This book encourages effective teaching and learning in primary physical education, supporting the reader in meeting the QTS Standards and beyond. It explores the importance of PE for children′s learning and advocates a developmental approach to teaching; it also examines a model of professional practice based on personal reflection and self-appraisal, and emphasises the importance of continuing professional development. A rich selection of practical activities is provided, which cater for...

Help me. They're out there. They're coming to get me.Or is it all in my head?Am I willing to take that chance?Satisfy your psyche with these six short stories from Ian K Pickup.

Haunted artefacts...the hunted become the hunters...the terrors of the unconscious mind... Ian K Pickup presents five more short stories guaranteed to have you sleeping with the light on, if you ever sleep again. And remember, don't touch that dial...

Meet the beasts and monsters of your nightmares in these five chilling stories from Ian K Pickup. From vengeful ravens and mischievous imps to ghastly ghosts and vicious vampires, these short reads will leave your hair standing on end as you wonder... Just who are the wreckers of Talland Bay?

Four hair-raising short stories from Ian K Pickup.Around every corner...in busy hospital wards and seemingly empty houses, in bustling city streets and spooky woodland glades...the witches are waiting.Waiting to reap their revenge.Do you dare to challenge the witches?

Six sinister tales of horror to chill you to the bone on those wintery evenings.The festive season is upon us, and most people will be preparing for an expected guest on Christmas Eve. But prepare yourself, because the visitors in these seasonal stories aren't who you might be expecting.So get cosy with a nice warm drink and settle in to enjoy these haunting tales. But remember not to brave the wilds outside when you finish, because there may be more than you bargain for wa...

Beyond the light lurks something more terrible than darkness...Pull up a chair, turn down the light and prepare to be introduced first hand to fear and fiendish foes.Here are five unique short reads guaranteed to send a chill down your spine. From deals with the devil to a cursed lake crossing, Ian Pickup harnesses the hell hounds that lurk closer than one might think and unleashes them upon the desperate. From the down and out to the downright greedy, nobody is safe from t...

Something sinister lurks in the darkness...Collected here are eight short spooks and scares, guaranteed to have you jumping at every noise and double-checking your doors and windows. Author Ian Pickup delivers a new batch of horror with his living, murderous Punch doll, ghosts luring people over cliffs, ghastly monks, and more.You don't have to believe in the evil, for the evil to believe in you.

A trio of full-cast adaptations of the novels of Howard Spring, including his two best-selling works and featuring a 40-year-old Ian McKellen.Howard Spring was a Welsh author who was an immensely popular and successful writer from the 1940s to the 1960s. From 1934 he produced a series of best-selling novels, the most successful of which were My Son My Son and Fame is the Spur. This collection includes dramatisations of both of these novels, alongs...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 2 A1/A2 Starter (2)Word count: 6,582Collette Roy is a teacher in Canada. She is tired of working in the city, so she finds a job at a school in a very small town.Her house is in the forest. There is only one other house in the forest – an old, empty house.Soon, strange things start to happen in the forest. Is the house really empty? Is someone staying in the house?One night, after Collette is...

Trust Me! features original contributions by 50 of Australias best known children's authors, poets and illustrators. Stories and poems cover all genres, mystery, romance, crime, fantasy, SF, humour and more. Contributors include: Andy Griffiths, Shaun Tan, Gary Crew, Phillip Gwynne, Catherine Bateson, Steven Herrick, Allan Baillie, Sofie Laguna, Leigh Hobbs, Marc McBride, Mitch Vane, Michael Wagner, David Metzenthen and many others.

Don’t get me wrong, George loved his wife, he loved her dearly, in fact he adored the ground she walked on. However, there was a problem; Martha, George’s beloved wife, SNORED. For three long years George had struggled to overcome his weakness, the fact that he was an incredibly light sleeper. Every night, after the happy couple had retired and kissed the other goodnight, George lay in bed awake, waiting, listening, fearing, wondering when the nightly performance would begin. Sometimes it ...