David Cooke

Dr David Cooke is a Lecturer at the Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, specializing in physical education and pedagogy. He teaches modules including Critical Issues, Critical Pedagogy, Special Educational Needs and Disability, and Work Based Learning, while supervising undergraduate dissertations and serving as a personal tutor at levels four, five, and six.

• Education: First-class BSc in Sport and Exercise Science (Leeds Beckett University, 2010); Qualified Teacher Status via Graduate Teacher Programme (Sheffield Hallam University).
• Affiliations: Centre for Child and Adolescent Physical Literacy, Carnegie School of Sport.
• Contact: Office in Fairfax, 229, Headingley Campus Beckett Park.

His research focuses on how secondary school physical education either reinforces or challenges social class inequalities, rooted in his PhD thesis Poor kids need rich teaching: PE, pedagogies and social class. He integrates critical pedagogy into his teaching practices.

Colleagues at Carnegie School of Sport include Dr Megan Hill (Research Fellow), Dr Sean Scantlebury (Senior Research Fellow), and Dr Tom Mitchell.