Past event
The Invisible College remains one of the highlights of the PESP calendar and colleagues from the world of coaching, physical education, sport, and all related disciplines look forward to this annual event. The event is a chance for scholars, ECRs and professionals in the field to come together after the BERA conference to network and discuss contemporary issues/research in the field. Last year’s event was extremely successful with just under 100 attendees, and we hope to build on this in 2024.
The event aims to:
Adopting this format for the event, we envisage will allow us to achieve the following objectives:
| 09:30 | Registration, refreshments and networking | |
| 10:20 | Welcome and Introduction Julie Stirrup and Tom Quarmby |
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| 10:30 | Scholar lecture Professor Ashley Casey, Loughborough University |
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| 11:30 | Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Journal awards – Best Paper – Best Reviewer |
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| 12:30 | Lunch and networking | |
| 13:30 | Parallel Session 1a: Disseminating research and impact Led by Tom Quarmby |
Parallel Session 1b: Social justice in physical education teacher education Led by Shrehan Lynch |
| 15:00 | PhD and Early Career Researcher Presentations | |
| 16:00 | Closure and SIG social activity | |
| 16:30 | Close of event | |
This event is also part of the BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting and can also be booked as part of the Pre-Conference workshops if you are attending the conference here.
Professor of Physical Education and Pedagogy at Loughborough University
As Professor of Physical Education and Pedagogy at Loughborough University, I've dedicated my career to enhancing the educational landscape of physical education, underpinned by the persistent pursuit of pedagogical innovation and excellence....
Lecturer at Loughborough University
Julie is a lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at Loughborough University. Julie’s research centres on Physical Education, physical development and its role within young people lives from the early years through to secondary...
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Tom is a Reader in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy in the Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University. Broadly, his research explores the role and value of Physical Education, physical activity and sport for youth from socially...
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Dr Shrehan Lynch is a Senior Lecturer in Sport at the University of East London. She has over 15 years’ experience in education, Shrehan is currently the Course Leader for the Sport Foundation Degree at the University of East London. Her...
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