The continuing development of primary sector physical education: Working together to raise quality of provision

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-281

  Sloan, Stephen ^a  

^a Head of Physical Education/Assistant KS3 Coordinator at Lostock Hall Community High School and Arts ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

partnership working; quality PE provision; specialist support and training; subject knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650558392     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X10382976     Document Type: Article

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