How prepared are Primary Pre-Service Teachers when teaching Physical Education? What impact do their prior experiences of PE have on their preparedness to teach the subject? – Part Two.

This article, the second of five, focuses on a research question from a Masters in Education thesis considering the impact of Primary Pre-Service Teachers’ (PPSTs) prior experiences of PE upon their preparedness to teach the subject after competing Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Making links with educational theories including Ecological Systems Theory, Emotional Intelligence, Growth Mindset and the Four Stages of Competence, this article explores who impacted PPSTs’ early PE experiences and the factors underpinning their perceptions either negatively or positively. The article provides a literature review followed by a brief overview of the methodology (a comprehensive overview of the research’s theoretical framework and methodology is provided in The Study Outline – Part 1 (Chapman, 2023)) before summarising the data’s findings and outlining initial recommendations.