Personal profile
Research interests
Dr Anna Bryant is the Director of Teacher Education and Professional Learning (Research) at the Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy (CSESP), Cardiff Metropolitan University. After a period as a secondary physical education teacher at Ysgol Bro Morgannwg. Anna joined the University as a full time member of staff in 2011. She has since made a significant contribution to the development of Physical Health Education by leading the PHELL Research group and more recently Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at the Cardiff Partnership. Dr Bryant's work has focused on adopting a person-centred approach with teachers and learners in primary and secondary schools. The context of this work has been framed around Physical health education (Physical Literacy, Health and Well-being) and teacher education (professional learning and enquiry). Dr Bryant has project led Cardiff Metropolitan University's 'Sport Wales' Consultants' and was an international panel member for the Australian Sports Commission's Physical Literacy Project (2016-2017). She has been involved in providing academic consultancy to the Welsh Government on the Health and Well-being Area of Learning and Experience (AoLE) and plays an important part in the UKPE Collaborative project across the four home nations of the UK. Moreover, she has played a central part in Cardiff Metropolitan University's Welsh Government National Professional Enquiry Project (NPEP).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Towards Equity and Quality in Education: Analysing Contemporary Reform in Wales
Harris, A., Jones, M. & Bryant, A., 13 Jan 2026, In: Education Policy Analysis Archives. 34, 6, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compatibility of physical education curricula with physical literacy across 40 European countries
Carl, J., Goss, H., Lundvall, S., Pavlova, I., Algurén, B., Antala, B., Bartle, G., Birch, J., Black, V., Bryant, A. S., Carlos-Vivas, J., Christodoulides, E., Cowley, J. G., Csányi, T., De Martelaer, K., Emeljanovas, A., Eren, G., Fernāte, A., Foweather, L. & Gilic, B. & 52 others, , 13 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Curriculum Studies. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the mediating role of motivation in the relationships between teacher-created motivational climates and quality of engagement in secondary school physical education
Milton, D., Appleton, P. R., Quested, E., Bryant, A. & Duda, J. L., 30 Jan 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 1, p. e0316729 e0316729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health and Well-being Area of Learning and Experience in the Curriculum for Wales: a qualitative study
Bryant, A., Egan, D., Rhys, M., Bennett, A., Duggan, B. & Morris, F., 17 Jul 2025, Welsh Government. 92 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Mapping physical education in Northern Ireland: exploring the structure and discourses of the PE curriculum in a segregated school system
Stirrup, J., Gray, S., McFlynn, P., Hardley, S., Bryant, A., Sandford, R. & Hooper, O., 3 Dec 2025, In: Sport, Education and Society. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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IPLA Conference presentation
Drane, S. (Speaker), Bryant, A. (Speaker) & Edwards, L. (Speaker)
Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Sport Wales Physical Literacy Consultancy Project
Drane, S. (Consultant), Bryant, A. (Advisor) & Edwards, L. (Consultant)
Sept 2018 → Sept 2021Activity: Consultancy