Ben Kirk BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA, FHEA

I graduated from Sheffield Hallam in 2009 with a BSc (Hons) in Physical Education and Youth Sport.

I then completed a PGCE in secondary PE at Hallam, and was subsequently employed as a Lecturer in Sport at The Sheffield College, where I led a range of modules on the BTEC Sport/Sport and Exercise Science and Access to HE (Sport) courses.

I returned to Sheffield Hallam as a Lecturer in PE in 2013 and have taught on a number of modules across the BSc (Hons) Physical Education and School Sport undergraduate degree route.

I currently lead the Level 5 Developing Professional Practice module and Level 6 Dissertation module. In my role as placement coordinator, I am responsible for managing the placement experience for all students on the course.

I completed an MA in Education at SHU in 2015 and began a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D) in 2016. The focus of this research is the experiences of primary PE specialist teachers.

Specialist areas of interest

Primary School PE

Courses

BSc (Hons) Physical Education and School Sport

Dissertation
Developing Professional Practice 1/2/3
The Politics of PE

Journal articles

Morley, D., Banks, T., Haslingden, C., Kirk, B., Parkinson, S., Van Rossum, T., ... Maher, A. (2020). Including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities in mainstream secondary physical education: A revisit study. European Physical Education Review. http://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x20953872

Cope, E., Bailey, R., Parnell, D., & Kirk, B. (2018). What young children identify as the outcomes of their participation in sport and physical activity. Health Behavior and policy review, 5 (1), 103-113. http://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.5.1.11