John Haynes

John Haynes has recently been appointed as an Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Education at the University of New England. After teaching Physical Education, Health and Personal Development for 30 years, 15 of which as Head Teacher in NSW public secondary schools, he spent 20 years lecturing at the University of New England. His first tertiary qualification was a three year Diploma in Physical Education from Wollongong Teachers College. He started teaching in Sydney and then moved to a...See more

John Haynes has recently been appointed as an Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Education at the University of New England. After teaching Physical Education, Health and Personal Development for 30 years, 15 of which as Head Teacher in NSW public secondary schools, he spent 20 years lecturing at the University of New England. His first tertiary qualification was a three year Diploma in Physical Education from Wollongong Teachers College. He started teaching in Sydney and then moved to a country appointment. Whilst teaching, he gained a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Education (Physical Education). His PhD was undertaken whilst lecturing at UNE. During his 20 year academic career John has written, delivered and coordinated many preservice teacher education units designed to prepare primary teachers for the challenges associated with teaching Physical Education. Also during this time he: was an elected member of the University academic board; undertook course coordination; was selected to write the NSW HSC PDHPE examinations; worked for several years with a local school to assess and then assist students with developmental coordination disorder; and, served as President of the Armidale sub branch of ACHPER. John has written and published numerous academic articles, and has presented his research findings at many International and National Conferences. He has an ongoing consultancy with the Royal University of Bhutan(RUB), which initially involved researching the feasibility for the implementation of a Diploma in Sports Coaching and Administration, and then assisting with writing curriculum. The success of the Diploma has since led to the introduction a new Degree in Physical Education at RUB. See less