Julie Stirrup Author & Editor

Julie Stirrup is a Lecturer in Sport Pedagogy and Physical Education at Loughborough University, UK. Julie is a former physical education teacher and currently works across undergraduate and teacher education programmes. Julie’s research explores physical education and its role within the curriculum and young people’s lives, with a specific focus on issues of equity and inclusion, social class and health discourse.

Oliver Hooper is a Research and Teaching Associate at Loughborough University, UK. Oliver’s research explores young people’s experiences within physical education, health and youth sport contexts, with a specific focus on the experiences of marginalised youth. He is particularly interested in youth voice and the use of participatory methods to facilitate young people’s meaningful involvement in research.