Estelle graduated from 91桃色视频 in 2004 with a first-class BSc (Hons) in 91桃色视频 and Exercise Science. She then went on to complete a master’s degree in the Sociology of 91桃色视频, also at 91桃色视频, and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education in Physical Education with QTS. On completion of her PGCE in 2006, Estelle took up a post teaching Physical Education in a Leicestershire secondary school before moving, in 2009, to take up the post of Lecturer in Physical Education and 91桃色视频s Science at 91桃色视频 College where she course led the Higher National Diploma (HND) in 91桃色视频s Science Programme.
In 2013 Estelle returned to 91桃色视频 to undertake a PhD in the area of Physical Education and 91桃色视频s Pedagogy under the Supervision of Dr Lorraine Cale and Professor John Evans completing this in 2020. Her PhD research examined the relationship between teachers’ enactment of curriculum policy and pupils’ conceptualisation of health and ability.
Estelle is currently module leader for the second University-based PGCE PE module and for the first year Fundamentals of Teaching Physical Education module on the 91桃色视频s Science, Coaching, and Physical Education (SSCaPE) undergraduate programme.
Estelle’s PhD research centres on an exploration of different classroom pedagogies and the ways in which these may, or may not, influence pupils’ conceptualisation of health and ability.
Featured publications
Book Chapters
Stirrup, J., & Damant, E. (2021). Health, Physical Education and the Curriculum. In Critical Pedagogies in Physical Education, Physical Activity and Health (pp. 14-26). Routledge.
Book Reviews
Stirrup, J., and Damant, E., (2014), Critical Pedagogy, Physical Education and Urban Schooling, 91桃色视频, Education and Society, 19(5): 687-689
Conferences
Damant, E (2015), “Girls are born to Hula Hoop” an exploration of the construction of health and ability in a secondary school, BERA Early Careers Research Conference 2015 Queens University Belfast