MPPES CHINA SEP 12, 2026 ➝

Meet Gemma

Asia's Leading Primary PE Coach & Mentor, PE Solutions

WORKSHOP : THE POWER OF THE FIRST 5 MINUTES: ARRIVAL GAMES & LESSON STARTERS

The first few minutes of a PE lesson can shape the energy, focus, and engagement for everything that follows. In this practical and interactive session, we will explore how purposeful arrival games and lesson starters can create positive learning environments, maximise activity time, and support smoother transitions into learning. Attendees will leave with a range of simple, adaptable ideas that can be used across different ages and settings to build excitement, routine, and readiness from the moment students arrive.

Takeaway: Participants will leave with ready-to-use arrival game ideas that can be immediately implemented within their own PE lessons.

With over 18 years of international teaching and leadership experience across the UK, Middle East, and SouthEast Asia, Gemma has worked with students from ages 3 to 18.

Her journey into Primary PE began in 2011 at Sherborne Qatar, where her first lesson with 3–4 year olds was a baptism of fire that revealed the realities and challenges of early years PE.

That experience became the foundation for a career dedicated to developing PE teaching and supporting colleagues, making Gemma a trusted voice in Primary PE and teacher development.

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