
Research interests include; Health and Physical Education, pedagogy and quality teaching practices, lifelong wellness/ wellbeing, curriculum reform, and enhancing learning through the physical. Tim's experience and research interests lie in primary and early years' education.
Units taught:
Plymouth University
ESSP411 Education Subject Specific Pathway 1 (Specialist Physical Education - First Year)
ESSP511 Education Subject Specific Pathway 2 (Specialist Physical Education - Second Year)
ESLR611 Becoming a research active subject leader (Specialist Physical Education - Third Year)
EESD619 Dissertation (Specialist Physical Education - Third Year)
ECBC414 An introduction to broader curriculum (Generalist - First Year)
ECBC514 Building on broader curriculum (Generalist - Second Year)
Units taught (2010-2015):
Monash University
EDF2038 Curriculum assessment and documentation in education - 2015 Sem 1
EDF3215 Health and physical education (F-10) - 2015 Sem 1
EDF2035 Health and wellbeing in the young child - 2015 Sem 2
EDF5035 Health and physical education in the primary years - 2015 Sem 2
EDF1600 Health & Physical Education in Schools (4.73/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF1616 Lifespan Physical Activity & Wellness (4.50/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF2611 Experiencing Aquatic Environments (4.56/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF2616 Coaching (4.19/ 5 Good - Outstanding)
EDF3619 Sport & Physical Activity Education (4.69/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF3616 Camp Planning & Practices (4.50/ 5 Outstanding)
EDF4205 Initiatives in Health Education - online (4.07/ 5 Good - Outstanding)
EDF4409 Health Education - online (4.00/ 5 Good)
EDF5703 Understanding & Expressing Ourselves (5.00/ 5 Outstanding)
University of Canberra
5965 Acquisition of Skills 1: Physical Education in Schools
8189 Acquisition of Skills 2: Aquatics/ Track & Field
8021 Acquisition of Skills 3: Sport, School & Society
7561 Acquisition of Skills 4: Dance & Gymnastics
6761/6714 Secondary Teaching Studies (STS) 1: Health & Physical Education
6771/6726 Secondary Teaching Studies (STS) 2: Health & Physical Education
Units taught (2004-2007):
ACU National
EDPH101 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (Primary Education)
EDPH103 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education)
EDCU 414/416 Teaching & Curriculum 1B/2B: Health & Physical Education (Secondary Education)
Tim is Assistant Headteacher at Hornbill School, Brunei (Ministry of Defence, UK), an Adjunct Professoriate at the Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE) and a Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (UK Professional Standards Framework). He is an active teacher (school leadership) and researcher. Previously he worked for Plymouth University, Institute of Education (UK) 2015-2017 and as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University (Australia) (2011-2015).
Tim has sixteen years teaching experience as a classroom teacher in primary schools, Head of Foundation Stage and Key Stage One (English International School, Qatar) and Health and Physical Education specialist teacher. He has also had eight years experience working full time as a teacher/researcher in higher education. Tim has taught in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Australia.
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