Dr Gary Standinger

Teaching Fellow in Physical Education

  • Moray House School of Education
  • Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS)

Contact details

Address

Street

Moray House School of Education and Sport (Holyrood Campus)
St Leonard's Land

City
Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

Gary is a Teaching Fellow in Physical Education (PE) at Moray House School of Education and Sport. He contributes to teaching on a range of Year 2, 3 and 4 courses on the MA (Hons) PE programme. Gary is also Course Organiser for Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 2: The Early Secondary Years (PECP2), and a member of the Physical Culture Research in Education (PCRE) group at the University of Edinburgh. 

He completed a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Gloucestershire (2005-2008). After graduation, Gary worked as a Cover Supervisor and PE Technician at a secondary school in Cornwall before attending Loughborough University, where he completed a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) in PE in 2012. After achieving QTS status, Gary spent the next 11 years teaching at a secondary academy and sixth form in Southwest England. During this period, he completed his MSc in Education (2012-2014) and his PhD at Loughborough University (2015-2022) before pursuing a career in higher education.

Gary was awarded Advance HE Associate Fellowship Status in September 2024 and is currently working towards Fellowship Status. 

Undergraduate teaching

  • Educational Studies 1b: Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum for Excellence
  • Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 2: The Early Secondary Years 
  • Physical Culture 2: Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives
  • Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 3: The National Awards
  • Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy 4: Aims and Concepts
  • Educational Studies 4: Independent Research Project in Education
  • Professional Development and Leadership 1
  • Professional Development and Leadership 2

Project activity

PTAS Student Experience Grant Project: 'Valuing and recognising feedback: Student perceptions on the use of feedback' (Runciman, Horrell & Standinger, 2025)

Conference details

European Educational Research Association (EERA) 2019: Education in an Era of Risk – the Role of Educational Research for the Future.

University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference, ‘Transformative Assessment and Feedback’ (2025).

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