A 7 year-old's perspective on Primary School PE

The PE Umbrella | Podcasting ALL things Primary Physical Education

On this episode of The PE Umbrella podcast I invited my daughter to talk with me about Primary School PE.

This brief chat provides an insight into the inner workings of Penelopes mind when it comes to the subject of PE and how she perceives it. As with everything, context is key. Penelope has a dad who lives and breathes primary PE. I afford her the opportunity to attend out-of-school activities to further her physical, social and emotional development because I value it so highly and I am under no illusions that these can, and probably do bias some of her views.

However, this short episode was recorded in one take and Penelope had no prior warning of the questions I was going to ask beyond knowing they would be about PE. It was fascinating to hear the thoughts of essentially our 'target audience' as practitioners, and the messages, whether intentional or unintentional, she is picking up.

Stay tuned at the end of the recording as I try to unpick and make sense of some of her answers...