Staff Profile
Dr Brett Wilkie
Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Sports Coaching
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I am a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Sports Coaching responsible for the delivery of underpinning theory, practical coaching, and pedagogical principles across a range of associated specialist areas. My teaching, coaching, and lecturing background and experiences are extensive. I remain active in delivering school-based National Curriculum Physical Education classes and have taught in schools across numerous local authorities, within both rural and inner-city settings. My research is focussed on contemporary pedagogical approaches to teaching and our understandings of the benefits of physical education. Additionally, I have been employed in high-performance professional sports environments, coaching first team, academy, and youth level athletes for 7 years.
From a pedagogical perspective I was the first York St John University academic to be recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Since then I have been actively involved in mentoring and assessing colleagues across the University as they pursue their own accreditation. Recognition of my personal sustained contribution to teaching and learning excellence has resulted in the awards of e-Pedagogy and University Teaching Fellow. Additionally, as a result of the contemporary practices evident within my academic practice I have been nominated by the University for numerous national teaching awards.
- School – School of Science, Technology and Health
- Email – b.wilkie@yorksj.ac.uk
- Phone – 01904 876 313
- Research - View my work in RaY
- Postgraduate Research Supervisor
Further information
Teaching
As a University Teaching Fellow my teaching has been recognised as innovative and engaging, with module delivery containing contemporary teaching strategies including flipped classrooms, blended learning approaches and the employment of video feedback. My main teaching responsibilities lie in the areas of Physical Education and Sports Coaching, having designed and delivered modules in those areas across all levels of our undergraduate and postgraduate study portfolio. I currently module direct:
- Preparation for Success: Studying Sport, Exercise, and Physical Education.
- Human Anatomy, Mechanics, and Movement.
- Pedagogy and Skill Acquisition in PE and Youth Sport.
- Effective Planning for Physical Education and Sports Coaching.
- Contemporary PE and Sports Coaching Practice.
Research
My research interests lay predominantly in the following fields:
- Physical literacy in school-aged children and looking at how their physical literacy journey can be facilitated through effective pedagogies and assessment.
- Ecological dynamics and the employment of contemporary approaches to practice which shape and guide emergent behaviour in sports practice and performance.
- Utilisation of technology within Higher Education teaching environments, exploring innovative assessment and feedback strategies and the role that technology plays in developing effective practitioners.
Publications
Scholarly publications:
Wilkie, B., Santana Cáceres, P. J., Marchena, J. M., & Jordan, A. (2024). Is the development of physical literacy ubiquitous in high-quality physical education?. European Physical Education Review, 30(1), 36-50.
Wilkie, B., Jordan, A., Foulkes, J., Woods, C., Davids, K., & Rudd, J. (2023) Examining the Validity, Reliability and Feasibility of capturing children’s Physical Literacy through Games-Based Assessment in Physical Education. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5(203), 1-13.
Wilkie, B., Santana Cáceres, P. J., Marchena, J. M., & Jordan, A. (2023). Is the development of physical literacy ubiquitous in high-quality physical education? European Physical Education Review, 0(0).
Wilkie, B., Foulkes, J., Woods, C. T., Sweeting, A., Lewis, C., Davids, K., & Rudd, J. (2022). A games-based assessment in ecological dynamics for measuring physical literacy. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2(1), 50-58.
Wilkie, B., Foulkes, J., Rudd, J., Lewis, C., Woods, C., Sweeting, A., & Robinson, E. (2021) Measuring Physical Literacy: A Fresh Approach. In J. Rudd, I. Renshaw, G. Savelsbergh, J.Y. Chow, W. Roberts, D. Newcombe, & K. Davids, (Eds.) Nonlinear Pedagogy and the Athletic Skills Model: The Importance of Play in Supporting Physical Literacy (pp 161-168). Routledge.
Robinson, E., Lewis, C., Rudd, J., Foulkes, J., Wilkie, B., Woods, C., & Sweeting, A. (2021) Development of Creative Movement through Enriched Game Design. In J. Rudd, I. Renshaw, G. Savelsbergh, J.Y. Chow, W. Roberts, D. Newcombe, & K. Davids, (Eds.) Nonlinear Pedagogy and the Athletic Skills Model: The Importance of Play in Supporting Physical Literacy (pp 169-177). Routledge.
Jordan, A. R., Carson, H. J., Wilkie, B., & Harper, D. J. (2021). Validity of an inertial measurement unit system to assess lower-limb kinematics during a maximal linear deceleration. Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 33, 5-16.
Wilkie, B., & Liefeith, A. (2020). Student experiences of live synchronised video feedback in formative assessment. Teaching in Higher Education, 27(3) 403-416.
Scholarly presentations:
Iggulden, J., Wilkie, B. and Jordan, A. (2025) An ecological dynamics perspective on whether the
manipulation of task constraints influences children’s emergent gameplay behaviours during small-sided games. International Motor Skills Acquisition Conference. Lohja, Finland, March 2025.
Iggulden, J., Wilkie, B. and Jordan, A. (2024) Ecological dynamics principles to support inclusive practice in physical education. Talking About Teaching Conference. York, UK, July 2024.
Sadler, I., Wilkie, B. and Whitehead, A. (2017) Using video to enhance student reflection in practice-based settings. Teaching and Learning Conference. Liverpool, UK, June 2017.
Macfarlane, M. Vincent, E and Wilkie, B. (2017) Work-related Learning and Graduate Outcomes. Talking About Teaching Conference. York, UK, January 2017.
Harper, D.J., Jordan, A., Wilkie, B., Liefeith, A., Metcalfe, J., Thomas, A., Kiely, J. (2016) Isokinetic strength qualities that differentiate rapid deceleration performance in academy male youth soccer players. European College of Sport Science 21st Annual Congress. Vienna, Austria, 2016.
Jordan, A., Thomas, A., Wilkie, B., Harper, D., Liefeith, A., Metcalfe, J. (2016) Training induced changes in external load on academy soccer players. European College of Sport Science 21st Annual Congress. Vienna, Austria, 2016.
Wilkie, B. and Liefeith A. (2016) Can you hear the students? The use of student one-minute papers to enable agile module delivery and facilitate student success. Talking About Teaching Conference. York, UK, January 2016.
Liefeith, A. and Wilkie, B. (2015). Blended Learning and developing an online presence to support inclusivity. Talking About Teaching Conference. York, UK, January 2015.
Wilkie, B and Liefeith A. (2014). Impact of Audio Video Feedback on Student Success. Higher York e-learning Conference. York, UK, May 2014.
Wilkie, B and Liefeith A. (2013). Emerging Signature Pedagogy: Contemporary Assessment and Feedback Strategies. University of Bolton Teaching and Learning Conference. Bolton, UK, June 2013.
Wilkie, B and Liefeith A. (2013). The Role of Video and e-feedback in Assessment. Higher York e-learning Conference. York, UK, May 2013.
Wilkie, B and Liefeith A. (2013). The Role of Video and online feedback in non-traditional teaching environments. Talking About Teaching Conference. York, UK, January 2013.
