Dr Gary Standinger

Teaching Fellow in Physical Education

  • Moray House School of Education
  • Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS)

Contact details

Address

Street

Moray House School of Education and Sport (Holyrood Campus)
St Leonard's Land
Room 4.10

City
Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

Gary is a Teaching Fellow in Physical Education (PE), contributing to teaching on the MA (Hons) PE programme and postgraduate modules on the PGDE (Secondary Education - PE) and MSc Education courses. 

He completed a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Gloucestershire (2005-2009). After graduation, Gary was a Cover Supervisor and PE Technician at a secondary school in Cornwall before heading to Loughborough University, where he completed a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) in PE in 2012. After achieving QTS status, Gary spent the next 11 years teaching at a secondary academy and sixth form in Southwest England. During this period, he completed his MSc in Education (2012-2014) and his PhD at Loughborough University (2015-2022) before pursuing a career in higher education.

Undergraduate teaching

  • Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 2: The Early Secondary Years 
  • Physical Culture 2: Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives
  • Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 3: The National Awards
  • Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 4: Aims and Concepts
  • Educational Studies 4: Independent Research Project in Education
  • Professional Development and Leadership 1
  • Professional Development and Leadership 2

Postgraduate teaching

  • The Sources of Knowledge: Understanding and Analysing Research Literature
  • Conceptualising Research: Foundations, Assumptions and Praxis
  • PGDE (Secondary Education - PE) practical 

Research summary

  • Student Feedback Literacy
  • Self-Regulated Learning
  • Assessment
  • Student Agency
  • Youth Voice
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