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Liz Durden-Myers
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Author, academic, senior lecturer
Known forSenior lecturer in physical education at the University of Gloucestershire and Bath Spa University

Liz Durden-Myers is a British academic and a senior lecturer in physical education at the University of Gloucestershire and Bath Spa University.

Career

In 2010, while she was still an undergraduate, Durden-Myers founded PE Scholar, a website for sharing physical education resources for PE teachers.

Durden-Myers has a PhD in physical literacy.

In 2021, Durden-Myers contributed to the House of Lords report A National Plan for Sport, Health and Wellbeing. She has been as a keynote speaker in conferences in the area of Physical Education and Physical literacy across the UK and beyond.

In 2022 in a UK political journal, she again called for the government to establish a national plan for sport and recreation. She often comments in the media on topics related to the benefits of physical activity in youngsters.

Books

Durden-Myers is the author of Physical Literacy: A Guide for Educators and a contributor to other books: Is PE in Crisis? Leading Meaningful Change in Physical Education, Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School, Physical Literacy Across the World, and Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity.

Durden-Myers is a contributor to Perspectives on Flourishing Schools (Rowman and LittleField).

Personal life

Durden-Myers lives in Bath with her two sons and her husband.

References

  1. Sarah Wood,"Senior lecturer to shape national plan for sport". punchline-gloucester.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. "House of Lords date sees senior lecturer shape national plan for sport". glos.ac.uk. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. Imogen McGuckin,"Shorter school holidays would be 'incredibly damaging' to teachers and pupils, Bath expert says". somersetlive.co.uk. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. "National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee". parliamentlive.tv. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. "Dr Liz Durden-Myers – Written evidence (NPS0028)". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. "BSB hosted the first international Physical Education Teach Meeta". britishschool.be. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. "Notts Primary PE, Sport and Physical Activity Conference focuses on positive experiences of being active". physical-literacy.org.uk. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. LIZ DURDEN-MYERS,"PE in schools needs to recognise the challenges faced by today's pupils". commentcentral.co.uk. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. "The mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle". tmmagazine.co.uk. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. "NPhysical education: A safe place for all children to be active?". pescholar.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  11. Physical Literacy: A Guide for Educators Paperback – 1 Jan. 2018. ASIN 1999909208.
  12. Elizabeth Durden-Myers,Durden-Myers, Elizabeth (2020). "Accredited Qualifications and Principles of Classroom Teaching". Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School. taylorfrancis.com. pp. 322–337. doi:10.4324/9780429264436-19. ISBN 9780429264436. S2CID 225155248. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  13. Margaret Whitehead,Whitehead, Margaret, ed. (2019). Physical Literacy across the World. taylorfrancis.com. doi:10.4324/9780203702697. ISBN 9780203702697. S2CID 182326167. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  14. Richard Medcalf, Chris Mackintosh,Medcalf, Richard; MacKintosh, Chris, eds. (2018). Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity. taylorfrancis.com. doi:10.4324/9781315266749. ISBN 9781315266749. S2CID 216946196. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  15. Perspectives on Flourishing in Schools. Retrieved 23 March 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

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