Anne Chappell

Anne Chappell studied Education, Physical Education and Science at West Sussex Institute of Higher Education, before completing a Masters in Education at the University of Southampton. She joined Brunel University in January 2004 from a background in secondary teaching in several local authorities, with roles including Head of Year and Head of Physical Education. She leads and teaches on the PGCert Secondary Physical Education (with QTS) course; as well as teaching on the BSc Secondary Education and Physical Education (with QTS), BSc Secondary Education and Physical Education, BA Contemporary Education and Masters courses.

University Research Group Membership:

• Education, Identities and Social Inclusion Research Group (EISI).
• Centre for Youth Work Studies (CYWS).

Professional Memberships/Networks:

• British Sociological Association (BSA).
• BSA Auto/Biography Study Group.
• Centre for Narrative Research (UEL).
• Association for Physical Education (afPE).

External Professional Association Roles:

• Association for Physical Education (afPE) Research Committee.
• Association for Physical Education (afPE) Health and Safety Advisory Panel.

Anne's teaching interests include:

• Learners and learning;
• Learning and teaching;
• Safeguarding, health and safety and safe practice in education and physical education;
• Status of physical education and physical educators;
• Pupil experiences and perceptions of education and physical education;
• Inclusion and intersectionality;
• Primary physical education and the ‘skilling’ of generalist teachers;
• ‘Practical’ subject experience covers all areas of activity but with particular interests in dance, health related exercise, athletics and examination physical education.

External Project:

Ministry of Education in Cyprus: project to enhance the delivery of Physical Education through a continuing professional development programme for 180 generalist primary school teachers in Cyprus.

Research Interests

Anne is currently exploring the way in which professional learning is understood and experienced by teachers, and the meaning they attribute to those experiences. A narrative approach is being taken.

Anne's research interests are:

• Narrative and Auto/Biography;
• Identities;
• Professionalism;
• Professional Learning/Continuing Professional Development;
• Education policy;

Research Related Report:

• Exploration of black and minority ethnic students’ experiences of physical education teacher education supported by a Recruitment and Retention Challenge Grant from the Training and Development Agency (TDA) led by Leeds Metropolitan University in 2008 to 2009.

Conference Presentations:

• Chappell, A. (2012) The good, the bad and the others: accounts of significant others in teachers’ professional learning, presentation at the British Sociological Association Auto/Biography Study Group Conference, University of Reading, 13^th July 2012.
• Chappell, A. (2012) Whose story? Narratives of professional learning experiences, presentation at the Narrative Matters Conference, American University of Paris, 31^st May 2012.
• Chappell, A. (2011) Whose story? Narratives of professional learning experiences, presentation at the British Sociological Association Auto/Biography Study Group Conference, University of Reading, July 2011.
• Chappell, A. and Ludhra, G. (2010) ‘You were quiet. I did all the marching’: Research processes involved in hearing the voices of South-Asian girls, presentation at the British Sociological Association Auto/Biography Study Group Conference, University of Leicester, July 2010.
• Chappell, A. (2009) Professional development: experiences of moving forward, poster presentation at the National Conference of the Association for Physical Education, Cotswold Water Park, Cirencester, June 2009.
• Flintoff, A., Chappell, A., Gower, C., Jones, A., Lawrence, J., Keyworth, S., Money, J., Squires, S., and Webb, L. (2009) Black and Minority Ethnic Trainees’ Experiences of Physical Education Initial Teacher Education, poster presentation at the National Conference of the Association for Physical Education, Cotswold Water Park, Cirencester, June 2009.
• Gower, C. and Chappell, A. (2009) Exploring the relationship between teaching and research within an Initial Teacher Education ‘Community of Practice’, presented at the Brunel University 10^th Annual Symposium on Learning and Teaching, April 2009.
• Cale, L. and Chappell, A. (2009) Research in Initial Teacher Training and Education: Key Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, presented at the Physical Education Initial Teacher Training and Education Network Conference, Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, February 2009.
• Gower, C. and Chappell, A. (2007) The evolving role of Initial Teacher Education in Continuing Professional Development, presented at the Physical Education Initial Teacher Training and Education Network Conference, Woodside, Warwickshire, October 2007.
• Gower, C. and Chappell, A. (2007) The evolving role of Initial Teacher Education in Continuing Professional Development, presented at the National Conference of the Association for Physical Education, Carden Park, Cheshire, July 2007.
• Murray, J. and Chappell, A. (2005), Constructions of changing academic/ professional identities during induction into Higher Education, presented at the BERA annual conference, University of Glamorgan, September 2005.

Research Group

Education Identities and Social Inclusion (EISI)

Publications

Journal Papers

(2011) Chappell, A. and Ludhra, G., 'You were quiet. I did all the marching’: Research processes involved in hearing the voices of South Asian girls, International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 16 (2) : 101- 118

(2009) Chappell, A. and Cale, LA., Research Does Matter., Physical Education Matters 4 (3) : 28- 33

(2007) Chappell, A. and Gower, C., Exciting Times? The Evolving Role of Initial Teacher Education in Continuing Professional Development., Physical Education Matters 2 (3) : 19- 22

Book Chapters

(2010) Chappell, A., Teaching safely and safety in PE. In: Capel, S. and Whitehead, M. eds. Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School. Routledge

(2006) Chappell, A., Safe practice, risk assessment and risk management.. In: Capel, SA. ed. A practical guide to teaching physical education in the secondary school. Taylor & Francis

Books

(2008) Whitlam, P., Beaumont, G., Chappell, A., Gutteridge, K., Harris, J., Murphy, A., Spencer, J. and Thorpe, J., Safe Practice in Physical Education and School Sport. Coachwise/afPE