Lerverne Barber

Leverne Barber, Course Leader, PE

Principal Lecturer for Recruitment & Retention

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: l.barber@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 85 5573

Qualifications

MSc in Educational management and Leadership
Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
BEd (Hons) Physical education (Human Movement Studies)

University of Worcester Teaching Fellow

Teaching & Research

Professional Interests

Secondary and Primary Physical Education
Development of the Physical Education Course
Retention and progression of students on PE pathways
Responsible for the Intensive Programme and the International !P3 Network with 10 HE’s across Europe
Development of Peer learning within ISES

Research interests

Learning & Teaching
Peer Learning
Socialisation of PE teachers
ITE Primary and secondary PE

Professional Bodies

Association for Physical Education (AfPE)

 

Publications

Barber, L (2010) To what extent do primary trainee teachers feel prepared to teach physical education? A case study of PGCE students’ perceived confidence and the reported contributory factors. Physical Education Matters, Autumn, Vol.5, No.3, p36.

Bowen-Jones, W., Barber, L. and Martin, L. (2009) The evolution of a peer learning scheme in Gosling, D. and Mason O’Connor, K. (Eds) Beyond the Peer Observation of Teaching. Staff and educational Development Association, Paper 124, p53 - 57.

External Responsibilities

External Examiner for Roehampton