field whose students consistently attain excellent examination results (ALPS grade 2 with 80% high grades in 23/34)
- Teaching all components of the OCR course
- Experienced examiner and body systems unit 1 team leader for a major awarding body Previously a practical moderator for major examination board
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Applied Anatomy and physiology/Exercise Physiology with Karen Foan- Wednesday 31st January – 1pm – 4pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2022£75.00 .
Applied Anatomy and physiology/Exercise Physiology with Karen Foan- Wednesday 31st January – 1pm – 4pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2022Outline: Alongside analysing common mistakes made on paper 1, Tim will provide detailed examples of how and why the highest performing students excelled. Teaching and learning strategies will be provided to address both exam skills and subject knowledge to maximise future success. There will be ample opportunity to raise questions – with a guarantee of straightforward, supportive and reliable answers. Focus:£75.00 .- why did students drop marks?
➢kreb’s cycle and the recovery process ➢mechanics of breathing and role of additional muscles ➢magnus effect and spin created on a projectile. ➢evaluation of types of levers. ➢speed and Velocity calculations
- the synoptic question – updated requirements for 2023 and beyond.
➢stimulus identification – accuracy and focus ➢equations, workings, units and decimal places ➢making your examples specific to the question
- discussion and Q&A
- teaching and Learning Coordinator and Head of Sport at Worcester Sixth Form College
- >16 years’ experience teaching all components of OCR A-Level PE
- highly experienced A-level PE Examiner and Team Leader for a major awarding body
- recently shortlisted for the TES and Worcestershire Education Awards teacher of the year award
- experienced CPD provider.
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H555/03 – Socio-cultural Issues With Wes Davis Tuesday 6 October 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2025£115.00 .
H555/03 – Socio-cultural Issues With Wes Davis Tuesday 6 October 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2025Outline Having analysed areas of difficulty on Paper 3, Wes will suggest innovative ways to approach the more challenging areas of the specification. Teaching and learning strategies will focus on both subject knowledge and exam skills. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, with straightforward, supportive and reliable answers. Focus Why did students drop marks?£115.00 .- Ensuring effective AO1 responses for freedom of movement and legal supplements
- Explaining the effect of transport and time on increasing standards of performance in team games in post-1850 Britain
- Interpreting data to analyse the impact of social and cultural factors on participation in physical activity in the 21st century
- Analysing the impact of the exploitation of the Berlin Olympic Games on Olympic aims
- Evaluating the impact of elite sport creating its own media platforms
- Understanding the impact of commercialism in contemporary sport
- Interpreting the specific requirements of Part 1 – using examples to discuss the social and cultural factors limiting the growth of elite women’s sport compared with elite men’s sport
- Part 2 – ensuring students exemplify the commercial disparity between elite female and male sport
- Discussion and Q&A
- Senior Leader for Teaching and Learning at Worcester Sixth Form College
- Over 18 years’ experience teaching all components of OCR A-Level PE
- Highly experienced A-Level PE Examiner and Team Leader for a major awarding body
- Recently shortlisted for both the TES and Worcestershire Education Awards Teacher of the Year
- Experienced CPD provider
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H555/01 – Physiological Factors with Will Laidlaw Tuesday 22 September Time: 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2025£115.00 .
H555/01 – Physiological Factors with Will Laidlaw Tuesday 22 September Time: 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Online Webinar, PEfest2025Outline Alongside analysing common mistakes made on Paper 1, Will will provide detailed examples of how and why the highest-performing students excelled. Teaching and learning strategies will address both exam skills and subject knowledge to maximise future success. There will also be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, with straightforward, supportive and reliable answers. Focus Why did students drop marks?£115.00 .- FG muscle fibres – making clear, specific links between structural and functional characteristics
- Increase in CO₂ affecting depth of breathing
- Training and VO₂ max
- The 6Rs
- Wind tunnel evaluation and sporting performance
- Definitions
- Comparing the ATP-PC and Glycolytic energy systems – recognising command words and structuring responses
- Linking practical examples specifically to the named energy system factor
- Glycogen loading protocol
- Evaluating glycogen loading for a games player
- Discussion and Q&A
- Head of Academic PE at a school in Cumbria for 15 years
- Taught OCR A-Level PE for 23 years
- Senior Team Leader for H555/01
- Former Assistant Examiner for H555/02
- Former A-Level PE Practical Moderator
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Psychological Factors Skill Acquisition with Sports Psychology Face to face with Wes Davis – Tuesday 11th June – 9.30am – 3.30pm
PEfest2024 Single£275.00 .
Psychological Factors Skill Acquisition with Sports Psychology Face to face with Wes Davis – Tuesday 11th June – 9.30am – 3.30pm
PEfest2024 Single£275.00 .Venue: The Stables Business Centre, Wychbold Worcestershire, WR9 0BU
Tutor: Wes Davis (see Wes’s profile at end)- A quality assured, power-packed day with a supremely experienced and knowledgeable presenter
- increased knowledge and confidence – whether starting out or upskilling
- stacks of powerful tips, tools, techniques and ideas to equip, motivate and inspire
- links to exam questions and essential exam technique throughout
Session 1: 9.30-10.45 Skill Acquisition 1
- What does an outstanding A Level PE lesson look like?
- Stages of learning
- Types and methods of practice
- Guidance
- Feedback
- Challenging students to interleave skill acquisition concepts and tackle evaluation questions successfully
Session 2: 11.00-12.15 Sports Psychology 1
- How to approach the theories o a streamlined approach to progressing from describe to evaluate
- Personality
- Attitude
- Motivation
- Anxiety
- Groups and teams
- Arousal
Session 3: 1.00-1.45 Skill Acquisition 2
- Theories of learning
- Memory models
- Applying memorisation to multiple areas of the specification
Session 4: 1.50-2.35 Sports Psychology 2
- Social facilitation
- Attribution
- Confidence
- Practical activities to engage and develop high level understanding
Session 5: 2.45-3.15 Synoptic
- Bringing psychological factors topics together synoptically
- What does a level 3 response look like?
- Essential tips for synoptic success
- teaching and Learning Coordinator and Head of Sport at Worcester Sixth Form College (ALPS 2 for A level PE)
- consistently excellent student examination results
- passionate about applying evidence informed teaching and learning into A level PE
- highly experienced A-level PE Examiner and team leader for a major awarding body
- Finalist for recent TES Teacher of The Year award
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