School of Arts Education & Movement
A programme for primary PE teacher education in Europe National Multiplier Event Ireland
Susan Marron and Frances Murphy, School of Arts Education and Movement Physical Education, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, hosted an Erasmus Multiplier event on 8th June 2023. We were delighted to welcome teacher educators, PDST and NCCA representatives, the IPPEA committee, teachers who had completed the PE specialism in the past as well as the master’s at DCU.
Frances Murphy, DCU, Garrett Coyle, Physical Education Association of Ireland and European PE Association (EUPEA) Board member, Susan Marron DCU, EUPEA Board
member and IPPEA committee.
member and IPPEA committee.
An overview of the Primary Physical Education Teacher Education (PRIME PETE) programme, an Erasmus + project (2020- 2023) was presented summarising the ten outputs:
- Overview on Primary Physical Education Teachers’ Education in Europe
- Recommendations
- Primary PE teacher profile
- Theoretical and methodological framework
- Modules and micromodules for Primary PE courses
- Development of an evaluation method
- Evaluation of modules and micromodules
- Handbook and guidance for the implementation of PRIME PETE programmes
- Open course platform
- Exploitation and sustainability plan