Mr Dylan Blain BSc, PGCE, PhD (ongoing) 

• Academic Director for the Institute of Management & Health (Carmarthen)
• Cyfarwyddwr Academaidd Athrofa Rheolaeth ac Iechyd (Caerfyrddin)
• Programme Manager  Physical Education (BA (Hons))
• Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen Addysg Gorfforol (BA (Anrh))
• Darlithydd Cysylltiol y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
• Lecturing on Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in Physical Education & Sport & Exercise Science

• 2001-2004: BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science at The University of Bath
• 2004-2005: PGCE in Secondary Education (PE) at Cardiff Metropolitan University (Formerly UWIC)
• 2005-2008: Secondary School PE Teacher at Cardiff High School
• 2008-2013: Secondary School PE Teacher at Dyffryn Tâf School, Whitland, Carmarthenshire
• 2013-2018: Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Lecturer in Physical Education
• 2018-Present: Programme Manager Physical Education (BA (Hons))
• 2019-Present: Academic Director for the Institute of Management & Health (Carmarthen)

• Association for Physical Education (AfPE)
• British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES)

Teaching Areas

• Education, Sport & Physical Education
• Assessment in Physical Education
• Research in Health & Physical Activity
• Independent Project
• Motivation and Physical Activity

• Factors influencing young people's motivation to engage in lifelong physical activity. This includes exploring the role of a range of psychological constructs within the motivation – Physical Activity relationship, including Physical Literacy.
• Development, refinement and testing of a Health, Fitness and Well-Being based intervention in Physical Education. As part of this, I am interested in exploring 
  • The use of Technology in Physical Education
  • The Gamification of health-based Physical Education programs

Blain, D., Curran, T. & Standage, M. (2020). Psychological and behavioural correlates of early adolescents' physical literacy. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.

Blain, D. & Bellamy, M. (2018). School Gym and physical activity. In Draper, N. & Stratton, G. (Eds.). Physical Activity: A multidisciplinary approach.  Abingdon, Oxon: Routeledge.

Goodyear, V.A., Blain, D., Quarmby, T. & Wainwright, N. (2016). Dylan: the use of 'mobile' 'apps' within a tactical inquiry approach. In Casey, A., Goodyear, V. A. & Armour, K. M. Digital Technologies and Learning in Physical Education: Pedagogical Cases.  Abingdon, Oxon: Routeledge.

Blain, D. (2012). Team of the year 2011. Physical Education Matters, 7(2), pp 62-64.

Presentations

• Great innovation: School sport and the influence of technology – the future is now, Youth Sport Trust SGO summit 2015, Ricoh Arena, Coventry (2015)
• Using Technology within Physical Education Symposium, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (2013)
• Using Technology to enhance communication in educational settings, National College for School Leadership Conference, Nottingham (2012) 
• Innovative practice using technology in Physical Education, International Network for Educational Transformation (iNet Wales) National Conference, Cardiff (2012)
• Health, Fitness and Well Being in the 21st Century, PESS conference, Cardiff (2012)